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Martin Rundkvist

Take, for example, the rich Viking Period graves of Birka. They are absolutely essential for research into that period. But Stolpe excavated and documented them in the 1870s and 1880s. Then the finds and bones and paper archive were not very well curated in a museum until the 1930s, when Arbman collated the information, and published it in the 1940s. Finally both versions of what these graves were like was put online ten years ago.

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Deciphered Viking runes reveal Galloway hoard was communally owned

A new interpretation of a runic inscription found on a silver arm ring from the well-known Viking-era Galloway Hoard has shed light on who owned it. Researchers at National Museums Scotland, working with specialists from the University of Wales, have translated the inscription to mean “this is the community’s wealth/property.”

More info: archaeologymag.com/2025/02/gal

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Deciphered Viking runes reveal Galloway hoard was communally owned A new interpretation of a runic inscription found on a silver arm ring from the well-known Viking-era Galloway Hoard has shed light on who owned it. Researchers at National Museums Scotland, working with specialists from the University of Wales, have translated the inscription to mean “this is the community’s wealth/property.” This suggests that the hoard was collectively owned rather than belonging to just a single individual... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/galloway-hoard-was-communally-owned/
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Rare pre-Viking helmet fragment discovered in Lejre, Denmark

An extraordinarily well-preserved section of a gold-plated, gemstone-encrusted helmet has been uncovered in Lejre, Denmark, providing new information about the country’s role as a seat of political and cultural power during the era of the Late Germanic Iron Age. Dated between 650 and 750 CE

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/01/pre

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Rare pre-Viking helmet fragment discovered in Lejre, Denmark An extraordinarily well-preserved section of a gold-plated, gemstone-encrusted helmet has been uncovered in Lejre, Denmark, providing new information about the country’s role as a seat of political and cultural power during the era of the Late Germanic Iron Age. Dated between 650 and 750 CE, the helmet is older than the age of the Vikings and is one of the most sensational finds of its kind in Scandinavia...
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