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Were the Vikings Smoking Pot While Exploring Newfoundland?
By Owen Jarus published
The discovery of cannabis pollen near a Viking settlement in Newfoundland raises the question of whether the Vikings were smoking or eating pot while exploring North America.

Fantastically Preserved Viking Boat Grave and Skeletons Unearthed in Sweden
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The boat held the remains of a man, a horse and a dog.

Photos: A man, a horse and a dog found in Viking boat burial
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Such viking boat burials are rare and likely only used for burying the elite.

Yes, That Viking Warrior Buried with Weapons Really Was a Woman
By Laura Geggel published
Researchers answer questions following the explosive finding that a Viking warrior was biologically female.

Photos: Viking warrior is actually a woman
By Laura Geggel published
Here's what the Viking warrior woman may have looked like.

Did the Vikings Think the Gods Were Watching Them?
By Stephanie Pappas published
The Norse gods weren't babysitting humanity.

Ancient DNA from Viking Graves Proves the Fierce Fighters Rode Male Horses
By Mindy Weisberger published
In Iceland, manly Viking warriors were buried with their male horses.

Do Canadian Carvings Depict Vikings? Removing Mammal Fat May Tell
By Owen Jarus published
Carvings uncovered in the Canadian Arctic may be the earliest portraits of the Vikings created in the Americas.
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