La Mort de César (ca. 1859–1867) by Jean-Léon Gérôme Spurinna was a haruspex. His calling was vital, if a little unusual, requiring him to see the future in the warm entrails of sacrificial animals. At the great festival of Lupercalia on the 15th of February 44 B.C., he was a worried man. While priests were […]
The Llangernyw Yew is the oldest tree in Wales. In ancient the village of Llangernyw, Conwy, North Wales stands one of the world’s oldest trees. This beautiful yew was planted in a small churchyard of St. Dygain’s Church sometime in the prehistoric Bronze Age. It is about 4,000-tear-old and it is still growing. Being the […]
A “high-tech Indiana Jones” may have just done what no one else has been able to for 55 years: find a second Viking settlement in North America, the Washington Post reports. “Typically in archaeology, you only ever get to write a footnote in the history books, but what we seem to have at Point Rosee […]
Photo Credit: Hordaland County Council The Norwegian mountain village of Haukeli, located some 150 miles west of Oslo, is most commonly known for its fishing, hunting, skiing and other outdoorsy attractions. Recently, however, Haukeli made headlines as the location of the latest sensational archaeological find: a Viking sword blade dating back more than 1,200 years. […]
An elaborate glass bead with amber embedding found in a 3400-year old Danish grave turns out to have come from ancient Egypt. (Credit: Roberto Fortuna and Kira Ursem) Cobalt glass beads found in Scandinavian Bronze Age tombs reveal trade connections between Egyptians and Mesopotamia 3,400 years ago — and similar religious rituals. Stunning glass beads […]
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