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 ...

At Skumsnes on the west coast of Norway, archaeologists have excavated three wealthy women's graves from the Viking Age. They believe there could be a total of 20 graves at this site.

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.

The small, four-legged figurine is carved out of stone, but it's unclear which animal it depicts. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

New analysis of the world-famous Jelling Stone in Denmark suggests that a Viking queen was much more powerful than previously thought. Queen Thyra is best known as the wife and mother of early ...

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

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.

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, ...