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Viking And Iron Age Mortuary Houses Were Discovered In Norway, And They Were Likely A Way For The Living To Visit The Dead
The houses date back between A.D. 500 and A.D ... The first structure was built in A.D. 450 to 600 during the Iron Age, which was when cremation was used as the main form of interment.
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Archaeologists Discover a Stash of 1,500-Year-Old Weapons—Including the Only Known Roman Helmet Ever Found in Denmark
The cache included swords, spears, lances and chainmail. Researchers think these items may have been buried as part of a ...
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Discoveries made at Iron Age house site in Assynt
Archaeologists have been excavating an Iron Age house, known as a broch, in Assynt. They believe its residents acquired the pumice and pottery through trading. Clachtoll Broch is thought to have ...
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'Exceptionally rare' 1,500-year-old Roman helmet found in chief's burial in Denmark
Archaeologists in Denmark have recovered dozens of lances, spears, swords, knives, chain mail and a Roman helmet from an Iron Age chieftain's house.
Evening Chronicle16d
Plans submitted for replica Iron Age house in Rising Sun Country Park
It is believed Iron Age Celts lived in such circular houses, constructed with straw and mud, with a fire pit in the centre. According to the Prehistoric Society, roundhouses are characteristic of ...
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Life in the Iron Age
Who lived and worked at a hill fort? What did Iron Age people believe? Activities Inside the hill forts, people lived in round houses. These were simple one-roomed homes with a pointed thatched ...