One of Europe’s Best-Preserved Medieval Ships Was Found Beneath a City, With Its 600-Year-Old Compass
In the heart of Tallinn, Estonia, an ordinary office construction project was expected to add another modern building…
Rare Viking Gold Hoard Found Near Rold Becomes Denmark’s Third-Largest Viking-Age Gold Discovery
A flash of gold in the soil beside a forest track has led archaeologists in northern Denmark to…
Cut-Marked Human Bones in Denmark Reveal a Disturbing Stone Age Mystery
Along the vanished shore of a prehistoric fjord in eastern Jutland, archaeologists are returning to one of Denmark’s…
Rare Anglo-Saxon “Lamb of God” Coins Found in Denmark Reveal a Failed Attempt to Stop Viking Raids
Two exceptionally rare Anglo-Saxon “Lamb of God” coins, struck more than 1,000 years ago in a desperate attempt…
Rare Germanic Iron Age Gold Brooch Found in Denmark After 1,500 Years Underground
A 1,500-year-old gold brooch discovered in Denmark has turned an ordinary metal-detecting signal into a rare glimpse of…
2,300-Year-Old Ancient Troy Coin Discovered in Berlin: First-Ever Greek Artifact Found in the City
A routine walk across farmland in Berlin has led to a discovery that bridges more than two millennia…
Archaeologists Locate Dannebroge, the Sunken Flagship of the Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
Danish maritime archaeologists have identified the long-lost wreck of Dannebroge, a flagship warship that exploded and sank during…
1,800-Year-Old Battle in Denmark May Reveal Lost Army from Norway—Possibly Bound for Rome
New insights reported by Science Norway suggest that a thousand-strong army—possibly from Norway—may have crossed into Denmark around…
2,000-Year-Old Iron Age Temple Discovered in Denmark Reveals Powerful Northern European Center
A 2,000-year-old Iron Age temple discovered in Denmark reveals a powerful fortified center with Roman, Celtic, and Mediterranean…