In a trio of papers, published simultaneously in the journal Science, a massive effort of genome-wide sequencing shows the lively genetic history of the Southern Arc region
Lost medieval chapel of St Erasmus sheds light on royal burials at Westminster Abbey, finds new study featuring 15th-century reconstruction
Ancient DNA from medieval Germany tells the origin story of Ashkenazi Jews: the ancient DNA has been extracted from teeth
A Viking Age silver treasure found in Stjørdal municipality; an exceptional find, says archaeologist Birgit Maixner
Ancient DNA pushes the herring trade back to the Viking age; a new study on the subject has been published on PNAS
Research at the University of Gothenburg has shown that the Skaftö wreck had probably taken on cargo in Gdańsk in Poland and was heading towards Belgium
In medieval Norway, high-class people – especially women– were taller and had stronger bones, according to buried remains
Findings show that the Vikings’ self-image was influenced by Ancient Rome; the research was carried out by Julie Lund
Zwischgold, a Nanomaterial from the Middle Ages, obtained by means of a highly sophisticated production technique
Upcycling from the past: the Viking Age beadmakers in the trading town of Ribe were more advanced than previously believed