For many years, archaeologists and historians have provided an increasingly informed insight into the dynamic world of the vikings, chipping away at the clichés of a crazed, capricious people preoccupied with beards and ...
Archaeology
Nov 29, 2021
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During the Viking Age—probably sometime in the 800s-900s—a man died in the village we call Vinjeøra today, south of Trøndelag county. He was buried with a full set of weapons: ax, spear, shield and sword.
Archaeology
Aug 27, 2020
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Archaeologists in Iceland have for decades examined the remains of more than 350 graves from the Viking Age. In approximately 150 examples, teeth or bones of horses were found. Geneticists and archaeologists have now examined ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 2, 2019
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337
The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this is the story we know from school and popular culture.
Archaeology
Dec 18, 2018
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If you want to know anything about the Viking Age, Ribe, in west Denmark, is the place to go.
Archaeology
Sep 13, 2018
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Odense, birth place of Hans Christian Andersen, is at least 100 years older than previously thought, say two Danish archaeologists.
Archaeology
Jul 24, 2018
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49
Green is the colour of hope, white symbolises surrender or innocence, and black binds the living to the dead.
Archaeology
Jun 19, 2018
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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 ...
Archaeology
May 31, 2018
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Finding past or present microbial life on Mars would without doubt be one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time. And in just two years' time, there's a big opportunity to do so, with two rovers launching there ...
Space Exploration
Jan 5, 2018
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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.
Archaeology
Dec 14, 2017
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