Archaeologists have unearthed a hoard of Viking treasure that was hidden for more than a 1,000 years. The treasure was found ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered invaluable treasure that was buried by Vikings over 1,000 years ago. The University of Stavanger's Museum of Archaeology announced the discovery in a press release ...

Silver was the Vikings’ treasure of choice. Their affinity for the metal gives discoveries of silver artifacts significant ...

They discuss what objects in the museum reveal about the Vikings. It is obvious what some objects were ... and participate in an archaeological dig. Students could explore the area using small brushes ...

The Viking Age is one of the most fascinating chapters in human history. Far from being mere savages who raided and pillaged, ...

At a medieval site in Iceland, archaeologists have unearthed what they believe to be a Viking Age toy. The small stone ...

“This is undoubtedly the most significant event of my career,” says Volker Demuth. He works at the University of Stavanger's ...

Excavations at the 1,100-year-old farm also found several structures for people, possibly enslaved workers and animals, ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a set of uniquely decorated bracelets on the site of a "large and powerful" Viking Age farm.

While there's no conclusive proof that prehistoric Scandinavians used skin boats, there's a boatload of circumstantial ...

However, two of the archaeologists were convinced that the toy represented not a pig but a bear. Although Iceland doesn’t ...

We have learnt about the Vikings’ diet and cooking implements from archaeological discoveries in Viking huts and refuse. Vikings ate fruit and vegetables and kept animals for meat, milk, cheese and ...