The Romans considered them barbarians, the Nazis saw them as heroic warriors: An archaeological exhibition in Berlin puts legends and myths about Germanic tribes straight. The first thing visitors to ...

What are the easiest Germanic languages to learn for English speakers? Not every language is equally easy or equally hard to learn. How fast will a person acquire a new language definitely depends on ...

Back in the first millennium A.D., waves of human migration across Europe created an elaborate genetic puzzle that ...

Barbarian warriors in ancient Roman times may have used stimulants to aid their performance in battle, a study has proposed. The practice is suggested by small, spoon-like objects fitted to warriors' ...

There was no lack of German ingenuity when the earliest European settlers of Lancaster County arrived around 1710. The architectural traditions of design, function and construction that served them ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Archeologists have recovered over 200 small, spoonlike objects next ...

An early medieval cemetery unearthed in Germany may not contain "a harem for the hereafter," as some news outlets reported; but it's still a remarkable find, likely holding the remains of a wealthy ...

How would you prepare for battle? If you were a Germanic warrior from Northern Europe during the Roman period, you may have sniffed some narcotics. A team of three Polish researchers, including ...

Follow the complex story of migrations in Europe during the first millennium, as Germanic and Viking ancestry spread across the continent. Back in the first millennium A.D., waves of human migration ...