Researchers have connected the identity of skeletal remains found in a well at Norway's Sverresborg castle to a passage in a centuries-old Norse text Article 18 votes
Two waves of mass death hit prehistoric Denmark, with farmers wiping out hunter-gatherers and pastoralists later wiping out the farmers, genetic study reveals Link 15 votes
Ancient Beat - A weekly newsletter about developments in the study of the ancient world Article 896 words 9 votes
Archaeology and genetics can’t yet agree on when humans first arrived in the Americas. That’s good science and here’s why. Article 5505 words 3 votes
Dark hair was common among Vikings – research reveals they were a genetically diverse group and not purely Scandinavian Article 710 words 14 votes
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