New research into a remarkable Viking-Age silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire, led by Dr. Jane Kershaw, Associate Professor of Viking Age Archaeology, School of Archaeology, has shed light on ...

Ipswich dates back to the 7th Century, was occupied by the Vikings and was burnt down by William the Conqueror. Mr Wade has ...

The Vikings were crazy for silver. It was a hallmark of wealth, hoarded in the form of cigar-shaped ingots and woven into intricate neck-rings. The problem was that scarcely any silver was mined in ...

The carved head is made of red sandstone. University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute An intricately carved head made of red sandstone has been found on one of Scotland’s Orkney ...

Archaeologists in Norway surveyed an area exposed by melting ice and found fragments of an “extraordinary” Viking cargo net, photos show. Photo from Secrets of the Ice As the late summer sun beat down ...

After ancient artifacts are discovered, where do they go? Aside from a minority of pieces sitting in personal collections or artifacts being studied in the lab, many items make their way from a buried ...

The Marquette community learned all about human history in the U.P. region Saturday.The 13th annual Archaeology Fair took place at the Marquette Regional History Center that afternoon. Attendees of ...

Late in the summer of 2021, Greer Jarrett set out on the first of 26 voyages to retrace the maritime paths taken by Norse sailors during the Viking Age, which lasted from roughly A.D. 800 to 1050. The ...

Three 1,200-year-old Viking ships that have stood the test of time are embarking on their final and possibly riskiest journey to their new forever home in Norway.