British historians recently announced the remarkable discovery of a 1,000-year-old Viking "wallet," thanks to two curious metal detectorists. Manx National Heritage, an organization based on the Isle ...
Archaeologists recently unearthed a hoard of early medieval treasures on the banks of an inlet in northern Germany, all thanks to a metal detectorist. The State Archaeology Department of ...
Den-mark’s the spot. A young archeology student in the Scandinavian nation discovered seven “spectacular” silver artifacts significant to the Viking rule of centuries past, The Associated Press ...
A recent discovery by a family using a metal detector in their backyard marked the first time evidence of Viking settlement on the remote Norwegian island of Jomfruland has been found. The Aasvik ...
The coins — believed to be from the 980s — were discovered in a Danish cornfield last autumn Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning Team. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...
While scouring a craggy Norwegian island with a metal detector, a man stumbled upon buried treasure. After initially keeping quiet about his finding, he has now shared his discovery with the world.
The Isle of Man was colonized by the Vikings in 798, serving as an ideal port from which they could launch naval attacks, open trade routes, and leave behind a rich trail of historical remnants.
A metal detectorist stumbled upon a cache of Viking era armbands while exploring Engeløya, an island in Norway, he said. Street View Image from August 2022 © 2023 ...