An attentive passerby noticed something in a wetland in Sweden and picked up a rusty brown loop. The item turned out to be a rare Viking artifact. The finder, who chose to remain anonymous, visited a ...

The year 2025 marks 80 years since the end of World War II, which claimed more lives than any other war in human history. Victory in Europe Day, May 8, commemorates the ending of fighting on the ...

Norway's glaciers have uncovered artifacts from the Stone Age, the Iron Age, the Middle Ages and the Viking Age.

Researchers excavated the pieces and as they dug deeper into the pile, they found more than 10 pounds of artifacts carefully buried in a hoard. The pieces dated to around 900 A.D. or the Viking Age.

The 1960 discovery of a Viking settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows ... westward and eastward from Scandinavia, the Vikings left artifacts, such as this 10th-century silver coin, along their trade ...

Throughout history, cultures have left behind a trail of breadcrumbs for archaeologists to follow. New sites and artifacts are found all the time, revealing forgotten secrets of the past.