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Monday, October 21, 2024

What archaeologists are learning from the discovery of 50 extremely rare Viking skulls

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Skeletons and skulls sit in graves at an excavation site of a 10th century Viking burial ground in Aasum, Denmark (Copyright 2024 The Associ...
Monday, September 30, 2024

Archaeologists Reveal Viking Treasure Left Buried for 1,000 Years: 'Unique'

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The Viking treasure discovered in Årdal, Norway. The hoard consists of silver bracelets that are thought to be more than 1,000 years old. Vo...

Excavation of prehistoric tomb expected to start

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The excavation of the prehistoric site is expected to start on Monday An archaeological excavation of a prehistoric tomb in Alderney is due ...
Sunday, September 29, 2024

Remote Ancient Mountain Shelter Used by Viking Age Travelers Found

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A lake in Hardangervidda National Park, Norway. The shelter used during the Viking Age was found in the Hardanger Plateau, much of which is ...
Saturday, September 28, 2024

Danish archaeologists unearth 50 Viking skeletons

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The excavation of a large Viking-era burial site in Denmark has unearthed 50 unusually well-preserved skeletons that archaeologists expect w...
Sunday, August 11, 2024

L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America

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In the 1960s, Anne and Helge Ingstad discovered an 11th-century Viking settlement in L’Anse aux Meadows, Canada, proving that the Vikings ma...
Wednesday, August 07, 2024

Slavic settlement and burial ground found in Saxony-Anhalt

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Image Credit : LDA Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt have discovered a S...
Thursday, July 04, 2024

Anglo-Saxons may have fought in northern Syrian wars, say experts

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Exotic items found at sites such as Sutton Hoo may have been brought to England by returning warriors, rather than via trade. Photograph: Jo...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

A Massive Viking Ship That May Have Been Part Of A Royal Burial Has Been Discovered At Norway’s Jarlsberg Manor

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The flat fields surrounding Jarlsberg Manor contain numerous boat burials Museum of Cultural History / University of Oslo In 2018, a metal d...
Wednesday, June 05, 2024

Viking sword with 'very rare' inscription discovered on family farm in Norway

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A farmer in Norway's southwestern Rogaland district found the clay-encrusted remains of the Viking Age sword in a field he was clearing....
Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Trove Of Coins Dating Back To The 1100s Found On Visingsö, Sweden

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A large trove of coins dating back to the formation of Sweden in the 1100s has been discovered at Brahe Church on Visingsö, the island with ...

Mystery Of The Haraldskærkvinnan (Haraldskærwoman) – Bog Body Of A Viking Queen?

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Scientists have long tried to unravel the mystery of the bog body today known as Haraldskærkvinnan (Haraldskærwoman). With the help of histo...

Vikings May Have Used Body Modification as a ‘Sign of Identification’

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Examples of artificially altered bones belonging to island-dwelling Vikings may be examples of purposeful body modifications, according to a...

Unravelling the mystery of England's Dark Age coins

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According to archaeologists, England relied on silver imported from France to make its own coins around 1,300 years ago. Even older English ...
Sunday, April 07, 2024

Roman Villa Full Of Miniature Votive Axes, Curse Tablets And Strange Artifacts Discovered In Oxfordshire

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A large Roman villa was uncovered in Oxfordshire. Credit: Red River Archaeology Group The complex was adorned with intricate painted plaster...

Smallhythe: Riverside Romans and a royal shipyard in Kent

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Today, Smallhythe Place in Kent is best known as a bohemian rural retreat once owned by the Victorian actress Ellen Terry and her daughter E...

How hard working 'Lady of the Little Orme' was years ahead of her time

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This 5,500-year-old skeleton named Blodwen on display at Amgueddfa Llandudno Museum  (Image: Amgueddfa Llandudno Museum) The roles of men an...

Byzantium and the early Rus’, with Monica White

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A conversation with Monica White about the earliest contacts between Constantinople and the first Rus’-Varangian raiders, traders, and merce...
Tuesday, April 02, 2024

'Extraordinary' Viking combs reveal Ipswich's medieval importance

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Most of the combs were made from red deer antler, although some were made from bone An unearthed collection of Viking combs is "extraor...
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Why Berserkers Were Some Of History’s Most Feared Warriors

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Viking berserkers existed as mercenaries for hundreds of years during the Scandinavian Middle Ages, traveling in bands to fight wherever the...
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I am a freelance archaeologist and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland specializing in the medieval period. I have worked as a field archaeologist for the Department of Environment (Northern Ireland) and the Museum of London. I have been involved in continuing education for many years and have taught for the University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) and the Universities of London, Essex, Ulster, and the London College of the University of Notre Dame, and I was the Archaeological Consultant for Southwark Cathedral. I am the author of and tutor for an OUDCE online course on the Vikings, and the Programme Director and Academic Director for the Oxford Experience Summer School.
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