Battle to save pristine prehistoric rock art from vast new quarry in Norway – archaeologists fear more than 2,000 carved figures could be destroyed Article 629 words 19 votes
Commentary - on archaeology and small mundane discoveries Article 578 words, published Jan 7 2024 4 votes
Sweden's most popular tourist attraction, a 17th-century vessel that foundered minutes after launch, needs another financial rescue Article 660 words 11 votes
Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. Canadian scientists say evidence shows digits may have been ritually removed to appease deities or aid social cohesion. Article 776 words 26 votes
Archaeologists reveal life stories of hundreds of people from medieval Cambridge Article 520 words 12 votes
Solar storm confirms Vikings were settled in North America in 1021AD Article 705 words, published Oct 21 2021 28 votes
Metal detectorist makes Norway's ‘gold find of century’ – cache comprised nine gold medallions and gold pearls that once formed an opulent necklace, as well as three gold rings Article 476 words 8 votes
It's a Baltic problem – objects are vanishing from historic wrecks as sport divers and criminal gangs loot well-preserved sunken ships Article 1046 words 10 votes
Hoard of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark – artefacts believed to date back to 980s found by girl metal-detecting in cornfield last autumn Article 378 words 12 votes
A Gaelic-speaking warrior queen called Aud is central to an emerging theory that Scottish and Irish Celts played a far bigger role in Iceland's history than realised Article 881 words, published Jan 4 2023 6 votes
Vikings brought their animals to England, research suggests – experts find evidence at Derbyshire cremation site of horses and dogs originating from the Baltic Shield Article 616 words 6 votes
Oldest known sentence written in first alphabet discovered – on a head-lice comb Article 648 words 7 votes
‘Exceptional’ trove of twenty-four ancient statues found immersed in Tuscan spa Article 788 words 8 votes
Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister ship of the 17th-century warship Vasa Article 463 words 7 votes
Three centuries on, a shaman's precious rune drum returns home – instrument confiscated by the Danes is given back to the Sámi Article 997 words 4 votes
Stealing Britain's history: When metal detectorists go rogue Article 2536 words, published Jun 2 2020 9 votes
Modern analysis of a 1,000-year-old grave in Finland challenges long-held beliefs about gender roles in ancient societies Article 672 words 11 votes
Statues of historical figures are lazy, ugly and distort history. From Cecil Rhodes to Rosa Parks, let’s get rid of them all. Article 4524 words 10 votes
The fight to whitewash US history: At least fifteen states are trying to ban schools from teaching critical race theory and the 1619 Project. The reactionary movement stretches back to the 1920s. Article 2609 words 18 votes
The secret of how Roald Amundsen beat Captain Robert Falcon Scott in race to south pole? A diet of raw penguin Article 950 words 7 votes
A visualization of how the Arab Spring engulfed the Middle East, and changed the world Article 493 words 8 votes
Exceptionally well-preserved thermopolium, a Roman-era fast-food stall, unearthed in Pompeii Article 502 words 16 votes
Brexit fishing row evokes memories of 'cod wars' with Iceland – four Royal Navy patrol ships will be ready from 1st January to help protect UK fishing waters Article 552 words 7 votes
'Sistine Chapel of the ancients' rock art discovered in remote Amazon forest Article 1064 words 11 votes
Life during wartime: How west Belfast became the frontline of the Troubles Article 3820 words 5 votes
The contested legacy of the anti-fascist International Brigades, who enlisted from around the world to fight fascism in Spain Article 2938 words 9 votes
Dark hair was common among Vikings – research reveals they were a genetically diverse group and not purely Scandinavian Article 710 words 14 votes
Two-metre-long sturgeon, a species today near extinction, has been found preserved in the pantry of a 500-year-old Danish royal shipwreck in the Baltic Sea Article 332 words 8 votes
Researchers say they have found the world's earliest confirmed case of smallpox, revealing the disease was widespread across northern Europe during the Viking age Article 683 words 3 votes
Sweden to present findings on Olof Palme assassination – sources say South Africa handed over dossier, but not everyone is hopeful mystery will be solved Article 1052 words 5 votes
How America is victim-blaming the coronavirus dead: As racism warps the US pandemic response, a health crisis has escalated into a culture war Article 2023 words 5 votes
May 13th, 1985: The day Philadelphia police bombed a city street, leaving 250 homeless and eleven dead, including five children Article 2030 words 28 votes
Board-game piece from period of first Viking raid found on Lindisfarne – small glass crown thought to be rare archaeological link to raiders Article 607 words 12 votes
Cod war tensions with Iceland – British trawlers, bunched together as they are, make easy prey for Icelandic gunboats in 1976 Article 542 words 3 votes
"Humans were not centre stage": How ancient cave art puts us in our place Article 4749 words 13 votes
Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered two wrecks believed to be 17th-century warships – one of which is likely to be the sister ship of the Vasa Article 359 words, published Nov 8 2019 5 votes
MI6 accused of thwarting efforts to solve the 1961 killing of UN chief Dag Hammarskjöld Article 579 words 8 votes
Raoul Wallenberg is thought to have saved as many as 30,000 Jews but his descendants do not know how, when or why he died Article 1349 words 7 votes
A rural town confronts its history: 100 years after hundreds of African Americans were killed, a memorial is set to bring details of the tragedy to light Article 1426 words 7 votes