Read the rest of this article...
Friday, May 19, 2023
A Centuries-Old Mystery: Did This Elusive Viking City Exist?
Read the rest of this article...
Monday, May 08, 2023
Viking Burial Goods: 10 Exotic Items the Vikings Took to Valhalla
Read the rest of this article...
Is There Something Fishy About Radiocarbon Dating?
Hel-hama, own work, via Wikipedia
Read the rest of this article...
Thursday, May 04, 2023
Seemingly 'empty' burial mound is hiding a 1,200-year-old Viking ship
(Image credit: Theo B. Gill – The Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger)
20-METRE-LONG VIKING SHIP FOUND IN NORWAY
Read the rest of this article...
Rare, 1,000-year-old Viking Age iron hoard found in basement in Norway
Read the rest of this article...
How Accurate Are the Viking Sagas?
Read the rest of this article...
How Were Viking Ships Built and Buried?
Read the rest of this article...
Tuesday, May 02, 2023
New Genetic Study of Scotland’s Picts
A new genetic study has offered insight into the geographic origins and social organization of the Picts of Scotland, according to a report from Live Science. The Picts’ name is derived from the Latin word picti and references their use of body paint or tattoos. In the third century A.D., they fought off the Romans and established a kingdom in northern Britain that survived until around A.D. 900. Little is known of the Picts, but early medieval historians suggested they came from the Aegean Sea or Eastern Europe and that they traced their descent through their mother’s side. The new study, led by Adeline Morez of Liverpool John Moores University and Linus Girdland-Flink of the University of Aberdeen, analyzed genetic material from eight skeletons—seven from the Lundin Links cemetery and one from the Balintore cemetery, both in present-day Scotland.
Read the rest of this article...
DNA study sheds light on Scotland’s Picts, and resolves some myths about them
The people known as the Picts have puzzled archaeologists and historians for centuries. They lived in Scotland during the early medieval period, from around AD300 to AD900, but many aspects of their society remain mysterious.
The Picts’ unique cultural characteristics, such as large stones decorated with distinct symbols, and lack of written records, have led to numerous theories about their origins, way of life, and culture.
This is commonly referred to in archaeology as the “Pictish problem”, a term popularised by the title of a 1955 edited book by the archaeologist Frederick Threlfall Wainwright.
Read the rest of this article...The Shadowy Kingdom Of Gewissae, Britain’s First Kings
Read the rest of this article...
Tiny Bead, Found In Bulgaria, Is World's Oldest Gold
Read the rest of this article...
Researchers discover what triggered Earth's last ice age
At the beginning of the last ice, local mountain glaciers grew and formed large ice sheets, like the one seen here. (CREDIT: Creative Commons)
For quite some time, paleo-climate specialists have been perplexed by two enigmas: What was the origin of the ice sheets that defined the final ice age, and how could they expand so rapidly?
A fresh research conducted by the University of Arizona's experts suggests a plausible explanation for the swift expansion of the ice sheets that coated a considerable portion of the Northern Hemisphere during the last ice age. Furthermore, the study's findings may be applicable to other glacial periods in the Earth's past.
Read the rest of this article...
The puzzle of Neanderthal aesthetics
Read the rest of this article...
Video – Viking Age fortresses on the North Frisian islands
Read the rest of this article...
Beowulf was connected to King Cnut, study finds
Read the rest of this article...
Stolen coins reveals King Alfred had help from ally to stop Vikings ruling England
Read the rest of this article...
Double hoard of Viking treasure discovered near Harald Bluetooth's fort in Denmark
Read the rest of this article...
Friday, April 28, 2023
Modern-day Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish people found to have Pictish ancestry
Read the rest of this article...
Collectors guilty of illegal plot to sell historic Anglo-Saxon coins abroad
Two metal detectorists have been found guilty of hatching an illegal plot to sell Anglo-Saxon coins of “immense historical significance” abroad.
Read the rest of this article...
Burnt graves full of ancient Roman artifacts uncovered during construction in Belgium
Read the rest of this article...
Archaeologists Find Evidence of ‘Lost’ Ancient Roman Campaign in Arabia
Read the rest of this article...
Neanderthals Built Boats And Sailed 100,000 Years Ago – Long Before Modern Humans
Read the rest of this article...
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Necropolis Near Parisian Train Station
© Camille Colonna / INRAP
Read the rest of this article...
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Urine Wheels in Medieval Manuscripts: Discover the Curious Diagnostic Tool Used by Medieval Doctors
Read the rest of this article...
Researchers discover 18th century clay tobacco pipes were used as weapons and surgical tools
Read the rest of this article...
Archaeologists found a lost Roman fortlet in Scotland
Read the rest of this article...
Monday, April 24, 2023
Vikings in Greenland Imported Wood From Europe – and Canada
Credit: National Gallery of Norway
Read the rest of this article...
Luck of the Vikings: Their Arrival Reversed Ireland's Decline, Say Archaeologists
Read the rest of this article...
Roman burial site discovered on Nuneaton land set for giant new housing estate
Read the rest of this article...
1,600-year-old temple to mysterious Roman god unearthed in Germany. Take a look
at the excavations in Trier.
Read the rest of this article...