An excavation of three Viking graves in Norway reveals beads, coin jewelry and a stone carved to look like female genitalia.

Excavations revealed the graves of three highly respected and wealthy Viking women from the early ninth century.

Most people associate the Viking Age with raids, plundering, and the famous Norwegian Viking ships. But for farmers to become ...

Researchers identified that at least three of these remains belonged to women, accompanied by what they described as a “small treasure trove” of jewellery, including glass beads, silver coins, and a ...

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An archaeologist from over 150 years ago sent a message to the future, and it has just been uncovered during a more detailed dig.

It offers an extraordinary insight into the Viking burial practices and the archaeological methods of the 19th century. The discovery was made during the ongoing excavation of King Audbjørn’s ...

On a small rocky knoll on the west coast of Norway, archaeologists have uncovered a rich burial ground from the Viking Age.

French National Institute for Preventative Archaeological Research A metal detectorist unearthed a Viking sword fragment shaped like wild boars, a first-of-its-kind find for the Netherlands ...