The remnants of a large late-Viking-age hall were recently uncovered by a volunteer archaeology group at a farm in Silloth, ...

With no antibiotics or modern dentistry, persistent ear and tooth infections were the norm for Viking-era residents of modern day Sweden.

Viking life wasn’t just tough, it was often chronically painful. For proof, all you need to do is examine their skulls. That’s what researchers at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg did with ...

Now a popular tourist destination along the Adriatic coast, Rimini—or Ariminum in ancient times—had been a major Roman town for centuries, and the modern city is strewn with monuments from ...

5. The Vikings’ travels were recorded in sagas. These stories, written by Christians mostly from Iceland, were a blend of history and mythology. The two main sources on the Norse exploration of ...

This film tells the story of the college players who defeated the 1992 U.S. men’s basketball team, filled with N.B.A. All-Stars, during a scrimmage before the Olympics. By Alissa Wilkinson This ...

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Dec. 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog ...

Ancient DNA Brings to Life History of the Iconic Aurochs, Whose Tale Is Intertwined With Climate Change and Human Culture Oct. 30, 2024 — Geneticists have deciphered the prehistory of aurochs ...

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