Scientists use DNA to expose the origins of Vikings
Vikings weren’t a group of barrel-chested, blond-haired, bearded men. Instead, they comprised many ethnicities and groups of people with different ...
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Climate change in the Arctic is destroying Viking artifacts
Ancient Arctic artifacts are disappearing as warming unfurls.
The greatest Viking invasion of Britain never left — it got buried there, new research finds
The site was first found in the 70's, but couldn't be accurately dated until now.
Who really discovered America? (Spoiler: it’s not Columbus)
There are claims from all over the world.
Vikings might have actually used sunstones to navigate
The legends might have been true after all.
Whole 2000 year-old army of skeletons uncovered in Denmark. They tell of a macabre end
The first skull excavated from the site, with a mortal wound caused by a spear or ...
Sunstone viking “magical compass” proved by science
[caption id="attachment_9751" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A Viking sunstone compass from a calcite crystal, used in the experimental setup by Rennes researchers. ...