What looked like a tangle of “old wires” in a Norwegian farm field turned out to be a cache of Viking silver that had been ...

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers — and a harsh world where not all newborns were born free or given burial. These are some of the ...

A woman cleaning her parents’ basement in Valdres stumbled on 32 millennium-old iron ingots, likely used as a payment system, experts said. Photo from the Innlandet County Municipality We’ve all done ...

A recent excavation expedition at a village in central Denmark surpassed expectations when a team uncovered 50 well-preserved skeletons. The rare unearthing occurred at a Viking-era burial site Åsum ...

Hidden deep under the floorboards of a small house, an excavation team uncovered four silver bracelets dating to the Viking Age, likely from the 9th century AD.

Ten years ago, a Viking-era artifact was unearthed in Scotland. Now, it’s far-flung origins have been revealed, museum officials said. Photo from National Museums of Scotland In 2014, metal ...

Researchers employed cutting-edge techniques including microwear analysis and Reflective Transformation Imaging to examine figurines housed at the Swedish History Museum, reports Archaeology Magazine.

The Vikings were far from a monolithic group. The Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes each brought something different to the table ...

After ancient artifacts are discovered, where do they go? Aside from a minority of pieces sitting in personal collections or artifacts being studied in the lab, many items make their way from a buried ...

A routine metal-detecting outing along Norway’s central coast has led to an extraordinary archaeological discovery: a Viking Age grave that provides invaluable insights into ancient burial practices.

Archaeologists in Norway uncover a Viking Age burial where scallop shells were placed on a woman’s mouth. Experts explore the mysterious symbolism behind this unique find.

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