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From buried chess pieces that tell tales of Viking warriors, to ancient burial grounds that shed light on the St. Brice’s Day massacre, join Professor Alice Roberts as she tries to uncover the truth about Viking Britain. Welcome […]
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Archaeologists from the Norwegian State Museums of History have recently uncovered a ceremonial enclosure from the Neolithic period, located in Skåne, Sweden. Initial excavations found wetland deposits and a dry-stone wall, which contained a large collection of Neolithic […]
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A mysterious monument in Cornwall has been discovered to be 5,000 years old—4,000 years older than previously thought. The rectangular bank of earth and stone known as King Arthur’s Hall is located in a remote area of Bodmin […]
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New research shows that the Vikings traveled more than 6,000 kilometers to the Arctic to hunt for walrus. DNA analyses reveal that walrus ivory from Greenland was brought to Europe and probably as far as the Middle East […]
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It was supposed to be a routine Stone Age settlement excavation to clear a path for a new roundabout and water pipes near Tvååker in southern Sweden. It turned into so much more, as archaeologists first started uncovering furnaces […]
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Exciting discoveries in Sweden! Archaeologists were preparing to investigate a Stone Age settlement outside Varberg. But they came across a gigantic burial ground from the Viking Age. In Sweden, the Stone Age ended around 1800 B.C., according to […]
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Archaeologists have discovered evidence of a stone-paved cellar dating back to the Stone Age on the Danish island of Falster, according to a new paper in the journal Radiocarbon. https://www.newsweek.com/stone-age-archaeological-dig-denmark-ancient-cellar-1968736
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Archaeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Sword So Well Preserved It ‘Almost Still Shines’The Bronze Age artifact was discovered in a grave during excavations in southern Germany.A rare sight greeted archaeologists excavating a gravesite in the southern Bavarian town of Nördlingen […]
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The Lendbreen ice patch, September 1974. Young student Per Dagsgard from Skjåk was visiting the ice patch to search for remains from ancient reindeer hunting. Little did he know that he would make the archaeological discovery of a […]
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The skull & crown of Swedish King Erik IX . Researchers from Uppsala University have opened a small gilded box containing the skull and bones of King Erik IX of Sweden. King Erik became a national saint after […]