Was Stone Age Scandinavia Struck by Plague? New research by geneticists hints at the deadly work of Yersinia pestis 5,000 years ago. Listen to this article · 6:50 min Learn more.

With a lack of ancient human bone excavations in the region, finding human DNA within this piece of chewed-up birch bark was ...

When Vikings sailed the North Sea in the 10th century, they recorded their exploits in runes, but that ancient alphabet is ...

Kissing and eating during the Stone Age ‘could be lethal’ Bacteria that can cause food poisoning, meningococcal disease, and the plague were uncovered in Scandinavian remains. By Laura Baisas ...

Some 9,700 years ago on an autumn day, a group of people were camping on the west coast of Scandinavia. They were hunter-gatherers that had been fishing, hunting and collecting resources in the area.

Archeologists in Norway have discovered the world’s oldest dated runestone, which features inscriptions that are up to 2,000 years old.

And so this Stone Age wad of gum is something like a time capsule of what they were eating. SUMMERS: OK. I am going to need to hear about the menu in Stone Age Scandinavia.

Of the several thousand stones with runic inscriptions found in Scandinavia, only about 30 rune stones have been found in Norway are believed to date back to the Roman Iron Age and the Migration ...

Stone Age Burial Mystery as Remains Are Found to Be Missing Skulls. Published Jan 31, ... Hundreds of dolmens have been found in north-central Europe and southern Scandinavia alone.

Archaeologists have found a stone-paved cellar at a 5,000-year-old Stone Age site in Denmark, a discovery that points to a distinct leap in construction technology in ancient Scandinavia.

Some 9,700 years ago on an autumn day, a group of people were camping on the west coast of Scandinavia. They were hunter-gatherers that had been fishing, hunting and collecting resources in the area.