Europe's incredible landscapes are full of history and mystery, but the stave churches that dot the countryside in Norway have to be among the most fascinating. Throughout the country, these stunning ...

Picture a Viking warrior, and your mind probably conjures leather armor, fur pelts, and a horned helmet. Now throw that image out entirely. The real Vikings — farmers, traders, craftspeople, and ...

After ancient artifacts are discovered, where do they go? Aside from a minority of pieces sitting in personal collections or artifacts being studied in the lab, many items make their way from a buried ...

Archaeologists digging in northern Denmark have uncovered a Viking burial site brimming with rare treasures, shedding new light on the lives—and afterlives—of ancient nobility. The discovery of the ...

CT technology could help archaeologists better understand an ancient population’s health, without damaging bones. Vikings have a reputation as hardy, healthy folk. But scanning 15 of their skulls with ...

The Vikings were crazy for silver. It was a hallmark of wealth, hoarded in the form of cigar-shaped ingots and woven into intricate neck-rings. The problem was that scarcely any silver was mined in ...

Metal detectorists found bronze artifacts in Norway and prompted archaeologists to excavate, revealing a Viking boat grave, a museum said. Photo from the Arctic University Museum of Norway On a remote ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like so many critical ice formations worldwide, Norway's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate as global temperatures steadily ...