DNA analysis of medieval man thrown into a well suggests story in Norse saga really happened
A brand-new analysis of human remains from a middle ages well in main Norway appear to support the occasions of an 800-year-old Norse legend. (Image credit: Åge Hojem/NTNU University Museum…
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Medieval gold coin unearthed in ruined fortress in Bulgaria may depict Byzantine emperor
The gold coin seems from the Byzantine Empire in the early 13th century, however archaeologists believe the discover might date from more than 100 years later on. (Image credit: Svetlana…
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Medieval walrus ivory may reveal trade between Norse and Indigenous Americans hundreds of years before Columbus, study finds
To check whether the Norse might have taken a trip northward from southern Greenland into the Arctic Circle, archaeologist Greer Jarrett recreated and cruised medieval-style ships. (Image credit: Greer Jarrett)…
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