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This is how the experts envision the stately building at Sem might have appeared. Image Credit: Arkikon / Museum of Cultural History / Norwegian News Agency

A Royal Legacy? The Discovery of a Monumental Longhouse from the 3rd Century in Norway

2 February 2025

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery at Øvre Eiker near Oslo, Norway unearthing a longhouse that surpasses any known structures...

At Skumsnes on the west coast of Norway, archaeologists have excavated three wealthy women's graves from the Viking Age. Image Credit: University Museum of Bergen

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Archaeologists Uncovered Rich Viking Women’s Graves in Norway

23 December 2024

Archaeologists have discovered a wealth of Viking Age history on a treasure trove at Skumsnes farm in Fitjar, Norway’s west...

Artist’s interpretation of one of the Skeiet mortuary houses. The burial mound is indicated by the conjectured lines. Credit: Sauvage and Macphail 2024; illustration by Arkikon, NTNU University Museum

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Unique Iron & Viking-Age Mortuary Houses Found in Norway

28 August 2024

While building a road in the village of Vinjeøra in central Norway, three ancient mortuary houses dating back to the...

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A Unique Discovery in Europe: Ancient Stone Circles Cover 2,800-Year-Old Graves of Children in Norway

29 June 2024

Archaeologists from the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo discovered an unknown burial site in a quarry near Fredrikstad, in...

Farm owner Øyvind Tveitane Lovra. Photo: Rogaland County Municipality.

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A farmer picking up ‘trash’ in field in Norway discovered a rare Viking Sword

1 June 2024

A farmer and his son found a rare Viking sword on his family farm in Suldal, Norway. Archaeologists say this...

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A rare Byzantine gold coin discovered in Norway, probably brought from Constantinople

9 December 2023

A metal detectorist exploring the mountains in the municipality of Vestre Slidre in southern Norway discovered a rare histamenon nomisma...

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Scandinavia’s Oldest Identified Ship Burial in Trøndelag “Rewrites History”

14 November 2023

In Leka, a municipality in Norway’s Trøndelag county, archaeologists have uncovered Scandinavia’s oldest identified ship burial, dating back to around...

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Family Looking for Lost Gold Earring Finds Viking Age Artifacts in Their Garden on the Island Of Jomfruland

2 October 2023

A family in Norway was searching for a lost gold earring in their yard on the island of Jomfruland when...

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‘World’s oldest dated rune stone’ found in Norway

18 January 2023

The oldest known Rune stone in Norway has been discovered by Norwegian archaeologists working at the Museum of Cultural History...

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For the first time, a Viking Age grave rich in artifacts has been found in Norway’s capital city, Oslo

23 December 2022

A Viking Age grave rich in artifacts has been discovered for the first time in Norway’s capital city, Oslo. The...

A Royal Legacy? The Discovery of a Monumental Longhouse from the 3rd Century in Norway

Archaeologists Uncovered Rich Viking Women’s Graves in Norway

Unique Iron & Viking-Age Mortuary Houses Found in Norway

A Unique Discovery in Europe: Ancient Stone Circles Cover 2,800-Year-Old Graves of Children in Norway

A farmer picking up ‘trash’ in field in Norway discovered a rare Viking Sword

A rare Byzantine gold coin discovered in Norway, probably brought from Constantinople

Scandinavia’s Oldest Identified Ship Burial in Trøndelag “Rewrites History”

Family Looking for Lost Gold Earring Finds Viking Age Artifacts in Their Garden on the Island Of Jomfruland

‘World’s oldest dated rune stone’ found in Norway

For the first time, a Viking Age grave rich in artifacts has been found in Norway’s capital city, Oslo

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