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Sweden gives Maori remains back to New Zealand

The skeletons of three Maori people are finally going back to New Zealand after spending more than a century in Sweden. The remains of the three indigenous New Zealanders, a woman and two men, were...

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Nazi royal report branded a whitewash

An investigation into rumours about the role of the late father of Sweden’s Queen Silvia in Nazi Germany has been branded a whitewash by Holocaust survivors. The report, which was commissioned by the...

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Danish archaeologists discover 300 year old toilets

Construction workers preparing sites across Copenhagen for the new Metro line are making some extraordinary discoveries, the latest being a pair of latrines last used around 300 years ago. The find...

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Study: life may have bubbled out of Greenland volcano

Despite being one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, scientists believe Greenland may be the place where life first began. A study of mud volcanoes in Isua, southwest Greenland,...

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UNESCO refuses to move Denmark’s Jelling Stones

The Jelling Stones, ancient monuments that declare the birth of the Danish nation, have been ordered by UNESCO to remain outdoors in their natural location despite calls from Denmark’s National Museum...

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Sweden to hand back historic Danish document

Long running bartering between library directors has led to an agreement by Sweden to return an ancient text to Denmark. The Danish Code of Jutland, which enshrines property ownership and has been...

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MP loses party support for Holocaust denial

A Norwegian Labour Party Sami MP has caused outrage within his own ranks by denying that the Holocaust ever happened. Fellow politicians are calling for the resignation of Anders Mathisen, who is...

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School’s fake rune stone makes media the fool

A Swedish school has admitted that a rune stone it advertised for sale last week – causing much media excitement – was faked as part of an exercise in source criticism. News of the apparently rare...

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