The largest Viking Age silver hoard ever found in Finland has been unearthed by a metal detectorist.

Denmark, Norway, and now Finland have each shattered Viking hoard records in the last few months. Something’s going on.

Out searching with a metal detector in his hometown, Kalle Lappinen found a historical treasure buried in an unexpected ...

The unnamed man planned to build a new terrace when he stumbled upon a trove of 700 objects and fragments in his garden in Rebild.

When a man in Denmark broke ground in his backyard on home improvement work, it was a new terrace that he was looking forward ...

A metal detectorist in Finland has uncovered a record Viking-era hoard containing about 4.5 kilograms of silver coins and objects.

Getty Images. A routine backyard renovation in northern Denmark has led to the discovery of the country's largest Viking Age ...

Pulling up 40 pounds of silver sure beats plain old gravel.

Norway’s Oseberg and Gokstad Viking ships are among the world’s greatest archaeological finds from the Viking Age. Following careful excavation and restoration, the ships are preserved in Oslo for ...

Researchers are now investigating a Viking Age grave with preserved skeletal remains and jewelry. The grave was found at Val in Bjugn, in Trøndelag County. A discovery by a metal detectorist alerted ...

Researchers found the textile traces on a pair of metal brooches. When the accessories corroded, they released metallic salts ...

Rök runestone, one of the world's most famous, is believed to have been erected by Vikings fearing a repeat of a previous cold climate crisis in Scandinavia. With hit TV shows and recent ...