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Bocksten Man
The Bocksten Man is the remains of a medieval male body found in a bog in Varberg Municipality, Sweden.
The Bocksten Man is the remains of a medieval male body found in a bog in Varberg Municipality, Sweden.
Ertebølle culture
The Ertebølle culture (ca 5300 BC-3950 BC) is the name of a hunter-gatherer and fisher, pottery-making culture dating to the end of the Mesolithic period.
The Ertebølle culture (ca 5300 BC-3950 BC) is the name of a hunter-gatherer and fisher, pottery-making culture dating to the end of the Mesolithic period.
Fosna-Hensbacka culture
The Fosna/Hensbacka (ca.8300 BC - 7300 BC),or (12000 cal.BP-10500 cal.BP), were two very similar Late Palaeolithic/early Mesolithic cultures in Scandinavia, and are often subsumed under the na...
The Fosna/Hensbacka (ca.8300 BC - 7300 BC),or (12000 cal.BP-10500 cal.BP), were two very similar Late Palaeolithic/early Mesolithic cultures in Scandinavia, and are often subsumed under the na...
Funnelbeaker culture
The Funnelbeaker culture, short TRB or TBK from Trichterbecherkultur was an archaeological culture in north-central Europe.
The Funnelbeaker culture, short TRB or TBK from Trichterbecherkultur was an archaeological culture in north-central Europe.
Grooves (archaeology)
There are grooves carved into rock in several places in Europe, and most of them appear on the Swedish island of Gotland.
There are grooves carved into rock in several places in Europe, and most of them appear on the Swedish island of Gotland.
Hamburg culture
The Hamburg culture (13,500-11,100 BC) was a Late Upper Paleolithic culture of reindeer hunters in northwestern Europe during the last part of the Weichsel Glaciation and beginning of the Meiend...
The Hamburg culture (13,500-11,100 BC) was a Late Upper Paleolithic culture of reindeer hunters in northwestern Europe during the last part of the Weichsel Glaciation and beginning of the Meiend...
Kongemose culture
The Kongemose culture (Kongemosekulturen) was a mesolithic hunter-gatherer culture in southern Scandinavia ca.
The Kongemose culture (Kongemosekulturen) was a mesolithic hunter-gatherer culture in southern Scandinavia ca.
Kvinneby amulet
The Kvinneby amulet (Öl SAS1989;43 ) is an 11th century runic amulet which was found in the mid-1950's in the soil of the village Södra Kvinneby in Öland, Sweden.
The Kvinneby amulet (Öl SAS1989;43 ) is an 11th century runic amulet which was found in the mid-1950's in the soil of the village Södra Kvinneby in Öland, Sweden.
Lindholm amulet
The Lindholm "amulet", listed as DR 261 in Rundata, is a bone piece found in Skåne, Sweden, that is dated to the 2nd to 4th centuries and has a runic inscription.
The Lindholm "amulet", listed as DR 261 in Rundata, is a bone piece found in Skåne, Sweden, that is dated to the 2nd to 4th centuries and has a runic inscription.
Maglemosian culture
Maglemosian is the name given to a culture of the early Mesolithic period in Northern Europe.
Maglemosian is the name given to a culture of the early Mesolithic period in Northern Europe.
Mästermyr chest
The Mästermyr chest is a chest containing Viking-era blacksmithing and woodworking tools, found in Gotland.
The Mästermyr chest is a chest containing Viking-era blacksmithing and woodworking tools, found in Gotland.
Nøstvet and Lihult cultures
The Nøstvet culture (ca 6200 BC-3200 BC) and the Lihult culture are two very similar Mesolithic cultures in Scandinavian prehistory derived from the earlier Fosna-Hensbacka cultures.
The Nøstvet culture (ca 6200 BC-3200 BC) and the Lihult culture are two very similar Mesolithic cultures in Scandinavian prehistory derived from the earlier Fosna-Hensbacka cultures.
Scandinavian prehistory
The Scandinavian prehistory began when the area became free of ice, at the end of the last ice age, around 11000 BC, with the Ahrensburg culture and hunters living near the ice.
The Scandinavian prehistory began when the area became free of ice, at the end of the last ice age, around 11000 BC, with the Ahrensburg culture and hunters living near the ice.
Stone ship
The Stone ship or ship setting was an early Germanic burial custom, characteristically Scandinavian but also found in Germany and the Baltic states.
The Stone ship or ship setting was an early Germanic burial custom, characteristically Scandinavian but also found in Germany and the Baltic states.