This week, decipher clues from the world’s oldest rune stone, see the ethereal glow of birds-of-paradise, watch a light show ...

In the past 30 years, they’ve been helped in these studies by digital tools like geographic information systems (GIS). GIS is a computer system that uses software and data to map, analyse and manage ...

Iceland’s Viking heritage and modern culture shine through its diverse museums.

B eing a Viking wasn’t all raiding and marauding. According to new research, a large part of the ancient Norse lifestyle also involved being struck down by oral and maxillofacial diseases, many of ...

Archaeologists are piecing together the world’s oldest known rune stone. It could shed light on the origins of early written ...

This week, we have a little bit of Black History Month mixed with a little bit of pop culture, including adding context to ...

The difference between a tourist and traveller is the deep dive into local culture to see its wonders up close. In Central Europe, a river voyage with Viking can take you into the heart of iconic ...

The Viking Age saw the pillaging of the British Isles, France, and the Mediterranean until inequality, Christianity, and sex ended the era.

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

Solvang: a little slice of Denmark in the heart of California, where you can eat your weight in pastries, pretend you’re a ...

Solvang, which means “sunny field” in Danish, is anything but your average small town. Founded in 1911 by a group of ...