"Since the silver tax has not been moved on, it can give us completely new insights about life and society during the Viking era." Demuth added that it was the "biggest [discovery] I have ...

In the ninth century, the Vikings sought fame and fortune in "Syden," the Mediterranean countries extending from west to east ...

The most surprising discovery is how much of a mess they made with their food inside the shack, says an archaeologist.

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

This suggests the artifacts date to the Viking Age, a period in medieval history between roughly the late 8th and 11th centuries, when the Vikings—a Scandinavian seafaring people—raided ...

In the heart of the rugged landscape of Hardangervidda, a vast mountainous plateau in Norway, a group of archaeologists, on ...

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 ...

A metal detectorist found bones in a field of Austrått, later confirmed by archaeology students as a Viking-era grave, officials said. Photo from Trøndelag County Municipality A freshly plowed ...

"Since the silver tax has not been moved on, it can give us completely new insights about life and society during the Viking era." Demuth added that it was the "biggest [discovery] I have experienced ...

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 ...