Søren Diinhoff / University Museum of Bergen Archaeologists have unearthed coins, jewelry and stones from graves in Norway that likely belonged to high-status Viking women, reports Science ...

Archaeologists recently unveiled remarkable treasure from an excavation at the Skumsnes farm in Fitjar last autumn, including priceless Viking jewelry and coins.

Within the grave, archaeologists discovered jewelry and oval-shaped brooches typical of Viking women’s attire ... it was placed on top of a dark organic mass. This indicates that it had not ...

Jewelry found in Skumsnes by metal detectorists led archaeologists to over 20 Viking graves with coins and ancient treasures, photos show. Photo from University Museum of Bergen On a rocky island ...

Along with her ship, the Viking was also buried ... tomb in the first place. In this grave, archeologists discovered a grouping of coins and glass beads on a mass of decaying organic matter ...