Ivar the Boneless

Ancient UK Viking families, who are now part of the native populations of Ireland, Scotland and England, were not entirely violent or focused on looting. Now, they are all friends!

29 October, 2020 - 16:32 ashley cowie

Beyond Violence: Examining UK Viking Families and their Artifacts

Understanding Viking families through the artifacts they left behind and their DNA is the latest approach to learning more about the Viking Age in the United Kingdom. Scientists in the UK are...

Many famous Vikings were known throughout the era

11 May, 2019 - 22:35 ancient-origins

8 Notorious Vikings Who Left Their Bloody Marks on History

Although an excellent series in many ways, Vikings brought with it a pretty romanticized portrait of some of the key names found in the Norse Sagas and the lives they might have lived. Although these...

Myths & Legends

Is This the Real Reason Why Pirates Wore Eyepatches?

Between 1700 and 1725, the Caribbean was a relatively lawless place with numerous merchant ships traversing the high seas with no authorities to protect them. These factors helped to make this period the golden age of piracy. It turns out that many common beliefs about pirates are not true.

The Sumerian King List still puzzles historians after more than a century of research

The ‘Dynastic Race’ and the Biblical ‘Japheth’ – Part I: After the Deluge

The Legends and Archaeology of Devil’s Lake: A Place of Ancient Power in Wisconsin

Craniums and Controversies of the Chachapoya Cloud Warriors

The Powerful Symbol of the Swastika and its 12,000 Year History

Human Origins

Silhouettes (Public Domain) in front of blood cells (Public Domain) and a gene.

Rh-Negative Blood: An Exotic Bloodline or Random Mutation?

Most people who have the Rh blood type are Rh-positive. There are also instances, however, where people are Rh-Negative. Health problems may occur for the unborn child of a mother with Rh-Negative blood when the baby is Rh-Positive.

Ancient Anomalous Human Skeletons: Humanity Could be Much Older Than We Think

The ‘Dynastic Race’ and the Biblical ‘Japheth’ – Part I: After the Deluge

The Torah: Its History, Use, and Continued Purpose

The Incredible Powers of the Ancient Siddhars

The Faravahar: The Ancient Zoroastrian Symbol of Iran

Ancient Technology

Norimitsu Odachi: Who Could Have Possibly Wielded This Enormous 15th Century Japanese Sword?

The Norimitsu Odachi is a huge sword from Japan. It is so large, in fact, that it was said to have been wielded by a giant. Apart from the basic knowledge of it having been forged in the 15th century AD, measuring 3.77 meters (12.37 ft.) in length, and weighing as much as 14.5 kg (31.97 lbs.), this impressive sword is shrouded in mystery.

Egyptian Blue – The Oldest Known Artificial Pigment

Han Purple: A 2,800-year-old artificial pigment that quantum physicists are trying to understand

Secrets Behind the Creepy Plague Doctor Mask and Costume

Mysterious GodSelf Icon Found Worldwide: Lost Symbol of an Ancient Global Religion?

Is the Assyrian Nimrud lens the oldest telescope in the world?

Ancient Places

The underwater ruins of Fuxian Lake in China are an enigma. Their age is enough to set the forgotten city apart, but the strange carvings still gracing the submerged stones really confuses archaeologists.

Enigmatic Carvings on Underwater Ruins in China Mystify Investigators

In an underwater investigation in Fuxian Lake, Yunnan Province, China, started on June 13, 2006, archeologists discovered remains of a group of huge ancient buildings at the bottom of the lake. The investigation team found numerous regularly placed stones featuring mysterious carvings.

The Great Berber Kingdom of Numidia in the Shadow of Rome

Ancient Pyramids in an Icy Landscape: Was There an Ancient Civilization in Antarctica?

Ancient Lutetia: The Roman Roots of Paris

The Ġgantija Temples of Gozo: A Mysterious Megalithic Complex of Maltese Giants and Dwarfs

Birka: The Mysterious Demise of a Majestic Viking Trading Center

Opinion

Petroglyphic Features of Portable Rock Art

Paleo rock art from around the world ranges in style, method, and age, and includes cave paintings, petroglyphs, pictographs, polished and engraved stones such as effigies, stone sculptures, and portable ceremonial objects.

The Northern Mysteries Current: Futhark and Mystery Schools of the Viking Age

Was There Ever a Trojan War?

Floki and the Viking Discovery of Iceland

Messiah on Temple Mount: Are We Nearing the End of Time?

3 Problems to Remember When Trying to Find Atlantis

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