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Archaeologists Uncover 9,000-Year-Old Underwater Stone Age Settlement
... fish traps in northern Europe off the coast of southern Sweden. Since then, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone ... lagoonal landscape in the Baltic Sea, south-eastern Sweden – Early Holocene environmental reconstruction and ...
ancient-origins - 15/11/2016 - 03:50
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Men from the Land of Amber: The Shocking History of the Fierce Curonians
... of the Vikings. They frequently visited the shores of Sweden which they plundered with success every time. These ... Saga of Nornagest mentions that the lands of Svíþjóð (Sweden) were attacked by the Kúrir (Curonians). Soon ... of Bråvalla , a crucial conflict between the King of Sweden, Sigurd Hring, with his allies the Goths of ...
Aleksa Vučković - 13/08/2020 - 01:59
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Well Preserved Cave Lion Cub Found to be a 28,000-Year-Old Female
A team of international researchers from Sweden, Japan, and Russia have confirmed that a cave lion cub ... release. A team of international researchers from Sweden, Japan, and Russia have confirmed that a cave lion cub ... geneticist from the Center for Paleogenetics in Stockholm, Sweden, and co-author of the new study on the cubs. “Boris ...
Nathan Falde - 09/08/2021 - 22:57
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Tracking the Genetic Fingerprints of the Viking Woman Hunters
... ship burial, Isle of Man, d) Viking Age site in Varnhem, Sweden . ( Nature ) Some of the primary patterns that arise ... primarily invaded in England to the west, Vikings from Sweden sailed eastwards to the Baltic states, while Norwegian ...
ashley cowie - 16/09/2020 - 16:00
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Archaeologists to explorer secrets of Mars, the fiercest warship of the 16th century
... and the leading ship in the fleet of King Eric XIV of Sweden. But in 1564, during the Northern Seven Years' War, ... the time. But the Mars met its fate during the war between Sweden and Denmark over control of the Baltic and the ... of maritime archaeology at Södertörn University in Sweden, and his team, whose work is funded in part by a grant ...
aprilholloway - 15/07/2014 - 03:13
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The Mystery, Magic and Meaning of Viking Runes
... of Power and Destruction: Reading the Cursed Runestones of Sweden Odin sacrifices himself by hanging from the world tree ... as on runestones that mark graves. Runestone Discovered in Sweden Provides Window Into Viking Past Viking Runestone ... . It first appeared on the Kylver Stone from Gotland, Sweden, which is dated to around 400 AD. The Elder Futhark ...
Mark Brophy - 12/12/2022 - 21:53
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8 Notorious Vikings Who Left Their Bloody Marks on History
... He most likely was a warlord and king of Denmark and Sweden and the first Scandinavian to invade Britain. He is ... Ironside: Son of Ragnar Lodbrok and Legendary King of Sweden Representative image of Viking Bjorn Ironside. ... Ironside was a famous Viking leader who legends say ruled Sweden as the first king from the House of Munsö. He lived ...
ancient-origins - 11/05/2019 - 22:35
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Scandinavia's First Farmers Slaughtered the Hunter-gatherer Population
... according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, among others. The results, which are contrary to ... international research team, of which Lund University in Sweden is a member, has been able to draw new conclusions ... the predecessors. We don't have as much DNA material from Sweden, but what there is points to a similar course of ...
ancient origins - 09/02/2024 - 16:58
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Tasty Treasures: 3,000 Plants, Spices, and Fruits Found on 15th Century Norse Shipwreck
... and had been on a voyage to attend a political summit in Sweden when an explosion and fire caused Gribshunden to sink. ... of Denmark, sank when sailing from Copenhagen to Kalmar, Sweden , where it was to meet Sten Sture the Elder as part of ... Hans expected the Swedish Council to elect him king of Sweden, and thereby fulfill his ambition to reunify the ...
Joanna Gillan - 11/02/2023 - 17:57
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Researchers Confirm Disputed Viking Warrior Was a Female Because Some Just Won’t Accept It
... the most iconic example of a warrior burial in Viking Age Sweden is a mid-10th century grave in Birka. This grave has ... the most iconic example of a warrior burial in Viking Age Sweden is a mid-10th century grave in Birka. This grave has ... in History ) The belief that the woman found in Birka, Sweden was a warrior is largely based on the grave goods that ...
Alicia McDermott - 20/02/2019 - 18:57
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Ring discovered in Viking-era grave has Arabic inscription
A silver ring from a Viking-era grave in Birka, Sweden, has a distinctive history: it is the first ring with ... suggesting there was direct contact between the Vikings of Sweden and the Muslim world, in this case possibly Asia ... the grave where the ring was found. Birka has been called Sweden’s first town. The woman’s skeleton was completely ...
Mark Miller - 16/03/2015 - 19:32
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Jörmungandr: The Misunderstood Midgard Serpent of Norse Mythology
... who study him today? Jormungandr on a runestone in Sweden. ( Lars Gieger / Adobe Stock) The Tragic Origin of ...
Robbie Mitchell - 06/09/2022 - 22:41
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What Makes Sirius, the Dog Star, So Special?
... Globe made in Mashhad 1632-33 AD. Adilnor Collection, Sweden. ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Sirius: The Dog Star of Ancient ...
Joanna Gillan - 24/07/2023 - 22:55
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The Symbolic Key to a Viking Woman’s Independence
... Age was found on the Björkö island in Lake Mälaren, Sweden. (Photo: historicallocks.com) Women’s Work Duties A ...
ancient-origins - 04/11/2017 - 00:49
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Brutal Viking Blood Eagle Execution ‘Could’ Have Happened
... Viking Age Lärbro St. Hammars I picture stone, Gotland, Sweden has a section that could be a representation of a ...
ashley cowie - 23/12/2021 - 13:59
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The Historic Growth of the Christmas Tree
... has its roots in ancient customs A Danish Nordmann for Sweden’s Ikea Interestingly, most Christmas trees in Europe ... forests that Christmas trees come from neither Norway nor Sweden , despite these countries’ abundant timber ...
ancient-origins - 21/12/2019 - 01:56
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Viking-Era Jewelry: Revealing an Intricate Cultural History of the Ancient Norsemen
... hundred, Borgholm municipality, Öland, Kalmar county, Sweden ( Public Domain ). Hammer pendant from Rømersdal, ... Viking Age beads. Lund University History Museum, Lund, Sweden. (mararie / CC BY SA 2.0 ) Brooches Brooches were very ... Holmqvist, Wilhelm. Golden Age and Viking Art in Sweden: First Shown in the Museum of National Antiquities, ...
Jessica Zhang - 23/04/2020 - 18:48
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The Harrowing Remains of the Battle of Visby's Medieval Massacre
... of Gotland , situated in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden, occupied a significant position in the complex web of ... An Iconic Medieval Battle of Central and Eastern Europe Sweden’s Mysterious Shipwrecks Found Full of Medieval ... Fairweather, P. 2018. “The Battle of Visby Burials, Sweden” in The Churchmouse Website . Available at: ...
dhwty - 08/10/2023 - 22:44
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Research Reveals Complex Life of the Vittrup Man’s Danish Bog Body
... somewhere along the northern coast of either Norway or Sweden, quite a distance away from the bog near the Danish ... research team, which featured scientists from Denmark, Sweden, the United States and the United Kingdom, was able to ... certain as to why their subject relocated from Norway or Sweden to Denmark. They speculate that he may have been a ...
Nathan Falde - 14/02/2024 - 23:14
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Bronze Age Britons Mummified the Dead: Smoked over Fires, Preserved in Bogs
... is the remains of an ancient male body found in a bog in Sweden. His remains were partially preserved in a bog. ( CC ...
lizleafloor - 01/10/2015 - 20:01