Category: World Archaeology
World archaeology sites
The Oseberg Viking ship burial
In 1904 a remarkable archaeological site was uncovered at Oseberg, Norway. It consisted of an astonishingly well-preserved Viking ship…
Monte Testaccio: a mountain of Roman amphorae
At first glance Monte Testaccio seems just like any other overgrown hill on the outskirts of Rome. However, it is…
Orkney excavation reveals stunning Neolithic site
Ongoing archaeological excavations, by Nick Card of the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA), have revealed the remains of a stunning…
Bones of the Vikings: when raiding goes wrong
The ninth and tenth centuries saw the arrival of a new force on the Irish political scene, the Vikings. These…
