Archaeologists have discovered some of the earliest-known stone fragments containing Germanic letter inscriptions at a grave ...

A team of researchers from the University of Oslo uncovered fragments of runestones older than 2,000 years at the ancient ...

Archaeologists in Norway have discovered fragments of the world’s oldest rune stone in Svingerud burial field, dating back to 50 BC–275 AD.

The earliest runestone ever to be reliably dated has been discovered at a grave field in Norway, providing some fascinating ...

Researchers pieced the stone together like a jigsaw puzzle from various fragments found at an ancient burial ground.

A team of researchers has found fragments of the oldest rune stone in the world in the Svingerud burial field, Norway. These ...

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.

From an animal's tusk, it was worked into a small personal hygiene tool, inscribed with a modest wish, and eventually, ...

The next transformative step in language development was the invention of writing. Around 3100 BCE, humans began using ...

Highway workers found an ancient Roman cemetery, including a grave filled with a curious substance, during a recent highway construction project in England. The announcement was made last week by ...

The coins include depictions of nine Roman emperors who ruled between 364 ... because it is extremely rare to be able to study in its entirety an ancient monetary deposit in its archaeological ...