The geochemistry of copper artefacts reveals changes in distribution networks across prehistoric Europe, according to a study published in PLoS ONE
Runes were just as advanced as Roman alphabet writing: Johan Bollaert has investigated written language used in public inscriptions in Norway from the 1100s to the 1500s
New behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts, which name the creature hafgufa and aspidochelone
The study shows for the first time that Vikings brought animals, specifically horses and dogs, to Britain in the 9th century
2,000 years of genetic history in Scandinavia elucidates Viking age to modern day; a new study reported in the journal Cell
A Viking Age silver treasure found in Stjørdal municipality; an exceptional find, says archaeologist Birgit Maixner
In medieval Norway, high-class people – especially women– were taller and had stronger bones, according to buried remains
Norse settlers in Greenland exported walrus tusk ivory to Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, Kyiv was a very important trading city
Climate change reveals unique artefacts in melting ice patches, like a shoe at the place we today call Langfonne in the Jotunheimen mountains
For the first time, it was possible to map the trade networks for metals and to identify changes in the supply routes, coinciding with other socio-economic changes detectable in the rich metal-dependent societies of Bronze Age southern Scandinavia
