Tag: viking news
Another Viking treasure hoard discovered on the Isle of Man
Detectorist discovers Viking hoard on the Isle of Man, the third major treasure discovery on the island in less than six months.
Lost Viking elite rediscovered
Archaeologists in Denmark have found the remains of a Viking elite individual lost for over 100 years.
Study Reveals Ancient Viking Waterway Through the Orkney Mainland
Archaeologists have discovered a lost Viking waterway that ran through the Orkney mainland, connecting the North Atlantic with the Scapa Flow, where Vikings are believed to have anchored their longships.
Possible Viking boat burial found beneath Trondheim market square
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a possible Viking boat burial in Central Trondheim, Norway
Breakthrough in dating Viking fortress
In 2014 archaeologists from the Museum of South East Denmark and Aarhus University discovered the previously unknown Viking fortess at Borgring south of Copenhagen.
Brewing Viking beer — with stones
When archaeologist Geir Grønnesby dug test pits at 24 different farms in central Norway, he nearly always found thick layers of fire-cracked stones dating from the Viking Age and earlier. Carbon-14 dating of this evidence tells us that ago, Norwegians brewed beer using stones.