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Researchers were able to determine that the sword dates back to 850-950 AD, and was likely owned by a Viking swordsman.

Viking helmet from Gjermundby is the only extant Viking helmet ever found. Contrary to a common misconception, Viking helmets did not have horns.

Viking Oseberg ship is among the most awesome Viking excavation by far. It consists of many valuable artifacts and many of the Oseberg artifacts remain a mystery, including the Oseberg cart.

A wooden comb still nicely complete with its leather case dating back to 100 AD. The set was found from a room inside the Roman …

The story of Kap Dwa, which literally means “two-headed,” appears in British records in the early 20th century

Archaeologists working on the Tasta Stone Hills project in southeast Turkey have discovered two remarkable statues at the Karahan Tepe site, which dates back to 9,400 BC. The first statue is the world’s earliest example of a realistic human depiction, measuring 7′ 6″ tall and featuring a strong

For many years, I have wanted to know the truth and facts behind the fabled ‘Egyptian Labyrinth’ and this comprehensive lecture by Prof. Dylan Bickerstaffe did not disappoint! Beginning…

Most of the icy desert is off limits – but why?

one of the most important cities in ancient Mesopotamia, Uruk played a leading role in the early urbanization of Sumer in the mid-4th millennium BC. It is considered the first true city in the world

When Norse colonists arrived on Greenland in the 10th century, they needed a lot of wood to build houses, storage buildings and ships.

Realistic mummy portraits, on view at Harvard Art Museums, shed light on life, death in multicultural Roman era 2,000 years ago

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Th𝚎 iп𝚏𝚊пt’s sk𝚎l𝚎t𝚊l 𝚛𝚎м𝚊iпs 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚎stiм𝚊t𝚎𝚍 t𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘xiм𝚊t𝚎l𝚢 2,000 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛s 𝚘l𝚍, 𝚍𝚊tiп𝚐 𝚋𝚊ck t𝚘 th𝚎 H𝚎ll𝚎пistic 𝚎𝚛𝚊. C𝚘пʋ𝚎𝚛s𝚎l𝚢, th𝚎 s𝚎𝚊h𝚘𝚛s𝚎…

Two mass graves of plague victims and guillotine execution were discovered during excavations of Targ Sienny (Hay Market) in Gdańsk, at the former site of a St Gertrude’s hospital’s cemetery. On a 90-square-metre area of the excavations two groups of burials were found, consisting of 1141 burials. The excavations are conducted prior to construction of

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This ѕр𝚎сі𝚎ѕ 𝚘𝚏 sп𝚊k𝚎 is c𝚊ll𝚎𝚍 Tit𝚊п𝚘𝚋𝚘𝚊, 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 iп S𝚘𝚞th Am𝚎𝚛ic𝚊, with 𝚊 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 l𝚎п𝚐th 𝚘𝚏 𝚞𝚙 t𝚘 15 m𝚎t𝚎𝚛s 𝚊п𝚍 w𝚎i𝚐hiп𝚐 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞t 2,500 𝚙𝚘𝚞п𝚍s,…

The art of gargoyle is not only an artistic element on the buildings, especially churches, but also it has a practical usage.