The Galloway Hoard is one of the most significant—and mysterious—Viking-era treasures ever to emerge in Scotland. Discovered buried in 2014 in Balmaghie by retiree Derek McLennan using a metal ...

This silver lidded vessel was discovered in Scotland as part of the Galloway Hoard, but originates from Asia. National Museums Scotland New analysis reveals that a 1,100-year-old silver vessel, ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Recently, a man was walking through a field near Rold, Denmark, when he spotted two metallic objects ...

Researchers will be able to discover more about the secrets of a Viking-age hoard found in a field after receiving a major grant towards a £1 million research project. National Museums Scotland (NMS) ...

Portrayals of Vikings usually involve violent plundering and pillaging but a recently unearthed stash of 1000-year-old items reveals they were a lot more: hugely well travelled, great traders and ...

In the popular imagination, the phrase “Viking hoard” might evoke images of plunder stashed by marauding Norse pirates. Or perhaps you picture sacred objects hidden by frantic monks in the uproar of a ...

Hidden beneath Scottish soil for more than 1,000 years, the treasures of the Galloway Hoard are now in Sydney. The Australian National Maritime Museum is displaying the collection, on loan from ...

The Vikings were crazy for silver. It was a hallmark of wealth, hoarded in the form of cigar-shaped ingots and woven into intricate neck-rings. The problem was that scarcely any silver was mined in ...