The hoard, dating back roughly 1,000 years, was found on the shores of the Schlei, an inlet in the Baltic Sea.

Pictures: An Elite Viking’s Prized Possessions. Buried for more than a thousand years, Scotland's “Galloway hoard” may include rare artifacts looted from medieval monasteries.

After reading about the medieval Viking discs discovered in Ukraine, go inside the history of Viking berserkers, the Norse warriors who carried out raids under the influence of hallucinogens.

Viking hoard and medieval signet rings among record number of treasure finds reported to authorities by Britain's metal detectorists. By ROBERT FOLKER. Published: 13:20 EDT, 11 February 2025 ...

Stunning medieval ring found below rubble at ‘historically important’ tourist site By . ... jewelry and other 1,200-year-old treasure in a set of Viking graves in Norway.

But there is evidence of body modification. Archaeologists in the 1980s noted "strange marks" on the teeth of male Viking Age skulls that looked like the teeth had been deliberately filed.Some 130 ...

Man with metal detector discovers medieval wedding ring worth an estimated $47,000 in England. ... Viking Jewelry Discovered in Sweden Looks 'Almost Completely New' at 1,000 Years Old — See the ...

They were produced during the Viking Age, a period in medieval history between roughly the late 8th and 11th centuries, when the Vikings—a Scandinavian seafaring people—raided, colonized, and ...

Although additional investigations are needed to confirm the role of the pyrophyllite disks, the researchers say it is possible that Vikings who traveled through what is now Russia and Ukraine during ...

A set of medieval skeletons have given a fascinating glimpse into the everyday lives of people in the Viking Age. For a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, a team of researchers examined ...