Tuesday, July 25, 2023

More secrets of mystery Norman castle uncovered

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Students from Manchester and Cardiff have been taking part in the Snodhill Castle dig Marks left by stone masons and the remains of a hidden...

The Byzantine General Who Challenged the Emperor

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Byzantine general George Maniakes who chalenged emperor Michael IV, leads a cavalry charge against the Arabs. Credit: Public Domain / Wikime...

Zahnanalyse ermöglicht neue Erkenntnisse zur Bevölkerungsentwicklung in Südwestdeutschland von der Steinzeit bis zur Eisenzeit

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Bestattungen des Endneolithikums und der Frühbronzezeit, wie dieses vor wenigen Jahren in Heilbronn entdeckte Hockergrab der Schnurkeramik, ...

Neue Erkenntnisse zur Populationsgeschichte des dritten bis ersten Jahrtausends v. Chr. in Südwestdeutschland

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Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, Senckenberg und Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen testen neue Methode zur menschlichen Zahnanalyse 11.07.23 P...
Monday, July 24, 2023

Earliest glass workshop north of the Alps discovered

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Credit: Antiquity (2023). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2023.80 After 20 years of above-ground surveys, archaeologists have excavated the famous Iron Ag...

Boris Johnson's swimming pool plans on hold as councillors demand archaeological dig

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Boris Johnson running near his home in Brightwell-cum-Stowell  (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Parish councillors are calling for archaeologis...
Friday, July 21, 2023

Viking House The Size Of Two Tennis Courts Discovered In Norway

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It was in this rural field it once all went down, from the Bronze Age to around the 18th century. Thanks to discoveries made by metal detect...
Sunday, July 16, 2023

Unique Female Viking Grave In Swedish Mountains Reveals Its Secrets

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Archaeologists have found a rare female Viking grave in the Swedish mountains. Credit: Adobe Stock - Fotokvadrat "My first thought was ...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Norwegian couple found a Viking Age Grave And Sword in their garden

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While trying to expand their home, a Norwegian couple found a Viking Age grave and sword in their garden. It’s not always necessary to trave...
Thursday, July 06, 2023

Archaeology A Norwegian Dad Hiking With His Family Discovered a Rock Face Covered With Bronze Age Paintings

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It's the first time this type of painting has been found regionally. A man on a hike with his family in the countryside outside of Oslo,...

Ancient Scandinavians wrote encrypted messages in runes 1500 years ago

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The Ellestad stone, inscribed between AD 500 and 700, appears to include encrypted runes Unknown/Creative Commons People living in Scandinav...

Pictish Symbols Explained: 14 Pictish stones in Scotland and the meaning of their symbols

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Over two hundred Pictish stones are scattered across Scotland with curious symbols that archaeologists and historians have studied for years...
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The Norn Language: Scotland’s mysterious Viking tongue that can be found in modern Scots

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Dubbed the “sixth Scandinavian language” Norn was spoken by Scots for centuries prior to its extinction, but echoes of this past can still b...
Monday, June 26, 2023

How to Make a Viking Warrior?

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"Making a Warrior: the Social Implications of Viking Age Martial Ideologies” is the title of a new research project, which was recently...
Saturday, June 24, 2023

Wild Cattle in Britain – Descendants of Viking Cattle?

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Also known as the Chillingham Cattle, Britain is home to four flocks of White Cattle living in the wild since the 12th century. The fierce a...
Thursday, June 22, 2023

Viking artefact unearthed by metal detectorist to be sold at auction

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The bronze artefact, called a die, would have been used to create decorative motifs to be applied to a military helmet (Jason Jones/PA) A me...

Viking artefact unearthed by metal detectorist in Norfolk field could fetch £24,000 at auction

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Jason Jones, 44, with his wife and daughter, found a Viking artefact in a field in Norfolk. Credit: Jason Jones / PA / Noonans auctioneers A...

Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge of the Netherlands’

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The Tiel sanctuary featured a solar calendar that was used to determine important events including festivals and harvest days, say archaeolo...

‘It stands over us like a giant’s dining table’: on the trail of the UK’s ancient stones

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One of Cornwall’s most recognisable megaliths … Lanyon Quoit. Photograph: Alamy No longer just for solstice, a new type of tourism means the...

A Couple Renovating Their Kitchen in Denmark Found an Ancient Stone Carved With Viking Runes

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An ancient stone was discovered under the kitchen floor in a home in Denmark. Photo Lene Brandt, courtesy National Museum of Denmark. When L...