Odinist Press Service » History & Archeology http://www.odinistpressservice.com News for Odin's Folk Thu, 17 May 2012 16:22:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Staffordshire Hoard-inspired Anglo Saxon warrior statue unveiled http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/05/17/staffordshire-hoard-inspired-anglo-saxon-warrior-statue-unveiled/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=staffordshire-hoard-inspired-anglo-saxon-warrior-statue-unveiled http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/05/17/staffordshire-hoard-inspired-anglo-saxon-warrior-statue-unveiled/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:50:12 +0000 Editor http://www.odinistpressservice.com/?p=12288 Staffordshire Hoard-inspired Anglo Saxon warrior statue unveiledA 9 ft (2.74m) sculpture of an Anglo-Saxon warrior inspired by the Staffordshire Hoard is being unveiled at a museum later.
]]> http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/05/17/staffordshire-hoard-inspired-anglo-saxon-warrior-statue-unveiled/feed/ 0 Did Ancient Germans Steal the Pharaoh’s Chair Design? http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/05/15/did-ancient-germans-steal-the-pharaohs-chair-design/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=did-ancient-germans-steal-the-pharaohs-chair-design http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/05/15/did-ancient-germans-steal-the-pharaohs-chair-design/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 22:32:28 +0000 Editor http://www.odinistpressservice.com/?p=12280 Did Ancient Germans Steal the Pharaoh’s Chair Design?Roughly 3,500 years ago, folding chairs remarkably similar to ones found in Egypt suddenly became must-have items in parts of northern Europe. Scholars are now looking into this potential case of ancient industrial espionage.
]]> http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/05/15/did-ancient-germans-steal-the-pharaohs-chair-design/feed/ 0 Swedish Stonehenge? Ancient stone structure spurs debate http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/20/swedish-stonehenge-ancient-stone-structure-spurs-debate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=swedish-stonehenge-ancient-stone-structure-spurs-debate http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/20/swedish-stonehenge-ancient-stone-structure-spurs-debate/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:24:34 +0000 Editor http://www.odinistpressservice.com/?p=12197 Swedish Stonehenge? Ancient stone structure spurs debateAncient Scandinavians dragged 59 boulders to a seaside cliff near what is now the Swedish fishing village of Kaseberga
]]> http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/20/swedish-stonehenge-ancient-stone-structure-spurs-debate/feed/ 0 Secrets of the earliest Britons could be hidden in 5,000-year-old tomb http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/secrets-of-the-earliest-britons-could-be-hidden-in-5000-year-old-tomb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=secrets-of-the-earliest-britons-could-be-hidden-in-5000-year-old-tomb http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/secrets-of-the-earliest-britons-could-be-hidden-in-5000-year-old-tomb/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:14:31 +0000 Editor http://www.odinistpressservice.com/?p=12189 Secrets of the earliest Britons could be hidden in 5,000-year-old tombArchaeologists have discovered the remains of a Neolithic portal dolmen, one of Western Europe's oldest ritual burial chambered monuments, in an isolated field in Wales.
]]> http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/secrets-of-the-earliest-britons-could-be-hidden-in-5000-year-old-tomb/feed/ 0 Viking-era ‘piggy bank’ yields silver treasure http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/viking-era-piggy-bank-yields-silver-treasure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=viking-era-piggy-bank-yields-silver-treasure http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/viking-era-piggy-bank-yields-silver-treasure/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:08:50 +0000 Editor http://www.odinistpressservice.com/?p=12186 Viking-era ‘piggy bank’ yields silver treasureA bronze, Viking-era "piggy-bank" containing thousands silver coins dating from the 11th century has been unearthed on the Baltic island of Gotland in what Swedish archaeologists have described as a "fantastic" treasure find.
]]> http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/viking-era-piggy-bank-yields-silver-treasure/feed/ 0 Scientists find runes on ancient comb http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/scientists-find-runes-on-ancient-comb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scientists-find-runes-on-ancient-comb http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/scientists-find-runes-on-ancient-comb/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:01:21 +0000 Editor http://www.odinistpressservice.com/?p=12182 Scientists find runes on ancient combArchaeologists have found the oldest engravings of letters ever to be discovered in central Germany, officials from the area announced on Thursday.
]]> http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/scientists-find-runes-on-ancient-comb/feed/ 0 Skeletons found in Oxford could be ’10th-century Viking raiders’ http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/skeletons-found-in-oxford-could-be-10th-century-viking-raiders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeletons-found-in-oxford-could-be-10th-century-viking-raiders http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/skeletons-found-in-oxford-could-be-10th-century-viking-raiders/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:49:38 +0000 Editor http://www.odinistpressservice.com/?p=12178 Skeletons found in Oxford could be ’10th-century Viking raiders’Thirty-seven skeletons found in a mass burial site in the grounds of St John's College may not be who they initially seemed, according to Oxford researchers studying the remains.
]]> http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/14/skeletons-found-in-oxford-could-be-10th-century-viking-raiders/feed/ 0 Roman War Camps in Scotland http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/07/roman-war-camps-in-scotland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roman-war-camps-in-scotland http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/07/roman-war-camps-in-scotland/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:03:08 +0000 Editor http://www.odinistpressservice.com/?p=12155 Roman War Camps in ScotlandA new book just published reveals the true extent of the Roman Empire’s attempts to conquer Scotland - and explores the archaeological legacy left behind.
]]> http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/07/roman-war-camps-in-scotland/feed/ 0 Record hoard of celtic coins found http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/01/record-hoard-of-celtic-coins-found/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=record-hoard-of-celtic-coins-found http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/01/record-hoard-of-celtic-coins-found/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:55:18 +0000 Editor http://www.odinistpressservice.com/?p=12139 Record hoard of celtic coins foundThe biggest hoard of celtic silver coins ever found in Switzerland has been unearthed in the village of Füllinsdorf, in the northwestern canton of Basel Country.
]]> http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/04/01/record-hoard-of-celtic-coins-found/feed/ 0 4,000-Year-Old Stone Monolith Likely an Astronomical Marker http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/03/28/4000-year-old-stone-monolith-likely-an-astronomical-marker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4000-year-old-stone-monolith-likely-an-astronomical-marker http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/03/28/4000-year-old-stone-monolith-likely-an-astronomical-marker/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:17:18 +0000 Editor http://www.odinistpressservice.com/?p=12133 4,000-Year-Old Stone Monolith Likely an Astronomical MarkerAn ancient stone monolith in England was likely an astronomical marker, according to new archaeological evidence.
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