The Local Denmark

How a 500-year-old sturgeon was found in a Scandinavian royal shipwreck

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:29:42 +0200

Archaeologists have found well-preserved parts of a two-metre long sturgeon in the pantry of a Danish ship that sank in what is now Sweden more than half a millennium ago.

Medieval Danish Queen's cellar is one of 2019’s top ten archaeological finds

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:23:39 +0100

The discovery of a cellar in Roskilde believed to have belonged to medieval Danish Queen Margrete I is one of this year's ten most important archaeological finds.

Danish Viking fortress to be reconstructed after project given approval

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 15:54:39 +0200

A major Viking fortress can be rebuilt on its original archaeological site after local authorities in the town of Slagelse gave the green light for the project on Monday.

The Anglo-Saxons were more menacing than the Vikings, and the English language can prove it

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:27:55 +0100

The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this is the story we know from school and popular culture.

Viking-era bones reveal growth of domestic Danish cats

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:15:01 +0100

Study of animal bones from the late Bronze Age has helped scientists in Denmark to make new discoveries about the domestic cat.

Relic found in Denmark belonged to influential 14th-century woman

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 18:41:47 +0100

A recently-discovered seal stamp belonged to a key figure in rebellious movements in Jutland in the 1300s, according to experts.

Archaeologists celebrate spectacular discovery of Danish Iron Age treasure

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:37:36 +0200

Evidence suggests that a recently uncovered treasure trove of Iron Age gold in Denmark was a rich man’s gift to the Gods. And there turned out to be much more where that came from, writes Mads Ravn, head of research at Vejle Museums.

Thousands of objects discovered in Scandinavia’s first Viking city

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:37:44 +0200

Danish archaeologists have excavated the streets beneath Ribe to discover how the first city of the Viking age was established.

Are Danish cities older than previously thought?

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:38:56 +0200

Odense could have been settled as early as the late eighth century, and many other towns could be older than you think, according to a new study.

Danish archaeologists find 14,000 year-old bread in Jordan

Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:53:50 +0200

A piece of Arabic flatbread baked 14,400 years ago in northeastern Jordan has been uncovered by Danish archaeologists.

Here’s how to decorate like a Viking

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:51:37 +0200

To begin with you will need a handy Viking paint chart. Luckily, archaeologists in Denmark have just made one.

Bone trove in Denmark tells story of 'Barbarian' battle

Tue, 22 May 2018 10:41:40 +0200

Thousands of bones from boys and men likely killed in a ferocious battle 2,000 years ago have been unearthed from a bog in Denmark, researchers said Monday.

Archaeologists think they have found Copenhagen’s oldest church

Thu, 03 May 2018 17:44:15 +0200

A new discovery has suggested Copenhagen was already a bustling city by medieval times, much earlier than previously thought.

English mass grave contains remains of Danish Viking army

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:02:32 +0100

Archaeologists are now certain that the 264 bodies buried in the English town of Repton were Vikings, thereby settling a decades-old mystery.

Mysterious Stone Age rock shows up on Danish island

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:16:27 +0100

A wealth of stones has been discovered during an archaeological excavation on the Danish island of Bornholm.

Who were the first Scandinavians? Ancient DNA sheds light on mysterious origins

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:04:22 +0100

Jan Apel, senior archaeology lecturer at Lund University, explores the origins of the first Scandinavians in this piece first published by The Conversation.

Lost medieval village discovered in Denmark

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:58:22 +0100

The site of a village described in written sources from the Middle Ages has been found by archaeologists in Denmark.

Danish Vikings 'may have made their own wine'

Wed, 26 Apr 2017 14:24:01 +0200

New research suggests the Vikings indulged in a bit of viticulture.

Viking gold discovered in Denmark – on live TV

Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:03:42 +0100

A team of Danish archaeologists digging in a field east of Ribe knew they had a better-than-average chance of discovering a treasure trove.

3,000-year-old stinky cheese found in Denmark

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 16:28:59 +0200

A clay pot discovered on an archaeological dig in Jutland turned out to have a 3,000-year-old secret.