Ancient Walrus DNA Reveals Mysteries of Viking Ivory Trade
A study of ancient walrus DNA reveals Viking trade routes in Greenland, highlighting Norse interactions with Indigenous ...
Vikings May Have Run Into Indigenous Americans Before Columbus, Ivory Hints
Viking Age Norse people seeking walrus ivory in the High Arctic may have encountered Indigenous North Americans hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus "discovered" the continent, a study has ...
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The Vikings were part of a global network trading in ivory from Greenland
New research shows that the Vikings traveled more than 6,000 kilometers to the Arctic to hunt for walrus. DNA analyses reveal that walrus ivory from Greenland was brought to Europe and probably as far ...
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Vikings Sailed to The Ends of Earth to Search For Ivory, DNA Suggests
A genetic analysis of 31 ivory artifacts, kept at museums across Europe, provides preliminary evidence that the Greenland ...
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Viking Women With Elongated Skulls Were Found On An Island In Sweden, And Their Body Modification May Have Meant They Were Socially Elite
People in ancient societies have been known to perform body modifications, so it’s not a surprise when archaeologists find ...
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Vikings Traded Ivory Globally From Greenland
New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that the Vikings travelled more than 6,000 kilometres to the Arctic to ...
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With win on Sunday vs. Jets, Vikings would accomplish another NFL first
T he Minnesota Vikings are heading across the Atlantic Ocean to take on the New York Jets in a week five matchup. With a win, ...
Walrus DNA suggests meetings between Vikings and Indigenous Inuit
What really surprised us was that much of the walrus ivory exported back to Europe was originating in very remote hunting ...
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These three Viking women elongated their skulls, and some men filed their teeth. But why?
Skull modification is a rarer phenomenon in Viking Age Gotland, with only three known cases, all of which are female. These ...
How Viking's unique approach to design elevates comfort and exploration at sea
Eschewing typical cruise ship glitz, Riviere has opted for an airy, natural style he describes as “residential modernism”, ...
Nordic Animators Embrace Reindeer Born Out of a One-Night Stand, Viking Prince Who Teams Up With Drag Queens: ‘Compassion, Equality, Inclusion’
Nordic animation makers need to embrace “compassion, equality and inclusion,” Kool Produktion’s Frank Mosvold told Variety.
Winter’s coming. 5 lessons from a ‘modern Viking’ on how to stay productive during the dark days
A Norwegian-native Viking explains how to tap almost infinite potential to influence how you react to life and its events.