A priceless bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope was recently stolen from Cairo's Egyptian Museum and melted ...

Side view of the blade of an 1,800-year-old iron knife with Danish runes that seem to spell out the word "hirila.". Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered runic letters inscribed on a knife blade ...

New research by a team of archeologists in Scandinavia is shedding light on a man who died a brutal death in the area of Northwest Denmark more than 5,000 years ago. "Vittrup Man" was first discovered ...

HUNDRED MASTERPIECES FROM THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DENMARK AND THE HISTORY OF ITS ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN COLLECTIONS BY MARIELOUISE BUHL ...

New research by a team of archeologists in Scandinavia is shedding light on a man who died a brutal death in the area of Northwest Denmark more than 5,000 years ago. “Vittrup Man” was first discovered ...

A man in Denmark made a stunning discovery while out with his metal detector in a small hamlet near the country's southwestern border with Germany. Buried in dirt was a striking gold ring, set with a ...

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In 1915, a mysterious ancient skeleton dubbed the “Vittrup Man” was found preserved in a peat bog in northwest Denmark. Now, over a century later, researchers have finally pieced together the peculiar ...

Archaeologists have revealed key details about the artillery aboard the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship Gribshunden, ...

Just before the age of the Vikings, a town on an eastern island of present-day Denmark was a regional center of trade. The town of Lejre is centrally located between England and Sweden, each with ...

Researchers say the runic letters may spell "little sword," which could have been the name of the knife's owner or the knife itself. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...