Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers excavated the pieces and as they dug deeper into the pile, they found more than ...

Ten years ago, a Viking-era artifact was unearthed in Scotland. Now, it’s far-flung origins have been revealed, museum officials said. Photo from National Museums of Scotland In 2014, metal ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The runic inscription has been identified as a form of Old English that may read "This is the ...

A famed Viking-age silver hoard discovered in Scotland may have belonged to an entire community of people, rather than one individual. Scholars deciphered sections of runic inscriptions embedded on ...

A newly translated runic inscription has shed 'compelling' new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have announced. The Viking Age hoard, which contains more than 11lbs (5kg) of ...