Archaeologists recently unveiled remarkable treasure from an excavation at the Skumsnes farm in Fitjar last autumn, including priceless Viking jewelry and coins.

The discovery was made in Hjørungavåg, a village along the western coast where many ancient artifacts ... to the Viking Age, archaeologists said. Longhouses, which were supported by wooden ...

More information on the rune stones and other Viking Age artifacts can be discovered at ... A stone church was built here, likely replacing a wooden one. Several runic inscriptions are visible ...

The eight unique discs, made from the easy-to-process mineral pyrophyllite slate and crafted between the 12th and 13th centuries, share similarities with wooden solar compasses ... They also share ...

Excavations in Norway revealed a rich variety of artifacts, including jewelry ... graves in Norway that likely belonged to high-status Viking women, reports Science Norway’s Ida Irene Bergstrøm.

The Viking ship Skidbladner ... The discs share similarities with wooden solar compasses found across Europe, including markings characteristic of sundial-compasses. Researchers compared the ...

Archaeologists recently unveiled remarkable artifacts from Viking graves in Norway — all thanks to a pair of metal detectorists who unwittingly stumbled across the treasure. Søren Diinhoff ...