Using stool samples from Viking latrines, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have genetically mapped one of the oldest human parasites – the whipworm. Skip to content Menu ...

Interestingly, the demographic health of Viking settlements in Greenland was relatively poor, Professor Oxenham noted. Greenland presented a challenging environment for subsistence, leading to the ...

Student Gustav Bruunsgaard found seven Viking treasures with a metal detector earlier this year. Moesgaard Museum. These bands, which weigh more than a pound in total, also have incredibly unique ...

The Vikings disappeared abruptly from Greenland in the mid-15th century, some 400 years after arriving there. Why they abandoned a successful settlement is a mystery that historians never have ...

DNA in Viking poop sheds new light on 55,000-year-old relationship between gut companions. Using fossilized eggs in up to 2,500-year-old feces from Viking settlements in ... Sample map . Credit ...

An archaeology student unearthed seven “spectacular” Viking-era curled silver arm rings earlier this year north of Denmark’s second-largest city, a Danish museum said on Monday, adding the ...