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Scientists Just Revealed They Found Thor & Odin Temple & Said this was Hiding Inside It

Scientists Just Revealed They Found Thor & Odin Temple & Said this was Hiding Inside It The remains of a 1,200-year-old pagan temple to the Old Norse gods such as Thor and Odin have been discovered in Norway — a rare relic of the Viking religion built a few centuries before Christianity became dominant there. … Continue reading Scientists Just Revealed They Found Thor & Odin Temple & Said this was Hiding Inside It →

EUROPE, NORWAY, WORLD

Possible Medieval Shipwreck Spotted in Norway Lake

Possible Medieval Shipwreck Spotted in Norway Lake “Mjøsa is like a mini-ocean, or a really large fjord,” says marine archaeologist Øyvind Ødegård from NTNU. For centuries, ships and boats have travelled these waters. Diving archaeologists have registered around 20 wrecks in shallow water. But the lake has never been examined beyond scuba diving depth of … Continue reading Possible Medieval Shipwreck Spotted in Norway Lake →

EUROPE, UKRAINE, WORLD

A cave complex with hieroglyphs and Varangian symbols was discovered in centre of Ukraine

A cave complex with hieroglyphs and Varangian symbols was discovered in the centre of Ukraine An ancient cave complex thought to date from Kievan Rus’ has been discovered in central Kyiv at Voznesensky Uzvoz. Dmytro Perov, a conservationist at Kyiv’s Center for Urban Development, told Radio Kultura that the caves were discovered next to a demolished house that Kyiv … Continue reading A cave complex with hieroglyphs and Varangian symbols was discovered in centre of Ukraine →

NORTH AMERICA, U.S.A, WORLD

Revolutionary War–Era Graves Unearthed in South Carolina

Revolutionary War–Era Graves Unearthed in South Carolina The bones came out, one by one, lifted from the earth by experienced hands, wrapped in foil and labelled, until the entire skeleton was liberated from this shallow gravesite. The coroners laid each package in a box. Someone unfurled a Maryland flag. Doug Bostick, executive director of the … Continue reading Revolutionary War–Era Graves Unearthed in South Carolina →

EUROPE, SCOTLAND, WORLD

Rare medieval script discovered on stone carved by Scotland’s ‘Painted People’

Rare medieval script discovered on stone carved by Scotland’s ‘Painted People’ Archaeologists and volunteers have discovered a stone bearing a mysterious inscription and carved birds that the Picts of Scotland crafted more than a millennium ago. The cross slab, found in a small cemetery last month, dates to between A.D. 500 and 700, and sheds … Continue reading Rare medieval script discovered on stone carved by Scotland’s ‘Painted People’ →

ENGLAND, EUROPE, WORLD

History buffs on 2,000-year-old Roman road discovery near Evesham

History buffs on 2,000-year-old Roman road discovery near Evesham History buffs have shared their thoughts on a possible Roman road found near Evesham. Severn Trent workmen came across what some believe to be a nearly 2,000-year-old ford when completing sewerage works several weeks ago. Aidan Smyth, the archaeology advisor for Wychavon District Council, thinks it … Continue reading History buffs on 2,000-year-old Roman road discovery near Evesham →

CZECH REPUBLIC, EUROPE, WORLD

See the striking facial reconstruction of a Paleolithic woman who lived 31,000 years ago

See the striking facial reconstruction of a Paleolithic woman who lived 31,000 years ago In 1881, archaeologists unearthed the skull of a human buried inside a cave in Mladeč, a village in what is now the Czech Republic. At the time, researchers dated the skull to about 31,000 years ago and classified the individual as … Continue reading See the striking facial reconstruction of a Paleolithic woman who lived 31,000 years ago →