Archaeologists digging in northern Denmark have uncovered a Viking burial site brimming with rare treasures, shedding new ...

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Meanwhile, Vikings used other cosmic forces — the Sun and stars — to navigate longships to new lands. They harvested the trees of L'Anse aux Meadows and built a life. Their adventures were ...

And when you’re trying to understand human history and movement ... Jay Smith Their work on ancient DNA from Viking Age horses is more promising: Kool and Boessenkool have collected about 100 samples, ...

We all recognize ancient Vikings from their distinctive helmets featuring horns – or at least that’s what imagery from popular culture has led us to believe. The reality is far more practical ...

With that description, the Vikings entered the annals of medieval history as merciless raiders ... the Aarhus team looked to see if signs of an ancient solar flare were recorded at the site.

From Viking berserkers to Spartan warriors, many of our ideas about ancient fighters are more myth than fact. Uncover the ...

Bones and teeth of ancient Scandinavians excavated from ... These genomes are among new means to understand and explore the Vikings’s history and legacy.

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade ...

"I don't know where the idea that the sword belonged to a Viking ... the ancient sword at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. It will ultimately be preserved and put on display at a history ...