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.

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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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Julian is Professor of Archaeology at the University of York, where he researches archaeological computing and Viking archaeology. He first encountered Vikings as a student digger at Coppergate, and ...