When Archaeologists Dug Beneath This Holy Island, They Uncovered A Breathtaking Viking Relic

By Kelsey Berish  A group of volunteer archaeologists made their way to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, one of the British Isles. The land is known to have ties with medieval Christianity, and the explorers were eager to learn more about its ancient artifacts and Viking history. What they weren’t expecting was to find somethingContinue reading “When Archaeologists Dug Beneath This Holy Island, They Uncovered A Breathtaking Viking Relic”

A Passerby Went for a Casual Stroll—and Stumbled Upon a 1,000-Year-Old Viking Artifact

BY TIM NEWCOMB The perfect conditions of s Swedish wetland kept the fragile treasure preserved for centuries. A passerby discovered a rare Viking-era iron bracelet in a wetland on the Swedish island of Öland. The open-ended bracelet style is rare in large part because of the use of iron. Officials plan to undergo a deeperContinue reading “A Passerby Went for a Casual Stroll—and Stumbled Upon a 1,000-Year-Old Viking Artifact”