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Eagle-Eyed Man Discovers Rare Viking Arm Ring That May Have Been Lost in a Marsh in Sweden 1,000 Years Ago
An unidentified man found the armlet in a wetland last fall. Kalmar County Administrative Board. Last fall, a Swedish man ...
A Passerby Went for a Casual Stroll—and Stumbled Upon a 1,000-Year-Old Viking Artifact
A passerby discovered a rare Viking-era iron bracelet in a wetland on the Swedish island of Öland. The open-ended bracelet ...
A Metal Detectorist Went Digging for Fun—and Discovered a 2,000-Year-Old Trove of Ancient Artifacts
A metal detectorist named Peter Heads discovered an “exceptional” Iron Age hoard outside of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, UK.
Volcanic hill hid hundreds of ancient artifacts — some 3,400 years old — in Hungary
The hoards, filled with metal objects, beads, fabrics, and animal tusks, span the Late Bronze Age into the Early Iron Age.
Submerged ancient settlements and the paints of Pompeii: See the latest discoveries
From ancient Roman structures under homes to Viking jewelry in a wetland, here are some of the latest archaeological discoveries.
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Volcanic hill hid hundreds of ancient artifacts — some 3,400 years old — in Hungary
Researchers have identified more than 300 ancient artifacts buried on Hungary’s Somló Hill. Photo by László György via Soós, et al (2025) In the middle of Hungary’s vast western plains ...
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Volcanic hill hid hundreds of ancient artifacts — some 3,400 years old — in Hungary
It is Somló Hill, and today, its slopes are lined with vineyards — but beneath the surface, researchers have discovered six large hoards of ancient artifacts, some dating back more than 3,400 ...