‘Amazing’ Viking-age treasure travelled half the world to Scotland, analysis finds

Lidded vessel is star object in rich Galloway Hoard and came from silver mine in what is now Iran It is a star object of the Galloway Hoard, the richest collection of Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland, buried in AD900 and unearthed in a field in Scotland. Now a lidded silver vessel hasContinue reading “‘Amazing’ Viking-age treasure travelled half the world to Scotland, analysis finds”