2,500-Year-Old Barrier in Denmark May Reveal Forgotten Iron Age Conflicts
A prehistoric defensive barrier discovered in western Denmark may reveal previously unknown tensions during the Early Iron Age. Built across an ancient travel route, the…
Stone Age
8,400-Year-Old Antler Axe Discovered in Denmark with Its Wooden Handle Still Intact
Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered an approximately 8,400-year-old axe made from deer antler, with its original wooden handle remarkably preserved. Found on the island of…
A Rock Found in Norway May Be the World’s Oldest Known Anchor
A stone weighing more than 30 kilograms and located 20 meters below the sea surface off Norway’s west coast may be the world’s oldest known…
9,000-Year-Old Bones Reveal Moose and Salmon at a Swedish Stone Age Site
A fragment of moose vertebra, a beaver claw and tiny pieces of burned bone are helping archaeologists reconstruct life at a Stone Age settlement in…
4,000-Year-Old Stone Tomb Found in Norway Has No Bones, but Its Soil May Hold Clues
Archaeologists believe a stone grave near Norway’s border with Sweden is about 4,000 years old. They found an amber bead and arrowheads inside, but no…
Colorful Stone Found in a Polish Tobacco Field Is a Nearly 6,000-Year-Old Axe
A colorful stone uncovered while a couple were weeding tobacco in eastern Poland has been identified as a nearly 6,000-year-old Neolithic axe. Made from distinctive…
Beyond Göbekli Tepe’s Giant Pillars, Archaeologists May Have Found 10,000-Year-Old Homes
Göbekli Tepe is known around the world for its giant T-shaped pillars and monumental buildings. But new excavations may have uncovered 10,000-year-old homes, offering a…
Around 9,000-Year-Old Remains of a Pregnant Woman and Fetus Found in Sweden
Archaeologists working inside a cave on a small Baltic island have uncovered the remains of a young pregnant woman with the bones of her unborn…
Stone Age Flint Dagger Found Beneath 18th-Century Swedish Cottage Raises “Thunderstone” Question
Archaeologists in Sweden have uncovered a Stone Age flint dagger beneath the former site of Åbrostugan, an 18th-century cottage that once stood in Åbro village…