About 1,500 years ago, a powerful leader in present-day Denmark buried enough weapons and supplies to equip a small army. The ...

Still, the Hole rune stones are “a rare example of finding several fragments of a rune-stone” in “well-preserved, datable archaeological contexts” and provide “insight into early runic writing ...

Archaeologists from the Institute of History of Material Culture at the Russian Academy of Sciences have discovered four ...

Archaeologists from Russia have uncovered four Neolithic settlements on the Kola Peninsula linked to the Scandinavian Gressbakken culture. Recent excavations, conducted in remote areas, revealed ...

Thessaloniki: Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near dustbins in the northern city of Thessaloniki.

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

is another Scandinavian tradition. It’s the concept of coziness that evokes feelings of comfort and serenity. Fuzzy socks are optional. Door County is a narrow peninsula that juts diagonally from ...

Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in northwestern France, date back around 6,000 years. They consist of about 3,000 stones ...

From the sun-soaked coastline to the vast plains and the snow-capped Alps, these countries in Europe have the largest total area.

For artist Sven Lindauer, the arts and crafts of ancient Scandinavia are not just an interest: they are passion and a life’s work. A recent exhibit at Vesterheim Museum in Decorah, Iowa, was a strong ...