Öland was once a key trading post for Sweden, especially during the Viking age. The country’s second-largest island sits off the southeast coast of the mainland, surrounded by the Baltic Sea. It was ...

The ancient Roman aqueduct is visible ... a passerby discovered a rare Viking armband in a wetland. This iron artifact, shaped like a “C” with animal head ends, is one of only three such ...

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip in stunningly well-preserved wax ...

The hoards, filled with metal objects, beads, fabrics, and animal tusks, span the Late Bronze Age into the Early Iron Age.

Karl-Oskar Erlandsson (an archaeologist from Kalmar) said that from the over 1,000 Viking-era bracelets in the country’s State Historical Museum, only three of the ancient objects are made of iron.

New sites and artifacts are found all the time, revealing forgotten secrets of the past. An aerial photo shows Rusovce Mansion during excavations. The ancient Roman aqueduct is visible and looks ...

It is Somló Hill, and today, its slopes are lined with vineyards — but beneath the surface, researchers have discovered six large hoards of ancient artifacts, some dating back more than 3,400 ...