Archaeologists also unearthed brooches, necklace beads, knives and a small shard of glass that may have served as an amulet.

The artifacts were found in Årdal ... According to experts, the findings are proof of a "large and powerful" Viking farm on the land. "This is a unique finding, because we very rarely find ...

"Several items from the many graves in Åsum indicate that the buried Vikings were connected to international trade networks that developed during the Viking Age," he said. The excavation took ...

Items uncovered at the site include a wagon, a decorated wooden chest and rock quartz, but further analyses and discoveries will paint an even more detailed picture of this specific Viking society.

These items are typically only associated with high-status individuals. One woman was even buried in a Viking wagon, with the upper part of the cart used as a coffin. “The woman was buried in ...

The artifacts were found in Årdal ... According to experts, the findings are proof of a “large and powerful” Viking farm on the land. “This is a unique finding, because we very rarely ...

This suggests the artifacts date to the Viking Age, a period in medieval history between roughly the late 8th and 11th centuries, when the Vikings—a Scandinavian seafaring people—raided ...

The Vikings considered silver artifacts valuable and typically used them for trading or gifting. An X-ray shows the ancient Viking bracelets. Photo from the Archaeological Museum at the University ...

Twelve boats, dating from 2,500 BC to the 11th century AD, along with other Viking artifacts were discovered in Lough Corrib in Connemara, Galway in 2014. Archaeologists used radiocarbon dating to ...

Items uncovered at the site include a wagon, a decorated wooden chest and rock quartz, but further analyses and discoveries will paint an even more detailed picture of this specific Viking society.