After more than a century of speculation, researchers have traced the likely origins of the legendary Hjortspring boat through chemical analysis of its construction materials and the discovery of an ...
The Hjortspring boat carried warriors on an attempted attack of a Danish island over 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists have new ...
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Did the Vikings take drugs?

Viking warriors earned a reputation for brutal strength and terrifying fearlessness, but the question of whether they used ...
Archaeologists uncover a Viking grave with jewelry in Norway, revealing rare artifacts, and a well‑preserved skeleton.
Viking-era recovery methods work. Here's a deep dive into three unusual yet highly effective techniques to optimize your post-workout recovery.
Archaeologists discover a Viking grave in Senja containing the remains of a woman and a her beloved dog in a boat.
Researchers are now investigating a Viking Age grave with preserved skeletal remains and jewelry. The grave was found at Val ...
The Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman.
While reexcavating a Viking burial mound in southwestern Norway, archaeologists from the University of Bergen came across a surprise: a message left more than a century ago by Anders Lorange, one of ...
Researchers have discovered an unprecedented sacrificial necropolis filled with hundreds of extraordinarily rare artifacts.
Danish archaeologists uncovered 77 medieval graves in Aarhus, revealing the harsh realities of 12th-century Christian life ...
Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the grave of an ousted noblewoman whom they are calling "The Lady with the Inverted ...