History and archaeology

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  2016.12.20

  Archaeologists connect ancient Corinth's inner and outer harbours

  Researchers from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports and the University of Copenhagen are … »

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  2016.12.05

  Prehistoric plant remains highlight diverse origins of cereal domestication

  Recent archaeological studies have suggested that the cultivation of morphologically wild plant … »

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  2016.06.09

  Danish archaeologist discovers the remains of ancient naval base in Athens

  Marine archaeologist Bjørn Lovén from the University of Copenhagen has - with a team of Greek … »

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  2016.04.13

  University of Copenhagen establishes research corporation with Iranian heritage organisation

  Iranian and Danish archaeologists soon launch a collaborative research project that will investigate … »

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  2015.12.23

  Greek and Danish archaeologists excavate the ancient Greek harbour town Lechaion

  In Greece, underwater excavations of Lechaion, ancient Corinth’s partially submerged harbour town, … »

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  2015.05.21

  The Bronze Age Egtved Girl was not from Denmark

  One of the best-known Danish Bronze Age finds, the famous Egtved Girl from 1370 BC, was not born in … »

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  2015.03.17

  Weights will shed new light on prehistoric trade and economy

  How did the introduction of balance weights in Bronze Age Europe and Asia shape the way prehistoric … »

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  2015.01.28

  On Turing and The Imitation Game

  The Imitation Game, which has just opened in Danish cinemas, is about the math genius Alan Turing, … »

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  2014.12.02

  The Arab Spring in Tunisia came from the people

  Last Sunday, Tunisia held its second presidential election since the revolution that toppled … »

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  2014.01.27

  Afro-Jewish band dominated Nazi-occupied Denmark's music scene

  During the Nazi occupation of Denmark 1940-1945, the jazz orchestra Harlem Kiddies, which boasted a … »

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  2013.11.07

  Informal elite network changed international politics in the 1970s

  In the 1970s, a network of businessmen, politicians, and diplomats from the US, Europe, and Japan – … »

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  2013.06.24

  University of Copenhagen excavations in Qatar named World Heritage Site

  In 2009, University of Copenhagen archaeologists signed a contract with the Qatar Museums Authority … »

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  2012.12.19

  Ancient Egyptians sold themselves into temple slavery

  2,200 years ago in the ancient Egyptian city Tebtunis, Egyptians voluntarily entered into slave … »

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  2012.09.28

  Ancient stinging nettles reveal Bronze Age trade connections

  A piece of nettle cloth retrieved from Denmark's richest known Bronze Age burial mound may derive … »