Thousands of objects discovered in Scandinavia's first Viking city
If you want to know anything about the Viking Age, Ribe, in west Denmark, is the place to go.
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Are these Danish cities older than previously thought?
Odense, birth place of Hans Christian Andersen, is at least 100 years older than previously thought, say two Danish archaeologists.
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Jul 24, 2018
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How to decorate like a Viking
Green is the colour of hope, white symbolises surrender or innocence, and black binds the living to the dead.
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Jun 19, 2018
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The making of a human population uncovered through ancient Icelandic genomes
In a study published today, scientists at deCODE Genetics report new findings about the founding of the Icelandic population, and its subsequent evolution, based on ancient DNA. The study appears today in the online edition ...
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May 31, 2018
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Historic finds unearthed in Medieval cemetary
What was supposed to be a simple excavation to allow for the expansion of a church cemetery turned into a treasure trove of historic artefacts, including a decorative fitting from a book "imported" by Vikings from Ireland.
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Dec 14, 2017
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Coring Arctic lakes to study Vikings
Billy D'Andrea, a Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory paleoclimatologist and Center for Climate and Life Fellow is currently doing fieldwork in Norway's Lofoten Islands. He's interested in the natural factors that may have ...
Earth Sciences
May 23, 2017
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New interpretation of the Rok runestone inscription changes view of Viking Age
The Rök Runestone, erected in the late 800s in the Swedish province of Östergötland, is the world's most well-known runestone. Its long inscription has seemed impossible to understand, despite the fact that it is relatively ...
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May 2, 2016
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Scandinavian trade 'triggered' the Viking Age
Archaeologists from the University of York have played a key role in Anglo-Danish research which has suggested the dawn of the Viking Age may have been much earlier - and less violent - than previously believed.
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May 7, 2015
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Findings at Viking archaeological site show power trumping practicality
Vikings are known for raiding and trading, but those who settled in Iceland centuries ago spent more time producing and consuming booze and beef—in part to gain political clout in a place very different from their Scandinavian ...
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Dec 4, 2014
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Has one of Harald Bluetooth's fortresses come to light?
In September 2014, archaeologists from the Danish Castle Centre and Aarhus University announced the discovery of a Viking fortress in a field belonging to Vallø Manor, located west of Køge on the east coast of Sealand. ...
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Nov 18, 2014
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