A small figurine carved more than a thousand years ago is rewriting the history of the Vikings. The three-centimeter-high artifact depicts a bearded male with a well-styled beard and hair, giving, according to experts, the closest representation they have of an actual Viking. The miniature bust, carved from walrus ivory, was first found in 1796 […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have found new fragments of what is thought to be the world’s sole surviving Viking Age packhorse net, adding to a groundbreaking discovery first unearthed over a decade ago. The rare find was made in Jotunheimen National Park in Norway, where melting ice continues to reveal artifacts from centuries past. The packhorse net story […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A groundbreaking study of the Bedale Hoard, a remarkable Viking Age silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire in 2012, has yielded evidence of a far-reaching and complex trade network that connected Viking settlers in England with markets as distant as modern-day Iran and Iraq. The find challenges the traditional picture of Vikings as predominantly raiders, […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine