What did vikings eat

What did vikings eat

by | Feb 10, 2020 | Historic Survival

What did the Vikings eat? The word Viking is the old Norse word for pirate or raider which is something they became very famous for, and because of this people of other countries began to refer to the people of Scandinavia as Vikings. They were known as fierce...
The earliest use of tools by our ancestors

The earliest use of tools by our ancestors

by | Jan 15, 2020 | Historic Survival

The earliest use of tools by our ancestors During the ice age, much of the northern hemisphere was covered in thick sheets of ice up to 2 miles thick, and life on Earth was either in the sea or in the warmer areas in the south. The earliest part of the planet to thaw...
A quick look at the Aran islands

A quick look at the Aran islands

by | Dec 30, 2019 | Historic Survival

A quick look at the Aran islands   Sitting on the mouth of the bay of Galway in western Ireland lay the Aran islands. Three small and very unusual islands contain some of the most unique and well-preserved examples of how our ancestors lived in ancient Ireland....
How did people survive the Black Death?

How did people survive the Black Death?

by | Dec 17, 2019 | Historic Survival

How did people survive the Black Death? The disease often referred to as the “Black Death” or more simply as “the plague”, was a disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium which was carried by fleas. The disease would live within the fleas but not affect them in...
The most dangerous jobs of our ancestors

The most dangerous jobs of our ancestors

by | Dec 12, 2019 | Historic Survival

The most dangerous jobs of our ancestors Living through certain periods of history would often be nothing short of a nightmare. If you were lucky or rich enough you’d be looked after by someone else, but for the vast majority of people who existed in our past, life...