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Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered a unique Viking burial site, hidden deep underground, dating back over 1,000 years ago. Using only a radar, researchers identified a feast hall, cult house ...
The first excavation of a Viking ship in 100 years is underway in Norway. In a statement, the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) explained that the Museum of Cultural ...
The ghostly outline of the 1,200-year-old Viking ship burial was revealed by ground-penetrating radar in 2018. It's the first such burial excavated in Scandinavia in more than a century.
While saying it’s difficult to date exactly, project leader Christian Løchsen Rødsrud told a press conference that the ship most likely dates from the transition to the Viking Age, which is ...
The Viking Sky cruise ship left thousands stranded amid stormy weather in Norway. The ship battled 26ft-high waves, but what exactly happened? Here’s what we know.
This photo released by the Norwegian Armed Forces/Coast Guard shows the Viking ship replica, called Naddodd, where it was found Aug. 28, 2024, after capsizing a day earlier off Norway's coast.
It will be the first full excavation of a Viking ship in Norway for more than 100 years. Despite high recent government expenditure because of the coronavirus crisis, ...
Viking ship discovered 30ft underground in Norway using radars may mark the grave of a high-status individual, archaeologists claim. Researchers used ground-penetrating radar to discover the ...
This photo released by the Norwegian Police shows the Viking ship replica, called Naddodd, moored at the quay in Måløy, Norway, Wednesday Aug. 28, 2024 after capsizing earlier this week off ...
Archaeologists in Norway have discovered a Viking Age treasure that had remained "untouched" for more than 1,000 years. The four silver bracelets had been buried nearly 8 inches (20 centimeters ...
In southwestern Norway, four silver bracelets from the Viking Age were buried nearly eight inches in the ground. They were located on a mountainside in a village called Årdal. The bracelets date ...
Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered a unique Viking burial site, hidden deep underground, dating back over 1,000 years ago. Using only a radar, researchers identified a feast hall, cult house, ...