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A beachcomber’s guide to finding and identifying mermaid’s purses

United Kingdom · United Kingdom

A beachcomber’s guide to finding and identifying mermaid’s purses

If you have ever been beachcombing for treasures along the shoreline then you may have been lucky enough to find a mermaid’s purse. They may not look like much, but these dried-out leathery pouches are actually the used egg cases of sharks and skates, created to develop and protect their babies.Read Article

Ancient Celtic Woman in Fancy Clothes Buried in a Hollow Tree Trunk

Celtic · Zurich

Ancient Celtic Woman in Fancy Clothes Buried in a Hollow Tree Trunk

A Celtic woman buried in a tree trunk has excited archaeologists for a while now. Hundreds of years ago, people were buried in a number of ways, some commonplace and some downright lavish.Read Article

Mysterious Viking Women’s Tombs Filled with Extraordinary Artifacts Discovered in Norway Contain No Human Remains

Mysterious Viking Women’s Tombs Filled with Extraordinary Artifacts Discovered in Norway Contain No Human Remains

Just 20 centimeters beneath the windswept soil of Senja, a remote island in Northern Norway, archaeologists have uncovered a stunning remnant of the Viking Age: a woman of status laid to rest in a boat, accompanied by her beloved dog and a wealth of symbolic artifacts.Read Article

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