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Archaeologists urge vigilance as melting snow in Western Norway reveals ancient artifacts

This summer, the mountains of Møre og Romsdal in Western Norway are experiencing unusually low levels of snow, prompting archaeologists ...

Bacterial diseases were a lethal threat during the Stone Age, study finds

by Dario Radley

March 13, 2024

A comprehensive study led by researchers from Stockholm University and the Swedish Museum of Natural History sheds light on the ...

Scandinavia’s early farmers slaughtered the hunter-gatherer population 5,900 years ago

by Dario Radley

February 9, 2024

A recent study conducted by Lund University in Sweden challenges previously held beliefs regarding the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural ...

DNA from archaeological remains reveals exceptional migration into Scandinavia during the Viking age

by Dario Radley

January 5, 2023

A new study using 297 ancient Scandinavian genomes and the genomic data of 16,638 modern Scandinavians resolves the complex relations ...

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Archaeologists urge vigilance as melting snow in Western Norway reveals ancient artifacts

Bacterial diseases were a lethal threat during the Stone Age, study finds

Scandinavia’s early farmers slaughtered the hunter-gatherer population 5,900 years ago

DNA from archaeological remains reveals exceptional migration into Scandinavia during the Viking age

Remains of Everest explorer Sandy Irvine discovered 100 years after his disappearance

Oldest US firearm discovered in Arizona: a 500-year-old relic of Coronado’s expedition

Bamboo cart discovered in melting glacier in Switzerland

New evidence reveals the source of mercury in the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor

Oldest section of China’s Great Wall discovered, pushing back its origin by 300 years

$1 million prize offered to decipher 5,300-year-old Indus Valley script

Oldest ever genetic data from a human relative found in 2-million-year-old fossilized teeth

A 21-year-old student successfully deciphered the first word from the Herculaneum scrolls, charred during Mount Vesuvius’ eruption

Oldest US firearm discovered in Arizona: a 500-year-old relic of Coronado’s expedition

New evidence reveals the source of mercury in the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor

Archaeologists uncover lost ancient city beneath Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand

Neolithic stone circle in Dorset redated, possibly inspiring Stonehenge’s design

First Bronze Age settlement in Maghreb predates Phoenicians

New radiocarbon dating reveals Lapedo Child’s age and Neanderthal-human interaction

Archaeologists uncover rock-cut cellars and historic quarry beneath Paderborn’s historic center

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