A treasure hunter unearthed a silver coin minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander of eastern England.

George Powell was ordered to appear in court earlier this month for failing to repay £600,000 he pocketed from illegally selling Viking artifacts.

Experts believed the coins were Anglo-Saxon and to have been hidden by a Viking. One of them was a double-headed coin, showing two rulers of England. Alfred the Great, who ruled Wessex ...

Nearby the site of that discovery, INRAP uncovered a treasure from a much different empire—one that, judging from the well-preserved nature of the artifact, may have been under a great deal of ...

A stunning archaeological discovery in Norway sheds light on the status and influence of women during the Viking Age. The site, containing valuable artifacts and symbolic elements, offers insights ...

French archaeologists have discovered artifacts and sites spanning ... Archaeological Research (INRAP). A hoard of coins believed to have been buried when the Carolingian Empire was under duress ...