During the Iron Age, between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago, a chieftain buried an arsenal of weapons sufficient to equip a small army in two structures located northwest of Hedensted, Denmark. Archaeologists have just discovered it in Løsning Søndermark. The find, which includes an impressive quantity of weapons, an exceptionally well-preserved chainmail, and parts of […]
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Fossilized vomit from 66 million years ago found in the famous cliffs of Stevns Klint in Denmark
A fragment of fossilized vomit has been discovered in the white limestone cliffs of Stevns Klint on the Danish island of Zealand. The cliffs are among the best visual evidence of the meteorite impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, and they have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014. These types of […]
Posted inArt, Stone Age Archaeology
Ancient Sunstones Found in Denmark Are Neolithic Sacrifices to Revive the Sun After a Volcanic Eruption
Throughout human history, volcanic eruptions have wreaked havoc on civilizations, causing drastic climatic shifts, failed harvests, and societal turmoil. One such event, in 43 BCE, saw an Alaskan volcano release massive amounts of sulfur into the atmosphere, plunging the Mediterranean into a period of agricultural collapse and famine. Recent evidence suggests that a similar catastrophic […]
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Neither Bread Nor Beer: What Did Early Farmers in Northern Europe Actually Eat?
An international team of researchers has shed new light on the use of grinding stones in early Neolithic Scandinavia. These stones, discovered at a settlement of the Funnel Beaker Culture on the island of Funen, Denmark, have undergone exhaustive analysis that reshapes our understanding of the dietary habits of the first farmers in Northern Europe. […]
Posted inIron Age Archaeology, Prehistory
The Hjortspring Boat: The Celts Who Attacked a Danish Island in 350 BCE and Ended as a Votive Offering
The Hjortspring Boat was discovered in 1921 in the Hjortspring Bog on the island of Als, southern Denmark. It is considered the oldest archaeological evidence of naval construction found in Scandinavia. Dating back to around 350 BCE, the boat measures over 19 meters (62 feet) in overall length and 2 meters (6.5 feet) in beam. […]
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The 4 Times the United States Tried to Acquire Greenland from Denmark
In the summer of 2019, the temperature rose a few degrees in Greenland, but it wasn’t solely due to climate change; rather, it was because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea to buy the region. This idea was revealed by the Wall Street Journal, reporting that the U.S. government claimed it could offer Greenlanders more […]
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A 5000-Year-Old Paved Cellar Found in Denmark Reveals the Existence of Complex Underground Structures in Prehistory
A team of archaeologists led by Marie Brinch from the Lolland-Falster Museum has unearthed the remains of what appears to be a stone-paved cellar, meticulously constructed around 5000 years ago on the Danish island of Falster. This unprecedented discovery, made at the Nygårdsvej 3 archaeological site, not only reveals the existence of complex underground structures […]
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A woman buried with a Viking wagon, an iron key, and a silver-handled knife, along with 50 other graves found in Denmark
A team of archaeologists from the Odense Museum has unearthed more than 50 exceptionally well-preserved skeletons in Åsum, east of Odense, Denmark. These remains, accompanied by artifacts from distant places beyond the Danish borders, confirm that the Vikings traveled extensively for trade. Over the past six months, archaeologists have discovered more than 50 Viking graves […]
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The Greatest Climate Catastrophe in Human History May Have Originated the Myth of Ragnarok and Led to the Invention of Rye Bread
In Norse mythology, the end of the world, Ragnarok, begins with a three-year winter with no intervening summers: the Fimbulvetr. Now, a new research study from the National Museum of Denmark, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science Reports, shows that the myth could have roots in a real climate catastrophe that occurred 1,500 years […]
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Peter Freuchen, the Explorer who Survived by Making a Knife from his Own Frozen Feces
The history of explorations features a roster of people who, evidently, are out of the ordinary. They have very special, peculiar personalities, often difficult to categorize and always with a common denominator of bomb-proof determination. A good example of this was Peter Freuchen, who is not very well known because his field of action was […]
