A single fingerprint in ancient tar is rewriting the story of one of Scandinavia’s earliest seaborne raids. Researchers have ...

The fingerprint of a seaborne raider who lived over 2,000 years ago has been discovered in the oldest surviving plank boat ...

Fingerprints are very rare for this time period and area,” said archaeologist Mikael Fauvelle of Lund University, noting the amazing find on Scandinavia’s oldest plank-built boat. Resentenced on a bit ...

New research suggests indicates that Scandinavia's oldest known example of a wooden plank boat may have sailed to attack the ...

Researchers have discovered a 2,400-year-old fingerprint on Scandinavia’s oldest plank boat, likely belonging to someone who helped repair the craft. This finding will help elucidate the origins and ...

Around 2,400 years ago, before the emergence of the Roman empire, a small armada of boats approached the island of Als off the coast of southern Jutland in modern-day Denmark. The armada carried ...

When an ancient ship was unearthed in Scandinavia over 100 years ago, archaeologists started to uncover bits and pieces of its history. On board the plank-built vessel was a hoard of weapons — swords, ...

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A fingerprint has been found in the tars used to build the oldest known wooden plank boat in Scandinavia, which provides a direct link to the seaborne raiders who used the boat over 2,000 years ago.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday declined to commit to releasing video of a controversial second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. “We’re reviewing it right now to make sure ...

Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for McLaren under the bright neon haze of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. What should have been a straightforward fight at the front became a nightmare shaped by ...