Radar Discovery Of Unknown Viking Age Stone Ship, Burial Mounds And Houses In The Trondheim Fjord
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) have discovered traces of previously unknown graves and settlement activity at several locations along Trondheim Fjord. Scientists hope these discoveries can shed light on state formation, national unification, and religious change in Norway a thousand years ago. Visible from above: Aerial pH๏τo of Vinne shows crop […]
More Than 1,000 Prehistoric Burial Mounds Discovered In The Netherlands
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Over the past few years, citizen scientists from the Heritage Quest project have scoured the entire Veluwe and Utrechtse Heuvelrug areas for unknown archaeological heritage. One of the results of this research is that the number of known burial mounds in this area has doubled. Heritage Quest, a fruitful collaboration […]
Guardians Of The Mounds – Battle To Save Scythian Burial Mounds From Destruction Continues
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – To some, the ancient burial mounds are standing on a piece of land that can be used for building new homes and factories. To others like the group Guardians of the Mounds, the burial mounds of Scythians and other ancient warrior cultures are a cultural and historical legacy that must […]
Something Never-Before-Seen Is Hidden Beneath 15 Giant Viking Burial Mounds Spotted By Radar In Norway
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Norwegian archaeologists have good reason to be excited about this latest discovery. With help of ground penetrating radar device scientists have discovered 15 giant Viking burial mounds. One of them may contain a boat grave! In recent years, scientists have learned to appreciate the benefits radar can offer when searching […]