A method of purification by the use of brown hematite (bog iron ore), to absorb the sulphur compounds, has been employed with success in Europe, and although it is said not to remove the ...

"Our ancestors saw wetlands as mystical places where they could connect with their gods and the Otherworld." A 1,600-year-old ...

Danish archaeologists recently announced the discovery during an excavation of a variety of weapons and armor dating to the ...

The remains were found to be those of an Iron Age murder victim, dubbed the Lindow Man, who had been buried in the ancient bog almost 2,000 years previously. Both these cases swirled in my head as ...

Some old Scandinavian writings trace kings back to Christ’s birth, once dismissed as mere tales—but perhaps there’s truth in ...

Archaeologists in England are currently puzzling over a 2,000-year-old comb that was carved from the back of a human skull.

The Andal settlers subjugated the native inhabitants - the First Men, through various means, toppling the continent's ...

At a recent preview event in New York, Rolling Stone went hands-on with South of Midnight and spoke to the team working on ...

These Iron Age settlements ... excarnation' - meaning they were left deliberately exposed. There are also some bog bodies preserved from this period, which show evidence of violent deaths in ...

This lengthy river reaches incredible peaks before heading southward and creating an immensely powerful tidal bore ...

This substantial fragment resembles iron reduced from local bog ore, though such material has not been discovered on Saaremaa in this form before. The total weight of all finds from the past two years ...

"Onyx Storm" author Rebecca Yarros breaks down the ending of her latest book, plans for Book 4 release and the "Fourth Wing" ...