Dated to the ninth century C.E., a time when the Vikings ruled the area, the grave held the remains of at least 10 different young men. BY TIM NEWCOMB A team of University of Cambridge students made a giant discovery during a training dig just three miles outside of the city, both figuratively and literally.Continue reading “Archaeology Students Dug Up a Mass Viking Grave—With a Literal Giant Inside”
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Treasure hunters find biggest Viking coin hoard in country’s history: ‘Without parallel’
By Andrea Margolis Two hobbyists recently uncovered one of the largest Viking coin hoards ever found — fittingly, in a Nordic country. The hoard was found in a field near Rena, about 18 miles north of Elverum in southeastern Norway, according to an announcement from the University of Oslo’s Museum of Cultural History (KHM). TheContinue reading “Treasure hunters find biggest Viking coin hoard in country’s history: ‘Without parallel’”
Archaeologists Just Can’t Stop Finding Viking Hoards
An archaeological revolution has overturned decades of assumptions. BY SHAWN GORMAN Recently, a man was walking through a field near Rold, Denmark, when he spotted two metallic objects glinting in the topsoil. He crouched down, scraped away the dirt, and pulled out two heavy gold bracelets—then promptly alerted authorities. Archaeologists rushed to the site andContinue reading “Archaeologists Just Can’t Stop Finding Viking Hoards”
A Man Was Walking Through a Field—and Found a Massive Viking Gold Hoard
Gold bracelets were just sticking out of the ground in Denmark. BY TIM NEWCOMB A local man was taking a walk along a road through the woods near Rold (on Denmark’s Himmerland peninsula) when he spotted something unusual: two metallic objects glinting in the topsoil. He crouched down, scraped away the dirt, and pulled outContinue reading “A Man Was Walking Through a Field—and Found a Massive Viking Gold Hoard”
‘Extremely rare’ English coins meant to ward off Vikings found in Denmark — because the Vikings wore them as jewelry
Two rare coins minted in England to ward against Viking raids have been discovered in Denmark, where Vikings made them into jewelry. By Kristina Killgrove Two rare silver coins discovered by metal detectorists in Denmark reveal that the Vikings made jewelry out of Christian coins that were originally designed to prevent Viking raids, according toContinue reading “‘Extremely rare’ English coins meant to ward off Vikings found in Denmark — because the Vikings wore them as jewelry”