Archaeologists recently unveiled remarkable treasure from an excavation at the Skumsnes farm in Fitjar last autumn, including ...
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 ...
It contained glass and amber beads, a spoon and a Celtic harness mount recycled into a brooch by the Vikings, dating to the early 9th century. No traces of a body were found, so the person who ...
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 ...