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

Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease, sinus and ear infections, osteoarthritis, and much more. This is shown in a study in which Viking ...

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

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

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

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

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

When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he’d unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something special.

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.

Malcolm Weale was in a farmer's field with his metal detector when he unearthed a tiny and dirt-covered object.