https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Divers excavating the wreck of a medieval warship off the coast of Sweden have found barrels they believe may hold traces of 500-year-old Danish beer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190831/divers-find-500-year-old-danish-beer-barrels-in-wreck-in-swede Sat, 31 Aug 2019 12:54:23 +0200 divers-find-500-year-old-danish-beer-barrels-in-wreck-in-swede An exceptional year for Danish archaeologists just keeps getting better. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161209/rare-1500-year-old-odin-amulet-found-in-denmark Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:04:43 +0100 rare-1500-year-old-odin-amulet-found-in-denmark The three-century old excrement of a bishop who lived in 17th-century Denmark has been dug out of storage and mined for insight into the diet of Danes of the era. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161115/300-year-old-turd-offers-insight-into-denmarks-past Tue, 15 Nov 2016 14:34:14 +0100 300-year-old-turd-offers-insight-into-denmarks-past A 82cm Bronze Age sword was recently discovered by amateur archaeologists near the Danish town of Svebølle, Museum Vestsjælland announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160831/3000-year-old-sword-found-in-denmark-and-its-still-sharp Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:18:27 +0200 3000-year-old-sword-found-in-denmark-and-its-still-sharp The historic discovery two years ago of a fifth Viking ring fortress was celebrated in grand style on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160531/after-1000-years-forgotten-viking-fortress-unveiled-in-denmark Tue, 31 May 2016 12:16:43 +0200 after-1000-years-forgotten-viking-fortress-unveiled-in-denmark A metal detecting enthusiast in Denmark has discovered a 1,100 year old gold crucifix that may be the oldest complete Christian artefact ever found in the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160321/danish-amateur-finds-1100-yr-old-viking-cross Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:34:53 +0100 danish-amateur-finds-1100-yr-old-viking-cross A hoard of 700 year-old coins has been found by a group of metal detectors in a Jutland field being excavated by archaeologists, the Viborg Museum announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160210/700-year-old-danish-civil-war-coins-found-by-metal-detector Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:29:45 +0100 700-year-old-danish-civil-war-coins-found-by-metal-detector Fifteen skeletons uncovered this week in Aalborg are assumed to be the remains of 15 soldiers who died fighting in a Danish civil war nearly 500 years ago. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141203/500-year-old-soldier-skeletons-unearthed-in-denmark Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:17:00 +0100 500-year-old-soldier-skeletons-unearthed-in-denmark The discovery of footprints of Stone Age fisherman gives insight into their everyday life and their relation to the water. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141114/5000-year-old-human-footprints-found-in-denmark Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:15:00 +0100 5000-year-old-human-footprints-found-in-denmark For the first time in over a century, plunderers have dug up ancient artifacts that date back over 4,000 years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141027/danish-history-erased-by-plundering-of-burial-mounds Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:27:00 +0100 danish-history-erased-by-plundering-of-burial-mounds It's been long thought that Denmark is the home to four Viking ring fortresses, but the first discovery in 60 years may shed new light on the Viking Era and King Harald Bluetooth. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140905/new-viking-fortress-discovered-in-denmark Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:18:00 +0200 new-viking-fortress-discovered-in-denmark New discoveries at a Danish excavation site reveal that prevailing warriors desecrated and assembled their opponents remains in what appears to have been a religious ritual. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140801/new-find-reveals-ritual-destruction-of-iron-age-warriors Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:14:00 +0200 new-find-reveals-ritual-destruction-of-iron-age-warriors