According to a new interpretation of runes carved on an artifact in the fabled Galloway Hoard, the treasure may have been ...

Thought to have been built sometime between 800 and 1100 AD, around 2,000 Erdstall tunnels can be found across central Europe, particularly in Bavaria, where there are over 700. With only one way in ...

As populations were moving along the Atlantic Ocean, either for commercial gains or war, they would stop at the islands just off the coast. Researchers said there are extensive chronicles of Vikings ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place ...

Red Apple Farm in Phillipston will be transformed into a Viking encampment this weekend for the Northfolk NightMarket: A ...

It turned out to be a silver penny minted during the reign of Guthrum who was a ninth-century Viking ruler of eastern England ...

Most of the objects were found by people metal-detecting and in agricultural regions, where they could have been lost to ...

Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers excavated the pieces and as they dug deeper into the pile, they found more than ...

The runic inscription has been identified as a form of Old English that may read "This is the community's wealth.". | Credit: ...

So we’re starting this year off by championing a happy medium: the Middle Ages Modern aesthetic. It’s all about marrying the grandeur of medieval craftsmanship with the practicality and ...

Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about 2,000 years. Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park The ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...