Archive for June, 2012
Viking Remains Excavated in Center of Reykjavík
The site has been earmarked for enlargement of the parliamentary building but first archeologists were given time to excavate remains that might be found there.
Archeologists Excavate Remains at Ancient Parliament
Archeologists will continue to search for remains at the site where Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament, was founded in 930 AD, Þingvellir National Park, this summer.
Viking Ship Maintenance Too Expensive for Chicago Park District
A century-old replica of a Norwegian Viking ship is too expensive for the Chicago Park District to maintain.
Daily News Links for 2012-06-29
- Supreme Court upholds Obamacare individual mandate as a tax http://t.co/CBSZFLeR #
The road to Thingwall — road signs commemorate Viking past
Viking invaders could soon be able to negotiate the roads of a village in North England with greater ease, thanks to four unique ‘dual-language’ signs
Daily News Links for 2012-06-28
- The Plants used in a Viking Age Garden A.D. 800-1050 http://t.co/jJTgpA5A #
- Studded with a hundred Stone Age dog teeth, the world's oldest purse may have been found in Germany. http://t.co/DIrlNQW8 #
- The Greatest Beards in History http://t.co/rv1e51dH #
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Iron Age coins discovered in Jersey after 30-year search
About 50,000 silver and bronze coins uncovered by men who spent decades exploring one field
Daily News Links for 2012-06-27
- Changing views on Vikings http://t.co/l3N3O3wb #
- Lonesome George, the LAST giant Galapagos Islands turtle, dies at the age of 100 http://t.co/hWFJfX19 #
- Small West Yorkshire town aims to be first town with food self-sufficiency by growing all its own vegetables
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Cow and woman found in Cambridgeshire Anglo-Saxon dig
Archaeologists excavating an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Cambridgeshire say the discovery of a woman buried with a cow is a “genuinely bizarre” find.
Daily News Links for 2012-06-25
- Canadian version of SOPA is close to becoming law http://t.co/pIIPe4fB #
- Senate rejects amendment giving states the right to require GMO labeling http://t.co/MGXgc8qv #
- Giant pylons for wind farms planned for National Parks http://t.co/FBjlW5Ha #
- Stonehenge a 'symbol of unification'
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Daily News Links for 2012-06-24
- 'Jesus Christ' arrested for aggravated robbery http://t.co/Np2AuKsH #
MMR causes autism, proven in Italian court case
Now in an Italian court, there has been a landmark ruling for a child whose parents claim that his autism was triggered by MMR.
Believe It To See It
We have all heard and probably even uttered the old quip “I’ll believe it when I see it!” What if…just what if…you had to believe it to see it?
Saxon coins and silver pin worth £12,000 taken
