Mysterious Stone Age Cemetery Found Near The Arctic – Why Are The Graves Empty?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – There is a large prehistoric hunter-gatherer cemetery south of the Arctic Circle. Scientists call the place a cemetery even though the graves are empty. The Tainaro site was first excavated about four decades ago, but “the unpublished findings and their potential significance have evaded wider recognition. Despite the absence of […]
Vikings’ Long Distance Trade Reached The Arctic – Deer Antler Combs Reveal
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Analysis of hair combs made from deer antler has shed new light on the trade routes of Vikings—revealing connections between northern Scandinavia and the edges of continental Europe. Credit: Adobe Stock – designprojects Led by researchers from the University of York, the findings provide evidence of trade connections between the […]
Fossil Of Tiny ‘Ice Mouse’ That Survived Arctic Cold In The Age Of Dinosaurs Discovered
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Paleontologists working in northern Alaska have discovered a tiny fossil mammal that thrived in what may have been among the coldest conditions on Earth about 73 million years ago. The researchers, led by Jaelyn Eberle of the University of Colorado Boulder, described the Late Cretaceous animal in a study […]
Pytheas’s Voyage To The Arctic In 325 B.C. And Account Of Thule, The Strange Land Beyond
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Who was the first explorer to visit the Arctic? That is a question one cannot answer quickly. The lack of historical references dealing with early Arctic exploration and difficulties interpreting early maps and accounts of voyages pose a challenge to our understanding of the historical period during which explorers reached […]