Stone carving of Viking ship dating back 1,200 years may be oldest picture found in Iceland, and it may help rewrite history, historian says ...

Archaeologists in Sweden dug up 139 Viking Age graves when excavating a Stone Age settlement. Along with human and animal remains, the team found three large ship-forming stone settings and a ship ...

The Viking-age animal carving likely used as a toy. Photo from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research A photo shows the roughly 2-inch-long animal carved from a type of volcanic rock.

The Viking-age animal carving likely used as a toy. Photo from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research A photo shows the roughly 2-inch-long animal carved from a type of volcanic rock.

The Viking-age animal carving likely used as a toy. Photo from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research A photo shows the roughly 2-inch-long animal carved from a type of volcanic rock.

New analysis of the carvings suggests that the runes on both sets of stones were inscribed by the same artisan and refer to the same woman: a Viking queen of considerable power.

The Viking-age animal carving likely used as a toy. Photo from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research A photo shows the roughly 2-inch-long animal carved from a type of volcanic rock.