Dozens of iron rivets scattered around a farmer's field in Norway could be part of a Viking ship burial, archaeologists say. In 2015, a metal detectorist discovered three of the rivets while exploring ...

Researchers unearthed the remains of a pre-Viking age ship at a Norwegian burial mound. The ship burial likely dates back 1,300 years to 700 AD, media outlets reported. The discovery suggests maritime ...

Norwegian archaeologists have identified a previously undiscovered "high-status" Viking burial site, featuring a feast hall, cult house, and the remnants of a ship burial. Researchers were able to ...

As the eighth century drew to a close, the first Viking kings ruled on the island of Karmøy nearly 100 years before Norway became a sovereign country. Now, archaeologists have discovered the burials ...

A light breeze fluttered the grassy hill, sending a ripple across the rounded mound. Situated on an island off the coast of Norway, the grassy hill looks like a natural extension of the landscape. But ...

A 1904 photograph shows the excavation of a Viking ship burial in Oseberg, Norway. The 71-foot-long vessel dating to A.D. 834 contained the remains of two women and an abundance of extraordinary grave ...

More than a century after Norway's Gokstad ship burial was first excavated, scientists are examining the remains of the VIking chieftain buried inside and learning the truth about how he lived and ...

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Archaeologists in Leka excavated Herlaugshaugen, large Viking-age burial mound, and found nails, evidence of a ship grave, photos show. Photo from Geir Grønnesby via Norwegian University of Science ...