Archaeologists from the Stockholm Shipwreck Museum hope to secure funding for further research and excavation of the ...

Iron’s susceptibility to deterioration likely explains its rarity. The wetland’s environment preserved the Viking object for over 1,000 years. When weather conditions allow, an archaeologist ...

Some commuters in a cosmopolitan European city may be shocked to learn they’ve been walking over ancient skeletons for many ...

In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50 ''exceptionally well-preserved ...

Discovered in Norway in 1906, the Oseberg ship (above), the best preserved Viking ship ever found, reveals its Norse shipbuilders' graceful construction style. Next, the boatbuilders affixed ...

The best-preserved bracelets are made of silver or ... reveal technical mastery and a refined artistic sense typical of Viking craftsmanship. The bracelet offers insights into the cultural ...

Viking rule of the independent Jorvik (as they named it) came to an end less than a century later, but the Norse heritage of the city is still preserved in one of the UK's most popular tourist ...