2,000-Year-Old Knife With Denmark’s Oldest Runes Found On Funen
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When museum inspector and archaeologist Jakob Bonde dug up a 2,000-year-old knife with a runic inscription from a burial ground near Odense on the island of Funen, he did not know the find’s significance. Of course, Bonde was aware the ancient knife was valuable, but who would have thought that […]
3D Scan Will Uncover Secrets Of The Magnificent Vindelev Gold Treasure
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Vindelev gold treasure is of great historical importance. Discovered in a field in Jelling, Denmark, the remarkable treasure has re-written ancient history. When scientists studied the beautiful artifacts that are part of the treasure, they discovered the world’s oldest runic inscription of God Odin on ancient gold pendants. There […]
Rare And Tiny Ancient Stamps Found In Falster May Show The Way To An Unknown King’s Home
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A metal detectorist in Denmark has made an intriguing archaeological find. While being out on a rainy day and searching for anything of historical value, he suddenly heard a faint beep on his equipment. When Lennart Larsen checked the soil, he discovered tiny, curious objects that were unlike anything he […]
Huge Rare Runestone Found Under The Kitchen Floor In Randers Investigated
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A couple in Denmark found a huge runestone under the floor while renovating the kitchen in their house in the village Mosekær just outside the city of Randers. Experts are currently examining the rune stone, but there is no doubt it is a great historical and archaeological find that is […]
Mysterious Viking Gerdrup Grave – Burial Place Of Sorceress Katla And Her Son Odd Mentioned In The Eyrbyggja Saga?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com -The discovery of the Gerdrup grave surprised scientists because it challenged our knowledge of Viking burials. Who were the individuals buried in the double grave? The Gerdrup grave has previously been interpreted as a ‘master and slave burial,’ but studies of the ancient skeletons indicate this theory is flawed. To understand […]
Vindelev Treasure Re-Writes Ancient History – World’s Oldest Runic Inscription Of God Odin Found On Ancient Gold Pendants
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – With 800 grams of real gold, the Vindelev treasure is one of the largest treasures unearthed recently. Found by two old friends and amateur archaeologists in a field in Jelling, Denmark, in 2020, the ancient artifacts now reveal secrets from the past and re-write ancient history! The discovery is of […]
Evolution Of Plague Over Hundreds Of Years In Scandinavia Documented By Scientists
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists who study the origins and evolution of the plague have examined hundreds of ancient human teeth from Denmark, seeking to address longstanding questions about its arrival, persistence and spread within Scandinavia. In the first longitudinal study of its kind, focusing on a single region for 800 years (between 1000 […]
Treasure Trove Of Spices Found On The Sunken Medieval Ship Gribshunden
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists investigating the sunken Medieval warship Gribshunden (1495) have found a “treasure trove” of exotic spices and plants imported from distant lands. The finds include nutmeg, cloves, mustard, and dill, and samples of saffron, ginger, clove, peppercorns, and almond. Built in 1485 the vessel was described as a “floating […]
Huge Viking Hall From Harald Bluetooth’s Time Discovered In North Jutland
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in Denmark report they have made an incredible Viking Age find, the biggest in the recent ten years. A huge Viking hall dating back to the time of Harald Bluetooth has been discovered in North Jutland. The discovery was made accidentally when archaeologists from Nordjyske Museer investigated the ground […]
One Of The Biggest Gold Treasures Ever Discovered In Denmark Is 1,500-Year-Old
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When archaeologists in Denmark say they have struck gold, they do really mean it! One of the biggest gold treasures ever discovered in Denmark has become an archaeological sensation. Scientists have unearthed almost a kilo’s worth of golden treasure in Jutland dating back to around 1,500 years ago. One of […]