Viking life wasn’t just tough, it was often chronically painful. For proof, all you need to do is examine their skulls.

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place ...

At a shocking 20 centimeters (8 inches) long and 5 centimeters (2 inches) wide, this coprolite is the largest intact piece of ...

According to a new interpretation of runes carved on an artifact in the fabled Galloway Hoard, the treasure may have been ...

Scientists Blown Away After Ground-Penetrating Radar Reveals Outline of a 1200-Yr-Old Viking Ship Around two years ago, ...

A famed Viking-age silver hoard discovered in Scotland may have belonged to an entire community of people, rather than one ...

Two Skeletons Of Women Recovered From Viking Ship Wreckage Site Reveal Secrets of the Oseberg Burial In the heart of Norway, ...

Among the pieces are two combs made of bone or deer antler, one of which has a geometric decoration that evokes parallels ...

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Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers ...

This unexpected discovery connects ancient Roman history with more recent events. | Published Feb. 6 | Read More | In Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, a Viking-age hoard containing silver and gold ...

A treasure hunter unearthed a silver coin minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander of eastern England.