Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are the result of close contact between the ...

When Germanic was first caught in the candle flame of writing, in the second century CE, there was only one runic script and one Germanic language. That language was spoken in a relatively compact ...

Learn about the Svingerud Stone, a runestone found in a Norwegian grave site that currently stands as the earliest written depiction of the Proto-Norse language. The enigmatic origins of runic ...

Bronze drove the economy and mining was a recognised profession. Huge volumes of tin, copper and finished bronze articles moved along the continent’s trade routes, both terrestrial and maritime. Other ...