It was a really hot August day and I was wearing pants because we’re working in construction, so I’m just sweating, but I was feeling excited because I was doing something that was just different. I ...

One such burial was found when amateur metal detectorists came across partially exposed bronze brooches in the dirt in Norway’s remote Senja Island in 2023. A little digging revealed rib bones ...

MARION COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A Marion County man and his girlfriend say they found a Spanish coin minted in 1661. It’s nearly 350 years old and there’s no telling how long it was buried in the dirt.

Researchers think the Viking Age boat burial of a woman and her pooch in Norway dates to between A.D. 900 and 950. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Some 6,000 years ago in the northern reaches of modern Latvia, a ...

Metal detectorist Roy Søreng was scouring a field in Norway when he stumbled upon an oval-shaped metal brooch. When archaeologists arrived to investigate, they made an even bigger discovery: the ...

Ashley Piccirilli was going through a normal day at a new construction job in the summer of 2021 when her will to live was tested like she never expected. Piccirilli, then 32, was buried alive for ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 10th-century Viking woman in Norway who was buried in a boat grave along with her pet dog, shedding more light on special funerary rituals reserved for ...