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An early Viking-era archaeological haul found on Saaremaa in 2008 has been returned to the island after over a decade of research and preservation work, ETV news show Aktuaalne kaamera (AK) reported Thursday night. The find has led to a reevaluation of the chronology of the Viking age in both Estonia and beyond. The treasure trove, dating back to around 700-750 AD, during the Nordic iron age, was discovered in the small town of Salme, in what is thought to have been a longship burial. A second buried boat containing an even more glittering hoard was found nearby in 2010. Over 2,000 individual finds made of both wood and metal (see gallery), including shield bosses, arrow heads, swords, everyday items such as combs, whetstones and much more were yielded during excavation work, AK reported. The artifacts were found in the wrecks of two clinker-built Viking longboats (the second was found in 2010) which had been used for ship burials, near present-day Salme, in the south of ....