1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor’s hammer
A newly found Viking Age stockpile in Germany has about 200 artifacts, consisting of a pendant that might be a cross or an incomplete Thor’s hammer. (Image credit: © ALSH…
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Viking DNA helps reveal when HIV-fighting gene mutation emerged: 9,000 years ago near the Black Sea
A three-dimensional making of an HIV infection (Image credit: Getty Images) A gene variation that assists secure individuals from HIV infection most likely come from individuals who lived throughout the…
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‘Fascinating’ Viking Age inscription reveals who owned immensely valuable ‘Galloway Hoard’
The runic engraving has actually been recognized as a kind of Old English that might check out “This is the community’s wealth.” (Image credit: National Museums Scotland) Freshly figured out…
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Viking Expansion into North Atlantic Was More Complex than Previously Thought
The Vikings played a preeminent function in the peopling of the North Atlantic, and one may anticipate populations that were established by them to be genetically comparable and uniform. New…
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1,200-year-old Viking cemetery with ‘stone ship’ burials discovered in Sweden
National Historical Museums archaeologist Petra Nordin analyzes among the Viking Age graves. (Image credit: The Archaeologists, National Historical Museums, Sweden; CC BY ) While digging to discover an ancient settlement…
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50 Viking Age burials discovered in Denmark, including a woman in a rare ‘Viking wagon’
Among the approximately 50 Viking tombs excavated at Åsum. Archaeologists believe the burial ground dates from the 900s, when many people in Denmark still worshipped the Old Norse gods. (Image…
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4 silver Viking Age bracelets discovered ‘untouched’ on Norway mountainside after more than 1,000 years
Initially archaeologists believed they had actually discovered copper wire, however in truth, they discovered 4 Viking Age silver bracelets. (Image credit: Volker Demuth, Archaeological Museum, University of Stavanger) Archaeologists in…
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Viking Age stone figurine unearthed in Iceland — but no one can agree on which animal it is
Archaeologists discovered the sculpting of an enigmatic stone animal in Iceland. (Image credit: Antikva) Archaeologists in Iceland have actually found what might be an unusual Viking Age toy took of…
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