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Scientists determine Viking trade routes by the metal in their swords

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington have worked with the Wallace Collection to analyse the contents of Viking swords - and the results shed new light on trade routes in the middle ...





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NASA celebrates 30 years of Mars research

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 21, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NASA will host a Thursday symposium titled "Mars: Past, Present and Future" at the space agency's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.


Unravelling the Northwest's Viking past

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created Feb 08, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (16) | comments 0

The blood of the Vikings is still coursing through the veins of men living in the North West of England — according to a new study which has been just published.


Researchers retrieve authentic Viking DNA from 1,000-year-old skeletons

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created May 28, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (13) | comments 1

Although “Viking” literally means “pirate,” recent research has indicated that the Vikings were also traders to the fishmongers of Europe. Stereotypically, these Norsemen are usually pictured wearing a horned helmet but in ...


NASA's Marks 30th Anniversary of Mars Viking Mission

NASA's Marks 30th Anniversary of Mars Viking Mission

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 17, 2006 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Thirty years after the first successful landing on Mars by NASA's Viking spacecraft, the ambitious mission continues to evoke pride and enthusiasm for future space exploration.


Vikings did not dress the way we thought

Vikings did not dress the way we thought

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 25, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (45) | comments 0

Vivid colors, flowing silk ribbons, and glittering bits of mirrors - the Vikings dressed with considerably more panache than we previously thought. The men were especially vain, and the women dressed provocatively, ...


2 Viking finds in Norway, Sweden

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 31, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Norwegian archaeologists have found a Viking farmer buried with horse, sword, spear and shield near Trondheim.


Bodies from Viking ships to be exhumed

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 11, 2007 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists in Norway plan to exhume three bodies found in the country's most famous Viking ship burials because they fear the remains may be disintegrating.


Viking mice tell tales of British Isles

Viking mice tell tales of British Isles

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created Oct 01, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (23) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The humble house mouse can tell us a lot about the history of colonisation on the British Isles according to research published today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological ...


NASA Mars Orbiter Photographs Spirit and Vikings on the Ground

NASA Mars Orbiter Photographs Spirit and Vikings on the Ground

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 05, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

New images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show three additional NASA spacecraft that have landed on Mars: the Spirit rover active on the surface since January 2004 and the two Viking landers that successfully ...


Father-son team find Roman Briton remains

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created Nov 23, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

The skeleton of an ancient Roman Briton apparently with some social standing was found by two men who previously unearthed a $2 million Viking treasure.



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