Viking Archaeology Blog

The Viking Archaeology Blog is concerned with news reports featuring Viking period archaeology. It was primarily constructed as a source for the University of Oxford Online Course in Viking Archaeology: Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Settlers. For news reports for general European archaeology, go to The Archaeology of Europe News Blog.

Archeologists long believed that ancient graves were robbed all over Europe, but here’s why they’re wrong

North European Funeral and Burial Rites in the Early Middle Ages

The Sun & the Moon in Norse Myth

Vikings may have fled Greenland to escape rising seas

Brutal Viking Ritual Called 'Blood Eagle' Was Anatomically Possible, Study Shows

Galloway Hoard yields another exciting discovery

Ancient sheep poop reveals an unknown population on Faroe Islands before Vikings

‘Extraordinary’ restoration of Roman rock crystal jar from Galloway hoard

Wealth & Power in Medieval Iceland

Viking sword discovered on Papa Westray, Orkney has 'many stories to tell'

11th c. earring is first of its kind found in Scandinavia

Viking Sword from Scotland X-Rayed

Intricate sword, buckle and arrows in Viking burial

“World-class find”: A rare Egyptian earring found in the middle of a field in Denmark

Norwegian Archaeologists Discover One of the Largest Viking Longhouses in Scandinavia

Norwegian archaeologists find late Iron Age longhouses

Viking Roles

Harald Hardrada: why there’s more to the last great Viking than his death in 1066

The St Brice’s Day Massacre: what really happened?

A Viking axe struck a Newfoundland tree in the year 1021. Here’s how scientists proved it

Did Vikings and their stowaway mice beat Portugal to the Azores?

Breakthrough Discovery Shows Vikings Were Active in North America 1,000 Years Ago

When the Vikings reached the Americas

Word Of Viking Settlements In North America Reached Italy 150 Years Before Columbus

The Best-Preserved Pair of Skis from Prehistory

Two men to face trial over £1m Viking hoard of coins and silver

A Danish man found buried treasure from the Iron Age using a metal detector, just hours after turning it on for the first time

Viking Hygiene, Clothing, & Jewelry

Viking Map of North America Identified as 20th-Century Forgery

Temple at Uppsala

Melting ice and a high altitude dig reveal Viking secrets in Norway

DNA Testing Just Revealed That This 1,000 Year Old Finnish Viking Was Likely A Well-Respected Intersex Warrior

Viking ‘amulet factory’ discovery forces rethink of enigmatic artifacts

Archaeologists baffled as Viking discovery in UK 'predates' Scandinavian artefacts

‘Hugely significant’ discoveries made on final day of excavation to find Shetland’s ancient Viking capital

Skeletons of twin infant Vikings discovered in Sweden

Twin Viking Babies Found in a Surprisingly Christian-Looking Burial in Sweden

Looking for Viking ship burials with a 17th-century illustration

Secrets of Viking-age hoard revealed as it goes on public display

Great Army of Viking warriors used Northumbria camp to launch raids on Picts

Viking Great Army launched devastating raids on Celtic Picts from massive hilltop camp in Northumbria, experts say

Viking remains lost for more than a century rediscovered in a museum

The Cave Where Vikings Offered Sacrifices To Stop The Apocalypse

Archeologists discover remains of Viking rituals in Iceland

Vikings created a massive boat in this volcanic cave to ward off the apocalypse

Boat-Shaped Viking Structure Found in Icelandic Cave

Viking metalwork craft and expertise evolved from 8th to 9th century

Lidl store builds glass floor to showcase 11th century Viking ruins

Viking DNA and the dangers of genetic ancestry tests

To Save Norway’s Stave Churches, Conservators Had to Relearn a Lost Art