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| Magical Viking stone may be real Posted: 03 Nov 2011 04:00 AM PDT A Viking legend which tells of a glowing "sunstone" that, when held up to the sky, disclosed the position of the Sun on a cloudy day may have some basis in truth, scientists believe. The ancient race are believed to have to discovered North America hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus. Now experiments have shown that a crystal, called an Iceland spar, could detect the sun with an accuracy within a degree – allowing the legendary seafarers to navigate thousands of miles on cloudy days and during short Nordic nights. Dr Guy Ropars, of the University of Rennes, and colleagues said "a precision of a few degrees could be reached" even when the sun was below the horizon. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Ancient artefacts unearthed in Tisbury Posted: 03 Nov 2011 03:56 AM PDT A MAJOR hoard of ancient artefacts has been unearthed near Tisbury. A metal detector enthusiast located more than 100 bronze items, thought to be about 2,700 years old, on a farmland site which is being kept secret. Having first found a spearhead, he decided not to disturb the ground and notified archaeologists, who were able to conduct a meticulous excavation. The finds, from the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age, include tools such as chisels, axe heads and gouges, and weapons including fragments of a sword and scabbard and more spearheads. Read the rest of this article...  |
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