Bronze Age stone footprints may have sealed friendships, marriages, and alliances in ancient Scandinavia (opens in new tab)

Thousands of footprints carved into rock surfaces along the coasts of southern Scandinavia have puzzled archaeologists for decades. These ancient engravings, known as podomorphs, were often treated as symbolic images or ritual representations. A new study suggests a very different interpretation. Rather than serving as simple artwork, the footprints appear to have functioned as physical […]