Viking silver hoard weighing 18.5 kg unearthed in Denmark: largest such find in Estonia also reported
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Viking silver hoard weighing 18.5 kg unearthed in Denmark: largest such find in Estonia also reported
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Human remains found in a Dutch forest may have lain undisturbed for up to six years, according to the Nederlands Forensisch Instituut. The bones, discovered this month in the Roggebotsebos between Dronten and Kampen, are believed to have been in the ground for between 1.5 and 6 years, police told the program *Opsporing Verzocht* .
In Estonia, a man in the Rebildi region of northern Tartu County uncovered over 700 silver items or fragments while preparing to build a terrace at his home, public broadcaster DR reported. The haul, weighing 18.5 kilograms, surpasses the previous national record for such finds .
A separate discovery in Denmark revealed a Viking-era silver treasure weighing the same 18.5 kilograms, buried in a clay pot in Rebild. The find, unearthed this summer during garden work, includes jewelry, coins, and ingots—some bearing Arabic and Anglo-Saxon designs. One ingot is inscribed with the runic mark "hutu," which researchers have not yet deciphered. Torben Sarauw, an archaeologist at Nordjyllands Museums, called it "like finding a Viking-age safe" and noted its significance for understanding the era’s economy and trade networks .
In France, a pistol was retrieved from Lake Annecy on Aug. 20 by tourists, *Libération* reported. Prosecutors in Nanterre have ordered forensic examinations to determine any possible link to the 2012 Chevaline quadruple murder .
Swedish police believe they have solved the mystery of a human skull found in a tile stove in Vadstena last autumn. The remains, determined to be from a child aged 11.5 to 13.5 who lived in the 14th or 15th century, likely originated from Uppsala University’s collections. The deceased owner, who had a documented interest in such artifacts, is suspected of taking the skull in the 1970s during a housing construction project in Uppsala, according to Karolina Jeppsson of the Motala police .
In Germany, a genetic study revealed that Manfred Huchthausen, 76, shares a direct ancestral link with Bronze Age remains found in the 1980s at Lichtenstein Cave, less than 2 kilometers from his home in Osterode near the Harz Mountains. DNA testing in 2007 confirmed the connection, showing 122 generations of continuous habitation in the same area .
Archaeologists in the Czech Republic announced the discovery of a 6,500-year-old circular sanctuary near Chleby, predating Stonehenge by a millennium. The site features 12 gates arranged in a geometric pattern with astronomical alignments .
A 324-million-year-old fossil, long classified as a rare crustacean, has been reidentified as a previously unknown 24-legged insect species, *Chosha praecursor*, following advanced imaging techniques. The specimen, found in Texas rock formations, provides new insights into the transition of life from water to land .
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