Archaeologists discover a Viking grave in Senja containing the remains of a woman and a her beloved dog in a boat.

One such burial was found when amateur metal detectorists came across partially exposed bronze brooches in the dirt in Norway’s remote Senja Island in 2023. A little digging revealed rib bones ...

The Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman.

The burial site is located near a rural road in Norway. In 2023, metal detector enthusiasts scouring Norway’s remote Senja Island stumbled across a remarkable archeological find. While searching near ...

Archaeologists uncover a Viking grave with jewelry in Norway, revealing rare artifacts, and a well‑preserved skeleton.

A Viking-age burial discovered in Trøndelag, Norway, has left archaeologists baffled by its unique elements. The most ...

The saying goes that a dog is a man’s best friend, but an archaeological excavation in Norway proves that women care about their four-legged companions just as much as men do, even 1,100 years ago.

The elaborate burial and rich "grave goods" indicate the woman in the Viking Age boat-grave came from a wealthy social elite. (Image credit: The Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT) Archaeologists ...

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers — and a harsh world where not all newborns were born free or given burial. These are some of the ...

In Iceland, the discovery of a ship-tomb containing a woman’s grave tells us that they could take part in the expeditions of their conquering spouses. Scientists have detected their traces in the DNA ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 10th-century Viking woman in Norway who was buried in a boat grave along with her pet dog, shedding more light on special funerary rituals reserved for ...