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An Excavation Project, in Collaboration With Archaeologists From Södertörn University, Uppsala University's Campus Gotland, Gotland Museum, and the Swedish National Heritage Board, Has Led to the Discovery of an Iron Age Port on Gotska Sandön.Gotska Sandön is an island and national park in Sweden's Gotland County, situated 24 miles north of Faro in the Baltic Sea.Earlier in 2023, archaeologists found two 2,000-year-old Roman coins on one of the island's beaches. Both coins are made of silver, with one coin dating from AD 98-117 during the reign of Emperor Trajan, and the other coin dating from AD 138-161 during the reign...

Earlier this year, it was announced that in May-June 2018, the MSB (Ministry for Society Protection and Preparedness) in Sweden would send out a brochure titled “If Crisis or War Comes” to all of Sweden’s 4.7 million homes. The last time this sort of brochure was printed and distributed was during World War II, in 1943. The leaflet drop was part of a recent effort by the authorities to revamp their defenses as Russian aggression has increased, starting with the invasion of Crimea in 2014. Sweden, which is not a NATO member, decided to reintroduce a permanent military presence on...

Gutefar - The Bronze Age Sheep of Gotland This article claims sheep of the British Isles descended from sheep from Gotland, an Island in the Baltic "...arriving in Britain between 2,000 and 3,000 years ago, doubtless traveling along with the same Viking raiders that brought sheep originally to Gotland." She also claims Vikings are the ANCESTORS of the Visigoths. Only problems is that the Visigoths preceded the Vikings by about 400 years. The Visigoths sacked Rome in 451 AD and the first recorded Viking raid on the British Isles happened around 800 AD with the raid on the monastery at...

San Diego May Be Home To Swedish Gotland Class Submarine And Crew Navy looking for extra-quiet vessel By James W. Crawley UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER October 14, 2004 Sometime next year, San Diego may become a far-flung submarine base for ... Sweden? The U.S. Navy, searching for an ultra-quiet sub for anti-submarine warfare training, has asked the Swedish government to send one for an extended deployment that could last several years. "The Swedish navy is considering the U.S. Navy's request for a submarine asset," said spokeswoman Lt. Pauline Pimentel. "Both navies are looking forward to a decision in the upcoming months."...