DNA Analysis Reunites Viking Relatives 1,000 Years Later The AFP reports that DNA analysis has linked the remains of two men who died some 1,000 years ago. Separated for 1,000 years, two Viking warriors from the same family were reunited on Wednesday at Denmark’s National Museum, as DNA analysis helps shed light on the Vikings’ … Continue reading DNA Analysis Reunites Viking Relatives 1,000 Years Later →

Viking Burials Surveyed on Danish Island According to a statement released by Flinders University, a team of researchers from Flinders University and Wessex Archaeology surveyed Kalvestene, a Viking burial site on the Danish island of Hjarnø, and compared their findings with a map made in the seventeenth century by the antiquarian Ole Worm. As part … Continue reading Viking Burials Surveyed on Danish Island →

Archaeologists Discover “Unique” Ceremonial Bronze Age Sword in Denmark In the village of Håre on the Danish island of Funen, archaeologists uncovered a rare Bronze Age ritual sword. The sword dates from Phase IV of the Bronze Age, about 3,000 years ago, making it an incredibly rare discovery. What makes it much more impressive is … Continue reading Archaeologists Discover “Unique” Ceremonial Bronze Age Sword in Denmark →

Oldest Viking Crucifix Uncovered In Denmark The tiny gold items, created in the picture of Christ on the cross, are thought to make up Denmark’s oldest crucifix. This newly Found crucifix will show that Danes adopted the Christian faith earlier than previously thought. An uncommon Viking crucifix pendant was Found in a Danish field by an amateur metal detectorist two weeks … Continue reading Oldest Viking Crucifix Uncovered In Denmark →

120,000-Year-old Neanderthal Artifacts Unearthed in Denmark Ancient flint tools in the hills of a Danish island gave an indication that 120,000 years ago Neanderthals may have been living there. The first humans in Denmark have been thought to be reindeer hunters from 14,000 years ago. The slopes of Isefjord’s Ejby Klint between Roskilde and Holbæk … Continue reading 120,000-Year-old Neanderthal Artifacts Unearthed in Denmark →

Viking Grave in Denmark Holds Remains of Mother and Son The Copenhagen Post reports that researchers at the Roskilde Museum have analyzed DNA samples from the remains of a man and woman discovered in a 1,000-year-old burial known as the Gerdrup Grave, and determined that the pair were mother and son. The grave contains the … Continue reading Viking Grave in Denmark Holds Remains of Mother and Son →

Archaeologist Discovered Grauballe man, a preserved bog body from the 3rd century B.C Two years after the discovery of the Tollund man, another bog body was found on the 26 of April 1952, by local peat cutters in the nearby bog, Nebelgard Fen, situated near the town of Grauballe, Denmark. Around the time of Grauballe man’s discovery, … Continue reading Archaeologist Discovered Grauballe man, a preserved bog body from the 3rd century B.C →

A 13 Year old just Discovered 1,000-year-old silver treasure hoard in Denmark When someone asked what the coolest thing you accomplished as a newly minted teenager, most people would probably have to confess something like “successfully pulled off a kickflip” or “puberty.” But not Luca Malaschnitschenko, who at age 13, recently found a cache of … Continue reading A 13 Year old just Discovered 1,000-year-old silver treasure hoard in Denmark →

Missing for 400 years: Archaeologists discover missing 17th-century warship The Copenhagen Post reports that the wreckage of the Delmenhorst, one of the first ships constructed from drawings, was found some 500 feet off the coast of Denmark during offshore construction work. The warship, konow almost completely buried in the seabed, was grounded in 1644 during the Battle … Continue reading Missing for 400 years: Archaeologists discover missing 17th-century warship →