Topic: Norway

Home of "Ice Giants" thaws, shows pre-Viking hunts

JUVFONNA, Norway (Reuters) - Climate change is exposing reindeer hunting gear used by the Vikings' ancestors faster than archaeologists can collect it from ice thawing in northern Europe's highest mountains."It's like a time machine...the ice has not been this small for many, ...

Stone Age could complicate N.Sea wind farm plans

OSLO (Reuters) - Energy firms taking part in a North Sea boom for offshore wind farms will have to watch out for remains of Stone Age villages submerged for thousands of years, an expert said on Tuesday.A region dubbed "Doggerland" connected Britain ...

Raiders or Traders?

From his bench toward the stern of the Sea Stallion from Glendalough, Erik Nielsen could see his crewmates' stricken faces peering out of bright-red survival suits. Two weeks later, its crew exhausted, the Sea Stallion limped into the port of Dublin for ...
Archaeologists Open Viking Burial Mound in Norway to Learn More About Two Women Buried ThereArchaeologists opened a Viking burial mound on Monday, seeking to learn more about two women _ possibly a queen and a princess _ laid to rest there 1,173 ...