Centuries before modern travelers reached Norway’s Lofoten islands for the scenery, Viking chieftains settled here for fertile soil and rich fishing grounds.

Metal detectorist Roy Søreng was scouring a field in Norway when he stumbled upon an oval-shaped metal brooch. When ...

Jewelry has always been more than just adornment; it’s a timeless symbol of beauty, power, and status that offers a ...

Two friends discover Viking treasure - coins dating back 1,000 years that reveal trade routes and secrets of the Irish Sea.

The amount of Islamic silver that found its way into Scandinavia attests to the portability of money in the ancient world. In 1844 a farmer discovered a large trove of silver in a field. A Viking ...

Roy Søreng, a local metal detectorist, found a Viking Age brooch in Norwegian soil. When he called archaeologists to the site, they found much more than what they were expecting. The archaeologists ...

Archaeologists in Norway found a 1,200-year-old Viking woman's grave with mysterious scallop shells over her mouth. Discover ...

A cauldron, chariot parts, ornate jewelry: Precious objects found in the Melsonby Hoard are shedding new light into the rituals of Iron Age Britain.

A well-preserved Viking Age grave featuring a previously unknown funerary ritual in Norway has been excavated in the locality ...

If I travel to another country, I’ll generally need to make a currency exchange before I can go shopping. However, in ancient ...

Archaeologists excavating a ninth-century burial site in Bjugn, Norway have uncovered something unprecedented in Scandinavian archaeology: a Viking Age woman's grave featuring two scallop shells ...

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 ...