Thursday, February 29, 2024

Researchers create method to detect cases of anemia in archaeological remains

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Original micro-CT resolution(a) versus adjusted resolution for comparison to CT images(b) for the same individual. Sagittal micro-CT (a) and...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Excavations at the medieval Beaumont Abbey in France have revealed nearly 800 years of history before the French Revolution shut it down.

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Excavation of the servants' cemetery at Beaumont Abbey. (Image credit: Copyright Jean Demerliac, Inrap) The excavation of a medieval Fre...

Kyivan Rus: The First East Slavic State

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Long before Russia or Ukraine existed, there was Kyivan Rus. Centuries before Russia or Ukraine raised arms against each other, Scandinavian...

Up to 50,000 coins from the 4th century discovered off of Sardinia

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Archaeologists exploring the waters off the Italian island of Sardinia have discovered a cache of between 30,000 and 50,000 coins dating bac...
Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The Vinland Map: How a Mysterious Forgery Fooled Experts for Decades

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The Vinland Map courted controversy from the moment its discovery was announced. / Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale Universit...

Bones Reveal Bog Man's Secret Life Before His Violent End in a Foreign Land

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Vittrup man's teeth reveal his maritime origins. Arnold Mikkelsen/Fischer et al., PLOS One, 2024) Violently bludgeoned to death and left...

11,000-year-old Stone Age structure discovered underwater

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Researchers have found a prehistoric man-made stone wall that could be dating back some 11,000 years just off the coast of modern-day German...

4,000-year-old copper dagger found in Poland

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A rare copper dagger dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered in a forest near Jarosław, southeastern Poland. Shaped like a fli...

A 2,000-Year-Old Rune-Inscribed Knife Sheds Light on Denmark’s Past

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The knife engraved with runes believed to be Denmark's oldest. Photo: Rógvi N. Johansen, Museum Odense. Archaeologists from the Museum O...

Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring

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Courtesy National Museum of Denmark.   The Merovingian line ruled the Franks from the middle of the fifth century until 751. The Merovingian...

Gold Ring Possibly Linked to Royal Family Discovered by Metal Detectorist

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Lars Nielsen was casually using his metal detector while exploring the Emmerlev area in Denmark when he made quite the surprising discovery:...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Rare Merovingian gold ring found in Jutland

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A metal detectorist has discovered a rare Merovingian gold ring dating to 500-600 A.D. in Emmerlev, Southwest Jutland, Denmark. The ring is ...
Monday, February 19, 2024

Possible Viking-Age Marketplace Found in Norway

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STAVANGER, NORWAY—According to a statement released by the University of Stavanger, a ground-penetrating radar survey conducted on Klosterøy...

These Ancient Remains and Relics Reveal Poland’s Bronze Age Rituals

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Though the lake near Papowo Biskupie is now drained and dry, nearby lakes (including Lake Starogrodzkie in Poland’s Chełmno County) provide ...

Stone Age 'megastructure' under Baltic Sea sheds light on strategy used by Paleolithic hunters over 10,000 years ago

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Northern and Central Europe in the Late Upper Palaeolithic (white areas = ice-co Archaeologists have identified what may be Europe's old...

New Medieval Books: Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings

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Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings By Tom Shippey Arc Humanities Press ISBN: 9781802700138 How much history is there in the story of B...
Thursday, February 15, 2024

Vikings and their impact in Britain examined in new set of stamps issued by Royal Mail

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The impact the Vikings had on Britain is being examined in a new set of stamps issued by Royal Mail.  The eight stamps feature Viking artefa...
Thursday, February 08, 2024

Traces of Saxon town found beneath London’s National Gallery

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 Archaeologists from Archaeology South-East have uncovered traces of the Saxon town of Lundenwic beneath the National Gallery in London. Fol...
Monday, February 05, 2024

Ship burial discovered in Norway predates Viking Age

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A burial mound explored last June in Norway holds the remains of a ship that predates the Viking age. Archaeologists believe this is Scandin...
Saturday, February 03, 2024

10 Facts About L’Anse aux Meadows, North America’s Only Viking Ruins

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Recreated Viking sod houses behind a wooden fence at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada. / Dylan Kereluk, Wikimedia Commons // C...