Archaeologists recently unveiled remarkable treasure from an excavation at the Skumsnes farm in Fitjar last autumn, including ...
The brooches are highly decorated with patterns common to the era Two intricately decorated Viking age bronze brooches found by metal detectorists on the Isle of Man have gone on display for the ...
Three high-status women, though perhaps not Scandinavians themselves, were, or perhaps were not, interred there.
The brooches will undergo conservation work before being put on display Two "significant" Viking brooches found by metal detectorists on the Isle of Man have been declared treasure. The 10cm-long ...
Jewelry found in Skumsnes by metal detectorists led archaeologists to over 20 Viking graves with coins and ancient treasures, photos show. Photo from University Museum of Bergen On a rocky island ...
Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered a Viking grave site containing the possessions of wealthy people, along with valuable jewellery, coins, and other unique treasures.
They also found a triangular brooch with glass mosaic and gold enamel ... body of research hinting at the cosmopolitan nature of Viking Age trade, including recent studies revealing extensive ...
One of the most interesting artifacts uncovered was a book clasp that the Vikings appeared to refashion as a buckle or brooch pin. Diinhoff explained that the clasp was likely raided from a ...