Öland was once a key trading post for Sweden, especially during the Viking age. The country’s second-largest island sits off the southeast coast of the mainland, surrounded by the Baltic Sea. It was ...

An unidentified man found the armlet in a wetland last fall. Kalmar County Administrative Board. Last fall, a Swedish man ...

The hoards, filled with metal objects, beads, fabrics, and animal tusks, span the Late Bronze Age into the Early Iron Age.

The ancient Roman aqueduct is visible ... a passerby discovered a rare Viking armband in a wetland. This iron artifact, shaped like a “C” with animal head ends, is one of only three such ...

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 ...

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 ...