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Archaeologists' most exciting finds: “It was as if I entered a time capsule from the Bronze Age”

Archaeologists' most exciting finds: “It was as if I entered a time capsule from the Bronze Age”

“I held the flashlight at an angle along the rock, and the figures came to life,” says the archaeologist.

Archaeologists' most exciting finds: A truly unique artefact from the Bronze Age was discovered at a depth of 12 metres

Archaeologists' most exciting finds: A truly unique artefact from the Bronze Age was discovered at a depth of 12 metres

“I could hardly believe it,” the marine archaeologist says.

Archaeologists surprised when 3,500 year old arrowheads made of shells melted out of the ice in the Norwegian mountains

Archaeologists surprised when 3,500 year old arrowheads made of shells melted out of the ice in the Norwegian mountains

Unique arrowheads made of freshwater pearl mussel have melted out of the ice in the mountains in Jotunheimen in Norway. Arrowheads like this have not been found anywhere else in the world, according to archaeologist.

No, the Vikings didn't wear helmets with horns

No, the Vikings didn't wear helmets with horns

But 2,000 years before the Vikings – in the Bronze Age – horned helmets existed.

Was there a Viking Age in Norway — 2000 years before the Vikings?

Was there a Viking Age in Norway — 2000 years before the Vikings?

It may be that people from the North went to the Mediterranean with "Viking ships" as early as 3000 years ago.

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