Pre-Viking Grave in Uppsala Reveals Ornate Sword and Jewelry
Before the emergence of the Norsemen raiders (aka the Vikings), Uppland, the east-central part of Sweden was known as the political and religious center of…
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Turkish archaeologists believe they may have come across the ‘untouched’ grave of St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas, more popularly known as one of the major inspirations for Santa Claus, was probably a 4th-century Christian saint of Greek origin, who was…
Researchers come across a mysterious ‘marine’ occupant inside a medieval island grave
An archaeological dig on the small island of Chapelle Dom Hue, off the coast of Guernsey, doesn’t sound like anything out of the ordinary. But…
The skeleton of an iconic Viking warrior at Birka possibly belongs to a woman
Back in 2014, a study conducted on the analysis of mitochondrial DNA, extracted from Norse skeletons dated from the Viking Age, suggested the possibility of…
One of the largest Viking axes found in 10th century ‘death house’ of a Danish couple
An incredible burial scope was discovered at Hårup in southwest Denmark in 2012, and it was later identified as an intact dødehus (or ‘death house’)…
Shackled skeletons inside ancient Greek grave might have belonged to rebels
Back in March, we talked about Palaio Faliro (or Παλαιόν Φάληρον, translated to ‘ Old Phalerum’) – the ancient port city of Athens, which is…
