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Miami Herald
a day ago
- Science
- Miami Herald
Viking-era silver treasures found on farm in Sweden and restored. See them shine
Sifting through the stony soil of southern Sweden, archaeologists uncovered dozens of Viking-era structures and hundreds of artifacts. One remarkable find stood out from all the rest: a collection of ancient silver treasures. A team of archaeologists excavated a massive Viking Age farm and adjacent burial ground in Täby from 2020 to 2021. The site had been occupied for roughly 500 years — from 500 to 1050 A.D. — and still had many traces of its ancient inhabitants, Arkeologerna said in a May 30 news release. When the dig finished, archaeologists had found 34 ruined buildings, about 15 ritual deposits, five graves and over 1,450 artifacts. The finds took them years to document, analyze, preserve and clean. The effort resulted in two detailed reports published in early May John Hamilton, a project manager with Arkeologerna, described the Täby site as incredibly exciting because of its variety — and its unique silver treasures. The excavation at Täby uncovered a buried pot filled with silver arm rings, necklaces, beads, coin pendants, an amulet, a ring and some fabric, archaeologists said in a report. The Viking-era collection was astonishing for its size, variety and quality of preservation. The treasure might have been buried in honor of a high-ranking individual and involved a long, grand ceremony, Hamilton said in the release. Reconstructions show how the collection was originally buried. Several of the ancient silver items had braided or twisted designs and ended in a diamond-shaped piece, photos show. Archaeologists identified the 12 coin pendants as a mixture of European and Islamic coins all dating between 904 and 997 A.D. Photos show two of these items, which have added hooks to allow them to be worn as pendants. Arkeologerna described the silver treasures as unusual and astonishing. Other finds from Täby included pottery, bones and seeds. Archaeologists analyzed the DNA of several people buried at the site and confirmed several were related. Täby is a town roughly 10 miles north from Stockholm. Google Translate was used to translate the news release from Arkeologerna, part of Sweden's National Historical Museums (SHM).
The Citizen
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Local dancer shines at Croatian International Dance Open
South African dancer Isabella van Tonder, who is a learner at Brescia House School, recently returned from the International Dance Open in Zagreb, Croatia, where she represented the country and gained life-changing experiences According to Isabella, the competition pushed her, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. 'I learned what it truly means to be both a team player and a team leader. Being part of a supportive and kind team helped me grow, and I found myself becoming someone the younger dancers could look up to.' She explained that the language barrier with dancers from other countries was challenging, but said they found ways to connect, using Google Translate and shared smiles to build bonds across borders. 'Even with the differences, it was amazing to see how dance unites us.' Also read: Class of 2025 celebrates Centennial Schools' inaugural matric dance Isabella said one of her biggest takeaways was learning to stay calm under pressure. 'The backstage environment was loud and stressful, but I had a kind of switch in my mind where I found calm in the chaos. That helped me perform better and stay focused.' She explained that the competition also exposed her to different styles of European dance, which she plans to incorporate into her training. 'I did an open ballet class with a Russian instructor who did not speak English, but she still managed to teach us valuable techniques. My dad always says: 'You are never too experienced to learn', and that stuck with me.' Read more: Brescia's Arwen Terblanche strikes gold at national orienteering champs Isabella pointed out the emotional depth of watching her teammates perform. 'I actually cried seeing their raw emotion on stage. It reminded me why I dance: To express, to feel, and to connect.' Now, she is back home, and more motivated than ever. 'This experience taught me that things don't have to be perfect. As long as you dance your best, you should be proud.' Follow us on our Whatsapp channel, Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok for the latest updates and inspiration! Have a story idea? We'd love to hear from you – join our WhatsApp group and share your thoughts! At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
'I was innocent': Ontario man returns home after arrest in Dominican Republic
When David Bennett decided to escape Canada's icy winter with a weeklong trip to the Dominican Republic, he never imagined he'd be fighting to get back on Canadian soil for more than two months. Bennett has finally returned to his Burlington, Ont., home after being arrested in the Caribbean country and accused of smuggling drugs. Even after the charges were withdrawn, he was stuck in the island nation for weeks due to court delays. He's now calling for more transparency from the federal government when it comes to assisting Canadians abroad. Bennett, his wife Jane Wilcox and some friends were on their way home from a Dominican Republic resort on March 7 when he was denied entry at a Punta Cana airport's automated customs gate, he said. He was taken to an interrogation room and initially thought it was just a brief misunderstanding. There, he and Wilcox were shown a photo of a bag they didn't recognize, with a slightly different name on it — Davi Bennett instead of David R. Bennett, he said. Though they were adamant the bag didn't belong to him, he said he was charged with trafficking drugs into the Dominican and told he could face up to 30 years in prison. "That was really scary and I was blown away. Like I was in disbelief that this was happening," Bennett said in a phone interview Thursday, nearly two weeks after returning home. "I certainly didn't expect it to evolve into what it did, that's for sure. Not in my wildest dreams did I think it would happen like that." Bennett recalled how he was handcuffed and later spent the night in a "small, overcrowded cell," shoulder-to-shoulder with other detainees and sitting in a corner for nearly nine hours. He managed to get a lawyer — whom he could only communicate with through Google Translate — and Wilcox paid a $5,000 bail, he said. He then spent the next several weeks bouncing around different accommodations as he and Wilcox fought to clear his name and get him back to Canada. When they learned the charges would be withdrawn, he was relieved, but only momentarily. "We were told that it would take roughly 10 to 15 days for that withdrawal to become official through the signing of a court order. We were concerned with the time frame, but we were told that there's a backlog in the system," Bennett said. "So we said, well, what other choice do we have other than to remain patient?" It took more than 15 days for the court order to be signed, he recalled, but then he was told it would take up to an additional two weeks for the travel ban to be lifted. "My mental state was really rough those last five weeks waiting," said Bennett. "The anticipation and the waiting was really the most difficult part." Meanwhile in Ontario, Wilcox was rallying as much support as she could, Bennett said, as she and other community members reached out to their local member of Parliament Karina Gould and Anita Anand, who is now foreign affairs minister. On May 15, Bennett said he learned from Global Affairs Canada that his travel ban had been lifted through a verbal agreement with Dominican authorities, and they immediately booked a flight for the next day. "We literally willed our way through at that point because the paperwork hadn't been finalized yet. And we connected with Global Affairs Canada and told them that we're going to the airport, please ensure the paperwork is there to support us," he recalled. The next day, when he boarded his plane to Toronto, he "never felt really comfortable" until the wheels left the tarmac. "Even when I was on the aircraft, even though I was innocent, I had in the back of my mind, 'What's going to go wrong here?' Like something's not going to work out here," he said. "So I was really, really nervous for the entire time." The flight gave him an "amazing feeling," he said, and his reunion with his wife was even better. In total, Bennett said he spent 71 days stuck in the Dominican, getting few hours of sleep, rapidly losing weight and ultimately racking up more than $80,000 in legal fees and accommodation costs. Though he's back home now, Bennett said he still has unanswered questions about what happened that day at the Punta Cana airport. "I'd like to really fully understand what has transpired and how it transpired, how this can never happen in the future," he said. Bennett added he wants Canadian officials to be more transparent in the steps they're taking to help Canadians stuck abroad. During his time in the Dominican, he and Wilcox were in communication with Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Embassy, he said, but officials gave them few updates or details on his case, which he called "frustrating." Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Embassy in the Dominican Republic did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "I do believe Canadians deserve better," Bennett said. "We need to be way more supportive of our Canadian citizens when they travel." For Canadians going abroad, Bennett said they should consider only taking a carry-on and if they check a bag, to keep track of the luggage tag. Bennett also recommends checking the federal government's travel advisories before choosing a destination. Now that he's back in Canada, Bennett said he's spending as much time with family as he can and taking steps to recover physically and mentally. Before the incident, Bennett said he was never much of a traveller, but his detention has actually made him want to travel more. "I have a little bit of a thirst for travel through this because I want to live my life and I want to enjoy," said Bennett. "There's so many beautiful places to see in this world and it hasn't ruined my want to do more things." This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 29, 2025. Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
'I was innocent': Ontario man returns home after arrest in Dominican Republic
When David Bennett decided to escape Canada's icy winter with a weeklong trip to the Dominican Republic, he never imagined he'd be fighting to get back on Canadian soil for more than two months. Bennett has finally returned to his Burlington, Ont., home after being arrested in the Caribbean country and accused of smuggling drugs. Even after the charges were withdrawn, he was stuck in the island nation for weeks due to court delays. He's now calling for more transparency from the federal government when it comes to assisting Canadians abroad. Bennett, his wife Jane Wilcox and some friends were on their way home from a Dominican Republic resort on March 7 when he was denied entry at a Punta Cana airport's automated customs gate, he said. He was taken to an interrogation room and initially thought it was just a brief misunderstanding. There, he and Wilcox were shown a photo of a bag they didn't recognize, with a slightly different name on it — Davi Bennett instead of David R. Bennett, he said. Though they were adamant the bag didn't belong to him, he said he was charged with trafficking drugs into the Dominican and told he could face up to 30 years in prison. "That was really scary and I was blown away. Like I was in disbelief that this was happening," Bennett said in a phone interview Thursday, nearly two weeks after returning home. "I certainly didn't expect it to evolve into what it did, that's for sure. Not in my wildest dreams did I think it would happen like that." Bennett recalled how he was handcuffed and later spent the night in a "small, overcrowded cell," shoulder-to-shoulder with other detainees and sitting in a corner for nearly nine hours. He managed to get a lawyer — whom he could only communicate with through Google Translate — and Wilcox paid a $5,000 bail, he said. He then spent the next several weeks bouncing around different accommodations as he and Wilcox fought to clear his name and get him back to Canada. When they learned the charges would be withdrawn, he was relieved, but only momentarily. "We were told that it would take roughly 10 to 15 days for that withdrawal to become official through the signing of a court order. We were concerned with the time frame, but we were told that there's a backlog in the system," Bennett said. "So we said, well, what other choice do we have other than to remain patient?" It took more than 15 days for the court order to be signed, he recalled, but then he was told it would take up to an additional two weeks for the travel ban to be lifted. "My mental state was really rough those last five weeks waiting," said Bennett. "The anticipation and the waiting was really the most difficult part." Meanwhile in Ontario, Wilcox was rallying as much support as she could, Bennett said, as she and other community members reached out to their local member of Parliament Karina Gould and Anita Anand, who is now foreign affairs minister. On May 15, Bennett said he learned from Global Affairs Canada that his travel ban had been lifted through a verbal agreement with Dominican authorities, and they immediately booked a flight for the next day. "We literally willed our way through at that point because the paperwork hadn't been finalized yet. And we connected with Global Affairs Canada and told them that we're going to the airport, please ensure the paperwork is there to support us," he recalled. The next day, when he boarded his plane to Toronto, he "never felt really comfortable" until the wheels left the tarmac. "Even when I was on the aircraft, even though I was innocent, I had in the back of my mind, 'What's going to go wrong here?' Like something's not going to work out here," he said. "So I was really, really nervous for the entire time." The flight gave him an "amazing feeling," he said, and his reunion with his wife was even better. In total, Bennett said he spent 71 days stuck in the Dominican, getting few hours of sleep, rapidly losing weight and ultimately racking up more than $80,000 in legal fees and accommodation costs. Though he's back home now, Bennett said he still has unanswered questions about what happened that day at the Punta Cana airport. "I'd like to really fully understand what has transpired and how it transpired, how this can never happen in the future," he said. Bennett added he wants Canadian officials to be more transparent in the steps they're taking to help Canadians stuck abroad. During his time in the Dominican, he and Wilcox were in communication with Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Embassy, he said, but officials gave them few updates or details on his case, which he called "frustrating." Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Embassy in the Dominican Republic did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "I do believe Canadians deserve better," Bennett said. "We need to be way more supportive of our Canadian citizens when they travel." For Canadians going abroad, Bennett said they should consider only taking a carry-on and if they check a bag, to keep track of the luggage tag. Bennett also recommends checking the federal government's travel advisories before choosing a destination. Now that he's back in Canada, Bennett said he's spending as much time with family as he can and taking steps to recover physically and mentally. Before the incident, Bennett said he was never much of a traveller, but his detention has actually made him want to travel more. "I have a little bit of a thirst for travel through this because I want to live my life and I want to enjoy," said Bennett. "There's so many beautiful places to see in this world and it hasn't ruined my want to do more things." This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 29, 2025. Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
‘I was innocent': Ontario man returns home after arrest in Dominican Republic
When David Bennett decided to escape Canada's icy winter with a weeklong trip to the Dominican Republic, he never imagined he'd be fighting to get back on Canadian soil for more than two months. Bennett has finally returned to his Burlington, Ont., home after being arrested in the Caribbean country and accused of smuggling drugs. Even after the charges were withdrawn, he was stuck in the island nation for weeks due to court delays. He's now calling for more transparency from the federal government when it comes to assisting Canadians abroad. Bennett, his wife Jane Wilcox and some friends were on their way home from a Dominican Republic resort on March 7 when he was denied entry at a Punta Cana airport's automated customs gate, he said. He was taken to an interrogation room and initially thought it was just a brief misunderstanding. There, he and Wilcox were shown a photo of a bag they didn't recognize, with a slightly different name on it — Davi Bennett instead of David R. Bennett, he said. Though they were adamant the bag didn't belong to him, he said he was charged with trafficking drugs into the Dominican and told he could face up to 30 years in prison. 'That was really scary and I was blown away. Like I was in disbelief that this was happening,' Bennett said in a phone interview Thursday, nearly two weeks after returning home. 'I certainly didn't expect it to evolve into what it did, that's for sure. Not in my wildest dreams did I think it would happen like that.' Bennett recalled how he was handcuffed and later spent the night in a 'small, overcrowded cell,' shoulder-to-shoulder with other detainees and sitting in a corner for nearly nine hours. He managed to get a lawyer — whom he could only communicate with through Google Translate — and Wilcox paid a $5,000 bail, he said. He then spent the next several weeks bouncing around different accommodations as he and Wilcox fought to clear his name and get him back to Canada. When they learned the charges would be withdrawn, he was relieved, but only momentarily. 'We were told that it would take roughly 10 to 15 days for that withdrawal to become official through the signing of a court order. We were concerned with the time frame, but we were told that there's a backlog in the system,' Bennett said. 'So we said, well, what other choice do we have other than to remain patient?' It took more than 15 days for the court order to be signed, he recalled, but then he was told it would take up to an additional two weeks for the travel ban to be lifted. 'My mental state was really rough those last five weeks waiting,' said Bennett. 'The anticipation and the waiting was really the most difficult part.' Meanwhile in Ontario, Wilcox was rallying as much support as she could, Bennett said, as she and other community members reached out to their local member of Parliament Anita Anand, who is now the new foreign affairs minister. On May 15, Bennett said he learned from Global Affairs Canada that his travel ban had been lifted through a verbal agreement with Dominican authorities, and they immediately booked a flight for the next day. 'We literally willed our way through at that point because the paperwork hadn't been finalized yet. And we connected with Global Affairs Canada and told them that we're going to the airport, please ensure the paperwork is there to support us,' he recalled. The next day, when he boarded his plane to Toronto, he 'never felt really comfortable' until the wheels left the tarmac. 'Even when I was on the aircraft, even though I was innocent, I had in the back of my mind, 'What's going to go wrong here?' Like something's not going to work out here,' he said. 'So I was really, really nervous for the entire time.' The flight gave him an 'amazing feeling,' he said, and his reunion with his wife was even better. In total, Bennett said he spent 71 days stuck in the Dominican, getting few hours of sleep, rapidly losing weight and ultimately racking up more than $80,000 in legal fees and accommodation costs. Though he's back home now, Bennett said he still has unanswered questions about what happened that day at the Punta Cana airport. 'I'd like to really fully understand what has transpired and how it transpired, how this can never happen in the future,' he said. Bennett added he wants Canadian officials to be more transparent in the steps they're taking to help Canadians stuck abroad. During his time in the Dominican, he and Wilcox were in communication with Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Embassy, he said, but officials gave them few updates or details on his case, which he called 'frustrating.' Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Embassy in the Dominican Republic did not immediately respond to requests for comment. 'I do believe Canadians deserve better,' Bennett said. 'We need to be way more supportive of our Canadian citizens when they travel.' For Canadians going abroad, Bennett said they should consider only taking a carry-on and if they check a bag, to keep track of the luggage tag. Bennett also recommends checking the federal government's travel advisories before choosing a destination. Now that he's back in Canada, Bennett said he's spending as much time with family as he can and taking steps to recover physically and mentally. Before the incident, Bennett said he was never much of a traveller, but his detention has actually made him want to travel more. 'I have a little bit of a thirst for travel through this because I want to live my life and I want to enjoy,' said Bennett. 'There's so many beautiful places to see in this world and it hasn't ruined my want to do more things.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 29, 2025.
