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

Initially discovered by a group of amateur metal detectorists in the fall of 2023, the graves date to between 800 and 850 C.E. That lines up with the beginning of the Viking Age, which ran from ...

Archaeologists in Fitjar, Norway, have uncovered a Viking Age burial site at Skumsnes farm, dating to the early 9th century. Discovered last year by metal detector enthusiasts, the site includes ...

Archaeologists have unearthed coins, jewelry and stones from graves in Norway that likely belonged to high-status Viking women, reports Science Norway’s Ida Irene Bergstrøm. Initially ...