A large Bronze Age Scandinavian meeting hall has been unearthed near the burial mound of the legendary King Hinz.
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Evidence found that Neanderthals hunted cave lions
Re-analysis of a cave lion skeleton has revealed that Neanderthals may have hunted cave lions.
Viking trade connections
A study by the University of York has revealed the Viking trade routes between the borders of Northern Scandinavia and Continental Europe.
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.
A kid finds 1800 year old roman coin, silver denarius in a sandbox while playing
An 8 year old boy named Bjarne found a silver denarius, a Roman coin minted 1800 years ago, while playing in the sandbox at his elementary school in Bremen, Germany.
Genetic research shows that Ötzi the Ice man had dark skin and male pattern baldness
Also known as the naturally mummified Iceman, Ötzi turned out to have dark skin, dark eyes, and a bald head.
High quality wine found on 400 year old sunken ship in Germany
A 400 year old sunken ship discovered in Germany has been found to contain “high quality wine”.
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.
Neanderthals produced synthetic material through underground distillation
The scientists matched several birch tar production processes to the chemical byproducts discovered on prehistoric Neanderthals implements.
300,000 year old human footprints found in Germany
Three fossil human footprints of Homo Heidelbergensis discovered among prehistoric elephant tracks at the Schöningen site in Lower Saxony.