Mysterious medieval stone disks unearthed in Ukraine were likely used by the Vikings as solar compasses to navigate the seas, a new study says. The eight unique discs, made from the easy-to ...

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a mysterious Viking Age burial ground with graves shaped like stone ships. As many as 139 of these graves have been found so far at the site near Varberg ...

Stone carving of Viking ship dating back 1,200 years may be oldest picture found in Iceland, ... “So this could be a bored Viking carving a small token of his ship which he sees on the horizon.

Two Viking era stone crosses discovered in a Jurby churchyard are "unique" on the island, a heritage body has said. The carved stones, which date back about 1,000 years, were revealed when a storm ...

The couple stumbled across a nearly 2,000-pound stone, measuring more than six feet long, carved with ancient runes. The couple contacted local experts at the Museum Østjylland.

Mysterious stone discs discovered in Ukraine may be examples of advanced Viking technology. Researchers initially thought discs were used as calendars or craft tools.

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a mysterious Viking Age burial ground with graves shaped like stone ships. As many as 139 of these graves have been found so far at the site near Varberg, ...

Mysterious Viking burial shaped like stone boat discovered. Area was likely home to village that expanded vastly 1,200 years ago, researchers suspect . Vishwam Sankaran.