A routine metal-detecting outing along Norway’s central coast has led to the discovery of a rare and striking Viking Age ...

Dating back to the 9th or 10th century, the graves are evidence of international trade. The area's growth was influenced by these trade routes and its proximity to the sea. Near the village of Åsum in ...

Norwegian archaeologists have been thrown for a loop after a curious burial site from the Viking Age was unearthed, revealing ...

The discovery of a Viking-age burial in Trøndelag, Norway, has presented archaeologists with a historical mystery.

Researchers are now investigating a Viking Age grave with preserved skeletal remains and jewelry. The grave was found at Val in Bjugn, in Trøndelag County. A discovery by a metal detectorist alerted ...

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A metal detectorist in Norway uncovered a strange Viking Age grave featuring a skeleton with scallop shells placed over its ...

Archaeologists in Norway uncover a Viking Age burial where scallop shells were placed on a woman’s mouth. Experts explore the ...

When an impressive Viking grave containing weapons, horses and even a board game was excavated in the 1880s, it was simply assumed that the skeleton belonged to a man. A new analysis of the DNA has ...

A metal detectorist has discovered a strange Viking Age grave in Norway with scallop shells covering the mouth of the ...

Two skeletons lies in a showcase at The National Museum of Denmark Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in Copenhagen. The skeletons of two related Viking-era men, one who died in central Denmark and the other who ...