Category: Culture & Heritage

Viking Remains Excavated in Center of Reykjavík

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.

June 30, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Viking Ship Maintenance Too Expensive for Chicago Park District

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.

June 30, 2012 | 0 Comments More
The road to Thingwall — road signs commemorate Viking past

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

June 28, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Monumental effort to save the threatened Viking treasures of Oseberg

Monumental effort to save the threatened Viking treasures of Oseberg

Norwegian conservators are conducting tests at HZB to halt the degradation of one of the most important cultural assets from the Viking Age

June 6, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Staffordshire Hoard-inspired Anglo Saxon warrior statue unveiled

Staffordshire Hoard-inspired Anglo Saxon warrior statue unveiled

A 9 ft (2.74m) sculpture of an Anglo-Saxon warrior inspired by the Staffordshire Hoard is being unveiled at a museum later.

May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Scientists find runes on ancient comb

Scientists find runes on ancient comb

Archaeologists have found the oldest engravings of letters ever to be discovered in central Germany, officials from the area announced on Thursday.

April 14, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Westbury White Horse cleaning under way in Wiltshire

Westbury White Horse cleaning under way in Wiltshire

A team of volunteer steam cleaners are said to be making an “unbelievable” difference to a Wiltshire hillfigure.

April 14, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Somerset man charged with damaging Priddy Circles

Somerset man charged with damaging Priddy Circles

A man from Somerset is to appear in court charged with damaging a prehistoric monument near Wells.

April 5, 2012 | 0 Comments More
4,000-Year-Old Stone Monolith Likely an Astronomical Marker

4,000-Year-Old Stone Monolith Likely an Astronomical Marker

An ancient stone monolith in England was likely an astronomical marker, according to new archaeological evidence.

March 28, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Beer and Bling in Iron Age Europe

Beer and Bling in Iron Age Europe

If you wanted to get ahead in Iron-Age Central Europe you would use a strategy that still works today — dress to impress and throw parties with free alcohol.

March 22, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Staffordshire Saxon will to go on display with hoard of gold

Staffordshire Saxon will to go on display with hoard of gold

THIS is the towering 9ft sculpture of an Anglo-Saxon warrior which will go on permanent display at a museum to help showcase the world-renowned Staffordshire Hoard.

March 22, 2012 | 0 Comments More
75,000 ‘heritage crimes’ committed in a year

75,000 ‘heritage crimes’ committed in a year

More than 200 crimes a day are being committed against Britain’s historic sites, a report warns today, prompting fears that “irreversible harm” is being done to the country’s heritage.

March 19, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Two hundred ancient woodlands at threat from development

Two hundred ancient woodlands at threat from development

More than 200 ancient woodlands are currently under threat from development, and many more could be at risk without changes to the proposed planning reforms, campaigners are warning.

March 7, 2012 | 0 Comments More