In 1836, a farmer stumbled upon some 1,850 coins stashed beneath a stone on Norway’s southwestern coast. Likely deposited at the site in the 11th century, the cache easily set the record for the ...

Gold bracelets were just sticking out of the ground in Denmark.

A pair of hobbying detectorists have uncovered the largest hoard of Viking Age coins in Norwegian history—3,250 silver coins, a number set to rise as archaeologists continue to comb through a field in ...

Archaeologists in Norway have made a remarkable discovery that is now being described as one of the most significant Viking Age finds ever recorded. A large silver coin hoard, believed to contain ...

Archaeologists are hailing the discovery of a “spectacular” hoard of roughly 3,000 Viking coins found in a field in eastern Norway. More could yet be uncovered—the search is ongoing. “This is a ...

Two detectorists recently uncovered real-life treasure in a Norwegian field: thousands of coins dating back to the Viking Age. The discovery began when the two private men found 19 silver coins on ...

George Powell was on the run from the police when a friend invited him to stay in his caravan A metal detectorist convicted of stealing part of a £3m Viking hoard has admitted stabbing his friend ...

Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered a Viking Age hoard containing 2,970 silver coins minted in England, Germany, Denmark and Norway. It is the largest Viking coin hoard ever discovered in Norway — ...

A metal detectorist convicted of stealing part of a £3m Viking hoard has admitted stabbing his friend after an argument about stolen gold. George Powell, 45, had been on the run from police when he ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Two metal detectorists located ...