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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.