Though the graves don’t reveal anything new about Viking burials in the 9 th century, they do provide a clear but increasingly intriguing snapshot of the Viking world at a time of transition ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield.

An extraordinary Viking burial ground with the almost-complete skeletons of roughly 50 people has been unearthed in Denmark during preparations to lay electrical cables. The discoveries were made ...

Sleek wooden vessels like the Gokstad ship were key to the success of Viking traders and raiders. Unearthed in 1880 from a burial, the ninth-century ship was powered by sail and 32 oarsmen.

The findings, tied to a Christian Gothic principality, suggest the burials were for elite women. Additionally, a cosmet... Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a Viking cemetery, dating back ...

As populations were moving along the Atlantic Ocean, either for commercial gains or war, they would stop at the islands just off the coast. Researchers said there are extensive chronicles of Vikings ...

the Viking afterlife. Nearby, in Ingleby, further evidence for the Great Army's presence has been found by archaeologist Julian Richards, of York University. A cluster of burial mounds was ...

Archeologists in Denmark have made one of the most notable discoveries in recent history: a group of 50 skeletons found in a burial ground, believed to be from the Viking Era. The skeletal remains ...

This is because in Viking burials, objects important to the person were buried along with the body. These objects tell archaeologists a lot about the buried person. For example, a sickle found in ...

In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50 ''exceptionally well-preserved ...

Researchers said there are extensive chronicles of Vikings attacking these islands, suggesting the safe havens weren’t as protected as believed. Among the dozens of burials, five stood out ...