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Jorvik Viking Centre

The Jorvik Viking Centre is an award-winning museum that re-creates in vivid detail the sights, smells, sounds, and flavour of daily life in the tumultuous world of 10th century York.

On this site the York Archaeological Trust discovered perfectly preserved remains of Viking York (Jorvik) encased in wet mud. The centre re-creates this world through a series of tableaux depicting markets, shops, streets scenes, and other aspects of daily life, including meal preparation and the ever-popular latrine scene.

The journey does not end there; after looking into these scenes from the past you can visit a re-creation of the archaeological dig, and discover how scientists interpreted the evidence they uncovered.

Watch how the Viking finds were carefully dug out of the mud, cleaned, and catalogued, then examine the actual items in a series of display exhibits. You can even strike your own coin using copies of coin dies found oin the site.

The Jorvik Viking Centre can be combined with a visit to the adjoining Archaeological Resource Centre, which is open to school groups and to the general public during school holidays.

Details
Jorvik Viking Centre
Coppergate
York
Yorkshire
England
YO1 9WT
Location: off A19
Website: Jorvik Viking Centre
Email: jorvik@yorkat.co.uk
Phone: 01904 543 400
Fax: 01904 627 097
map
OS SE605 517

Photos of Jorvik Viking Centre
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Viking bones unearthed during excavations on the Jorvik site	Timber framing from the Saxon settlement
A Saxon nun weaving.	A Viking coinmaker. Like the nun, these actors are available to bring the worlds of Viking and Saxon York to life, and answer visitor's questions.
Tableau of Saxon era townsfolk

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