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4 November, 2019 - 06:06 ashley cowie
Was This Wounded Female Viking Really A Warrior?
The wounded face of a female Viking warrior found buried with weaponry has been reconstructed. The warrior's skeleton was excavated in a Viking graveyard in Solør, Norway, and was found to have been...
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6 July, 2019 - 13:37 Joanna Gillan
Axe Wounds Man During Medieval Battle Re-Enactment
A young man who participated in a mock medieval battle in Australia was flown to hospital after he received an axe-blow to the side of the head. The battle was organized as part of the Winterfest...
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12 January, 2019 - 12:26 Ed Whelan
27 Pounds of Copper Age Axe and Hammer Heads is the Largest European Hoard of its Kind
Ancient societies' ability to manufacture metal objects was critical in the development of civilization. This is why any finds of metallic goods or tools from the prehistoric past is so important for...
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23 October, 2018 - 18:58 ashley cowie
Sword Wielding Medieval Knight Vigilante Takes On A Street Gang
A British medieval enthusiast took the law into his own hands after being harassed by local youths by grabbing some medieval weaponry and taking them on equipped with a sword and axe. Alun Powell,...
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13 August, 2018 - 18:57 ashley cowie
Archeologists Unearth Axes and Human Hair at Two Ancient Sites in Orkney
Archaeologists high five in Orkney as a large number of 5,000-year-old stone axes were discovered among 30,000 artifacts, including "pottery, bones and tools" according to a recent report by The BBC...
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21 July, 2017 - 13:58 Theodoros Karasavvas
New Findings in Australia Have Shocking Ramifications for Human Occupation, Species Extinction and Out of Africa Theories
A group of archaeologists in Australia has discovered the world's oldest stone axes with a ground edge. This discovery is extremely significant as it pushes Australia's human history back to 65,000...
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Ötzi's Ancient Axe is from Tuscany, Giving Firm Evidence of Neolithic Travel and Trade
Scientists have officially verified that copper used to make Otzi the Iceman's axe blade did not come from the Alpine region as was initially suggested, but instead it came from southern Tuscany in...
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7 May, 2017 - 14:04 ancient-origins
Hobbyist Metal Detectorists Find Hoard of 3000-year-old Axes in Farmer's Field in Norway
Some 3,000 years ago, 24 axes were cached in Stjørdal municipality, about 44 km (27.3 miles) east of Trondheim. They're now seeing the light of day once again. In late April, a sensational discovery...
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13 November, 2016 - 00:48 ancient-origins
Oldest Human Burial and Polished Axe Unearthed in Ireland
Archaeologists have shed new light on the belief systems of early Mesolithic hunter-gatherers after analyzing cremated remains and artifacts given as grave offerings from the earliest recorded human...
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29 September, 2016 - 03:41 ancient-origins
Ice Man, Otzi: A Treacherous Murder with Unexpected Links to Central Italy
The copper used to make Otzi's axe blade did not come from the Alpine region as had previously been supposed, but from ore mined in southern Tuscany. Ötzi was probably not involved in working the...
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Examination of 1,000-Year-Old Viking 'Death House' Reveals Elite Burial with Stunning Artifacts
A team of researchers have examined a rare Viking tomb known as a 'death house', revealing an elite burial containing the remains of two noblemen and a woman, along with impressive artifacts...
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3 June, 2016 - 00:35 Natalia Klimczak
Secrets of Stone Age Jade Axes Revealed in Scotland
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland showcases a rarely seen collection of Stone Age jade axeheads. Most of them were brought to Scotland around 4,000 years BC. In those times they...
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13 May, 2016 - 21:35 Mark Miller
Metals in Bronze Age Weapons Discovered in Sweden Came from Distant Lands
Researchers analyzing bronze daggers, swords, and axes found in bogs and graves at various places in Sweden over the years have made a surprising find. Some of the artifacts date as far back 3,600...
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11 May, 2016 - 21:43 ancient-origins
World's Oldest Axe Fragment Found in Australia
Australian archaeologists have discovered a piece of the world's oldest axe in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. The axe fragment is about the size of a thumbnail and dates back to a...
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18 July, 2015 - 14:59 ancient-origins
Mummy of a child warrior from lost medieval civilization unearthed near Arctic
By Anna Liesowska / Siberian Times Scientists this week opened the mummified child's remains cocooned in birch bark and copper which - combined with the permafrost - produced an accidental...
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15 July, 2015 - 14:38 Alicia McDermott
Sword of Late Viking Age Burial Unveiled Exhibiting Links Between Norway and England
Though they discovered it in 2011, archaeologists from the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo had to wait through four long years of conservation and research to finally reveal the finding of a...
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