Words that are, shall we say, unconventionally spelled may unlock new secrets. by Brian Boucher The Galloway Hoard is one of the most significant—and mysterious—Viking-era treasures ever to emerge in Scotland. Discovered buried in 2014 in Balmaghie by retiree Derek McLennan using a metal detector, it now resides at the Kirkcudbright Galleries, named for the county in southwestContinue reading “Who Owned This Fabulous Hoard of Viking Treasure? A New Translation Offers a Clue”
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50 Volunteers Dug Up a Farm and Discovered an Ancient Viking Structure
The rare find has archaeologists excited for what more they could learn about their history. BY MICHAEL NATALE The remnants of a large late-Viking-age hall were recently uncovered by a volunteer archaeology group at a farm in Silloth, Cumbria. The load-bearing timber found there was carbon dated to approximately 990–1040 A.D. Discoveries like these areContinue reading “50 Volunteers Dug Up a Farm and Discovered an Ancient Viking Structure”
Rare weaving tools — forgotten in a hut 1,500 years ago — found in Denmark
BY ASPEN PFLUGHOEFTSifting through the soil of an abandoned ancient village, archaeologists in Denmark searched for anything that looked human-made. Their efforts paid off when they unearthed several very rare tools, offering a glimpse into life 1,500 years ago. A team of archaeologists spent the winter excavating a field next to a gravel pit inContinue reading “Rare weaving tools — forgotten in a hut 1,500 years ago — found in Denmark”
Researchers zero in on original Indo-Europeans
Ancient DNA and archaeology studies zero in on a population living 6,000 years ago between the Caucasus and the lower Volga River as origin of the family of languages now spoken from Europe to India. By Ariel David It’s a mystery that has bedeviled researchers for hundreds of years. Why is it that many ancientContinue reading “Researchers zero in on original Indo-Europeans”
How Viking and Germanic DNA Spread Through the Iron Age Migrations
Follow the complex story of migrations in Europe during the first millennium, as Germanic and Viking ancestry spread across the continent. By Jack Knudson Back in the first millennium A.D., waves of human migration across Europe created an elaborate genetic puzzle that researchers have now started to unravel with a leap in DNA analysis. AnContinue reading “How Viking and Germanic DNA Spread Through the Iron Age Migrations”