Workers digging a pipeline in Argentina found the flattened skull of an ancient toddler, raising questions about its ...

So who better to ask than Viking experts in the forms of William R. Short, the manager of Hurstwic LLC, and Hurstwic’s representative in Iceland, Reynir Alfreð Óskarson. If anyone could answer ...

One reason the Oseberg tapestry is famous is its unique depiction of a horned helmet. Horned Viking helmets have long captured the imagination of the modern world, but they are likely a 19th ...

A new study shows that pregnancies during the Viking Age were far from a private matter, closely tied to conflict, social status, and the harsh realities of life and death.

May 16, 2025 at 12:53pm BST A 50-year-old man has admitted stealing Viking helmets in a raid on the Ulster Museum. Adil Hajjaj also accepted taking a vintage doctor’s bag and optician’s set ...

Winged Canvas is an online school for illustration and a vibrant art nerd community! Dedicated to making art education accessible, they offer free live art education streams every Saturday and ...

A study of Viking teeth a year earlier piqued the interest of the University of Gothenburg’ researchers who conducted this study. They read a research article based on the examination of a large ...

Journal Reference: Carolina Bertilsson, Eva Borg, Maria Vretemark, Henrik Lund. Findings from computed tomography examinations of Viking age skulls. BDJ Open, 2025; 11 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41405-025 ...

Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease, sinus and ear infections, osteoarthritis, and much more. This is shown in a study from the ...

A METAL detectorist has accidentally discovered a 1000-year-old Viking sword fragment with unique animal carvings. The incredible discovery was made by a treasure hunter Sander Visser while scannin… ...