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1,800-Year-Old Gold Ring with ‘Venus the Victorious’ Carving and Carolingian Coins Discovered in France

25 December 2024

Archaeologists from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) have discovered a 1,800-year-old gold ring with a chiseled...

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...

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Archaeologists found three large shipwrecks, 139 Viking Graves, and a ship-shaped mound in Sweden

21 October 2024

Exciting discoveries in Sweden! Archaeologists were preparing to investigate a Stone Age settlement outside Varberg. But they came across a...

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...

The Georadar car passes over the Utstein Gard field in Klosterøy. Photo: Grethe M. Pedersen, AM, UiS

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Archaeologists may have Found a Viking Age Marketplace in Norway

21 February 2024

Archaeologists from the University of Stavanger have identified the possible remains of a marketplace from the Viking Age on a...

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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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Danish museum says Vikings had stained glass Windows

15 October 2023

New research shows that Viking Age windows were created using stained glass in the 9th century, contrary to popular belief...

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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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Rare Ancient Stamps Found in Falster May Show Way to an Unknown King’s Home

27 July 2023

In the center of Falster, southeast of Denmark, a man with a metal detector has made an important discovery. The...

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A massive Rune stone found under a kitchen floor in Denmark declared treasure

8 June 2023

A couple in Denmark discovered a massive rune stone weighing approximately 900 kilograms during a home renovation project that planned...

1,800-Year-Old Gold Ring with ‘Venus the Victorious’ Carving and Carolingian Coins Discovered in France

Archaeologists Uncovered Rich Viking Women’s Graves in Norway

Archaeologists found three large shipwrecks, 139 Viking Graves, and a ship-shaped mound in Sweden

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

Archaeologists may have Found a Viking Age Marketplace in Norway

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

Danish museum says Vikings had stained glass Windows

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

Rare Ancient Stamps Found in Falster May Show Way to an Unknown King’s Home

A massive Rune stone found under a kitchen floor in Denmark declared treasure

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One Of The Largest And Most Significant Iron Age Hoards Ever Discovered In The UK Has Been Unveiled

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Restoration Complete: Athena Temple in Side Reopens to the Public

3,000-Year-Old Huge Settlement Discovered in Northern France

3,700-Year-Old Bronze Age Ceremonial Site Discovered in Derbyshire, in Northern England

700-Year-Old Lord Vishnu’s Sculpture Washes Ashore on Pedda Rushikonda Beach

Well-Preserved Funerary Enclosures, Mausoleums, and Gladiator Epitaph Discovered in Ancient Roman Colony of Liternum, Italy

Archaeological Complex from the Bulgar-Golden Horde Period Discovered in Tatarstan