A distinctively decorated gold ring found in Denmark may be linked to the Merovingians, a royal family in the region.
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The horrible death of Vittrup Man 5000 years ago in Denmark now revealed
The Vittrup Man was a Scandinavian traveler who was beaten to death in a swamp in Denmark. His remains provide information about his life and death.
In the light of La Roche-Cotard cave, the world’s first artists; Neanderthals
Recent research in the La Roche-Cotard cave in France, which has been closed for thousands of years, suggests that the engravings in the cave were actually made by Neanderthals.
What would the body of a mummified Egyptian smell like?
Pine, balsam and bitumen! The smell of a mummified Egyptian corpse was chemically recreated by a French perfumer.
Lost village buried in the ocean for 600 years
The main church of the medieval settlement of Rungholt, dubbed the ‘Atlantis of the North Sea’, has been found in the ocean.
The oldest necklace found in the name of the Norse god Odin
Uncovered in 2020, a gold necklace was re-examined and found to bear the inscription “He is Odin’s man”. This necklace is the oldest object ever found bearing the name of the Norse chief god (Odin).
Mysterious bones found in a European swamp may have been used in rituals
Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient skeleton that may be the remains of a rituals that took place more than 5,000 years ago.
Rare sword unearth from Kalmar War period
A sword from The Kalmar War’s early 17th century has been unearthed by archaeologists.
1200-year-old runestone discovered during kitchen remodel
While renovating their kitchen, Lene Brandt and her husband, Anders Nielsen, discovered Mosekaerstenen runestone in the Randers region.