This Canadian coastal destination once attracted Norse Vikings to its picturesque shores. The site now boasts the only ...

This tapestry also contains one of the only known depictions of a horned Viking helmet.

The discovery dates back to a time when the inhabitants of what is now modern-day Sweden were transitioning from pagan ...

Travelers looking for a cruise itinerary that includes fewer crowds and more history lessons will find a lot to like from ...

Elizabeth Wincott Heckett, who has died at the age of 90, was an archaeologist and author who specialised in the study of ...

A new study shows that pregnancies during the Viking Age were far from a private matter, closely tied to conflict, social ...

Archaeologists from the Stockholm Shipwreck Museum hope to secure funding for further research and excavation of the ...

Archaeologists soon found that the person in the grave had been buried with an axe and a dagger, and that there were “remnants of textile, likely from a garment.” Pictures show archaeologists working ...

Despite its central role in human history, pregnancy has often been overlooked in historical studies. However, a new study ...

The study also hinted at the grim reality of life for many newborn infants arriving into the world during the Viking Age.

Viking experts from the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester have examined pregnancy in the Viking Age and discovered ...

DAY in central London, a 44-year-old woman named Lucy Peel descended a slippery stairway on the bank of the River Thames to ...