Buried in the mid-11th century, the stash includes silver pieces minted under rulers such as Cnut the Great, Aethelred the ...

The first coin appeared around 9 a.m. Soon, another detectorist found five or six more. Then more came up. And more. The ...

The Viking hoard is the largest ever discovered in Norway.

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Archaeologists in Norway have made a remarkable discovery that is now being described as one of the most significant Viking ...

In an unprecedented discovery that has stunned archaeologists and historians alike, metal detectorists in Norway have unearthed the country's largest-ever Viking Age coin hoard. Found in a field near ...

LONDON — Adam Staples knew he’d found something when his metal detector let out a beep. And then another. And another. Soon “it was just ‘beep beep, beep beep, beep beep,’” Staples said. In a farmer’s ...

Hailed as a “historic discovery,” metal detectorists led archaeologists to the largest Viking Age ...

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A routine sweep of farmland in Norway has turned into one of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries in recent ...

Archaeologists are hailing the discovery of a “spectacular” hoard of nearly 3,000 Viking coins found in a forested area in ...