The Viking Faroe Islands colonizers were a group of male settlers from multiple Scandinavian populations, different from the Iceland colonizers
Medieval walrus ivory points to early interactions between Vikings and Indigenous North Americans in the Arctic Ocean
Early whaling, before the 19th century, was enough for at least two species to disappear completely from European waters
St Helena’s “liberated” Africans came from West Central Africa between northern Angola and Gabon, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
Ancient DNA reveals an early African origin of Cattle in the Americas, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports
Germany was the principle source of brass for production of pre-18th Century manillas and, ultimately, the Benin Bronzes
Ancient DNA pushes the herring trade back to the Viking age; a new study on the subject has been published on PNAS
Cartographic methods show that the Isthmus of Tehuantepec was used as an inter-oceanic passage in the 16th century
The SS Mesaba, the ship which sent an iceberg warning to the RMS Titanic, before the ocean-liner sank, has been identified lying in the Irish Sea
The ‘Prize Papers’ Project launches its internet portal containing court documents related to the capture of 1,500 ships
