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3,000-Year-Old Stone Grave Shaped Like a Ship Discovered in Sweden
Archaeologists in southern Sweden have uncovered a prehistoric burial site where stones were arranged to form the outline of a small ship. No actual vessel was found, but the approximately three-metre-long stone setting contained one of four remarkably well-preserved cremation urns recovered at the site. The burial complex was discovered near Domsten, north of Helsingborg,…
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Exceptionally Preserved Bronze Age Urns Discovered in Germany
A routine infrastructure project in Lower Saxony has led to a major archaeological breakthrough: nearly 3,000-year-old Bronze Age cremation urns have been unearthed in remarkably preserved condition. Experts are calling the discovery one of the most significant in recent years. During preliminary excavations for a new drainage ditch along County Road K17 between the towns…