The amount of Islamic silver that found its way into Scandinavia attests to the portability of money in the ancient world. In 1844 a farmer discovered a large trove of silver in a field. A Viking ...
If I travel to another country, I’ll generally need to make a currency exchange before I can go shopping. I’ll have to swap ...
The sarcophagus was found among abandoned houses in a quarter of Aquincum that had been vacated in the 3rd century and later repurposed as a burial ground. Nearby discoveries included a Roman aqueduct ...
A Viking woman found in Norway with scallop shells over her mouth leaves experts puzzled about the meaning behind this burial ...
Roy Søreng, a local metal detectorist, found a Viking Age brooch in Norwegian soil. When he called archaeologists to the site ...