On a rocky island off the coast of Norway, metal detectorists stumbled on some ancient jewelry and led archaeologists to a ...

Three high-status women, though perhaps not Scandinavians themselves, were, or perhaps were not, interred there.

Despite each grave’s wealth of jewelry and personal belongings, none contain any bones from the Viking women themselves. One possible reason has to do with the environmental conditions of Skumsnes.

Archaeologists recently unveiled remarkable treasure from an excavation at the Skumsnes farm in Fitjar last autumn, including priceless Viking jewelry and coins.

Excavations in Norway revealed a rich variety of artifacts, including jewelry, textile tools and stones positioned in the ...

An excavation of three Viking graves in Norway reveals beads, coin jewelry and a stone carved to look like female genitalia. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Viking graves were found at Skumsnes farm in ... which were filled with coins, jewelry and other treasure, belonged to wealthy women. In the first one, excavators found "fragments of jewelry ...

Jewelry found in Skumsnes by metal detectorists led archaeologists to over 20 Viking graves with coins and ancient treasures, photos show. Photo from University Museum of Bergen On a rocky island ...

A stunning archaeological discovery in Norway sheds light on the status and influence of women during the Viking Age. The ...

Søren Diinhoff / University Museum of Bergen Archaeologists have unearthed coins, jewelry and stones from graves in Norway that likely belonged to high-status Viking women, reports Science ...