Dozens of iron rivets scattered around a farmer's field in Norway could be part of a Viking ship burial, archaeologists say. In 2015, a metal detectorist discovered three of the rivets while exploring ...

A Viking Age burial mound in Norway long thought to be empty actually holds an incredible artifact: the remains of a ship burial, according to a ground-penetrating radar analysis. The remains, which ...

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Norwegian archaeologists have identified a previously undiscovered "high-status" Viking burial site, featuring a feast hall, cult house, and the remnants of a ship burial. Researchers were able to ...

As the eighth century drew to a close, the first Viking kings ruled on the island of Karmøy nearly 100 years before Norway became a sovereign country. Now, archaeologists have discovered the burials ...

Archaeologists in Leka excavated Herlaugshaugen, large Viking-age burial mound, and found nails, evidence of a ship grave, photos show. Photo from Geir Grønnesby via Norwegian University of Science ...

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This summer, archaeologists and a metal detectorist conducted a small survey of Herlaugshagen, at Leka in the northern part of Trøndelag County. They found something amazing. The goal was to date a ...

A 1904 photograph shows the excavation of a Viking ship burial in Oseberg, Norway. The 71-foot-long vessel dating to A.D. 834 contained the remains of two women and an abundance of extraordinary grave ...

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A light breeze fluttered the grassy hill, sending a ripple across the rounded mound. Situated on an island off the coast of Norway, the grassy hill looks like a natural extension of the landscape. But ...