A routine afternoon of metal detecting in a Scottish field turned into a major archaeological discovery when a retired businessman uncovered a buried collection of Viking-age treasures. What first ...

Denmark, Norway, and now Finland have each shattered Viking hoard records in the last few months. Something’s going on.

A homeowner stumbled upon the largest hoard of Viking Age silver ever found in Denmark while doing gardening work to remove "stubborn grass" in his backyard. The treasure, weighing about 18.5kg, was ...

The mundane work of clearing grass and stones in a backyard has led to the discovery of Denmark’s largest known hoard of Viking Age silver. The finder, a man based in the northern Danish municipality ...

A homeowner digging for a new patio unearthed Denmark's largest known Viking Age silver hoard, containing around 700 objects buried in a clay vessel.

A metal detectorist in Finland unearthed a massive Viking Age silver hoard estimated to contain more than 4,000 coins — the largest discovery of its kind ever found in the country. The hoard, ...

Archaeologists in Norway have recovered more than 5,000 Viking coins from a record-breaking hoard that continues to produce ...

Out searching with a metal detector in his hometown, Kalle Lappinen found a historical treasure buried in an unexpected location. By Ephrat Livni A metal detectorist in southern Finland searching for ...

Days after the announcement of Denmark’s largest-ever Viking Age silver hoard discovery (and months after Norway’s largest find), comes a fresh discovery out of Finland. At about 10 pounds, the find ...