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Using Viking poop to understand climate change

November 28th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The Boston Globe has posted an interesting article about geoscientist Robert D’Anjou, who is looking for Viking excrement in order

November 21st, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A study of Viking skeletons has revealed that the Norsemen ate plenty of seals. “Our analysis shows that the Norse

October 23rd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A possible Viking outpost may have been found on Canada’s Baffin Island. While digging in the ruins of a centuries-old

August 30th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Divers working off the coast of an ancient Viking village in Sweden have found jetties that are much longer than

August 21st, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A number of finds, including an Iron Age wheelhouse, are shedding light on life at the Norse settlement of Bornais,

July 20th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists have uncovered 200 houses and scores of Viking artifacts at a site in northern Germany. Danish archaeologists believe they

March 21st, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

New research indicates that the Vikings brought mice with them wherever they went – all except for Canada. The new

March 14th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists have employed ground-penetrating radar and a magnetometer to map a Viking settlement in Norway. NIKU’s Knut Paashe told Aftenposten,