A metal detectorist has discovered a strange Viking Age grave in Norway with scallop shells covering the mouth of the ...

A metal detectorist in Norway uncovered a strange Viking Age grave featuring a skeleton with scallop shells placed over its ...

An unusual Viking age burial site has been discovered in Norway. A skeleton of a woman was found in the grave, with scallops on its mouth. The burial was found after a treasure hunter with a metal ...

A weekend metal detector outing on a Norwegian farm has turned into one of the most intriguing Viking Age finds in years, ...

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Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed a strange burial site at a pre-Incan temple dedicated to a water cult dating back to about 3,800 years, a discovery they say could “redefine” the understanding of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman-era cemetery in England with the unique burial of a “high-status individual” encased in liquid gypsum at its centre. Researchers found that the central grave ...

Archaeologists working near Cambridge, England, have discovered the remains of a young girl who lived sometime during the 8th or 9th century. Unusually for the time, she was buried face down, a ...

The skeleton confirms a man survived a lion attack, but his unusual burial suggests his social status may have been affected by it.

In 2022, a team of archaeologists unearthed a strange burial in the Polish village of Pień. Residents of the rural Polish town of Pień have long avoided a particular hill in the village – and in 2022, ...

It’s extremely rare to find so many intact remains from the Viking era. Experts with the Museum Odense spent the last six months excavating the site near the small village of Åsum, on the island of ...