More than a century after its discovery, Scandinavia’s oldest plank boat is finally giving up new secrets. By analyzing ancient caulking and cords from the Hjortspring boat, researchers uncovered ...
Vikings Heading for Land, by Frank Dicksee (1873). Christie's via Wikimedia Around 2,400 years ago, before the emergence of the Roman empire, a small armada of boats approached the island of Als off ...
When an ancient ship was unearthed in Scandinavia over 100 years ago, archaeologists started to uncover bits and pieces of its history. On board the plank-built vessel was a hoard of weapons — swords, ...
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A 2,000-year-old crime scene. A sunken ship. And one single fingerprint that could solve the mystery.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers discovered a fingerprint on Scandinavia’s oldest plank boat, used by seaborne raiders over 2,000 years ago. The print was left in the ...
Around 2,400 years ago, a group of seafaring warriors attacked the island of Als, located off the coast of modern-day Denmark. The islanders successfully defended Als, and they ceremoniously sank ...
Comparison of Hjortspring boat (Above, 3D model by Richard Potter) with securely dated Bronze Age art (Rørby sword and Sagaholm rock art) as well as an example of early Iron Age art from Brastad.
The Hjortspring boat as currently displayed at the National Museum of Denmark. Photo by Boel Bengtsson. A new analysis of the Hjortspring boat, an ancient wooden plank boat now on display in the ...
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