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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
Last fall, a Swedish man spotted something in a marsh on Oland, Sweden’s second-largest island. At first, he thought the circular object—found lying on the ground near a construction pit—might be a ...
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A Rare Viking Armband Made Of Iron 1,000 Years Ago Was Just Found Preserved In A Swedish Wetland
While walking along a wetland near Löt on the Swedish island of Öland, a passerby recently happened upon a rusty brown loop ...
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.
Shackles Found in Egyptian Gold Mine Reveal the Human Toll of Ancient Wealth
The artifacts reveal the harsh working conditions in ancient Egyptian gold mines under the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
A Passerby Went for a Casual Stroll—and Stumbled Upon a 1,000-Year-Old Viking Artifact
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 ...
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Passerby notices something in wetland — and finds rare Viking item in Sweden. See it
The item turned out to be a rare Viking artifact. The finder, who chose to remain anonymous, visited a wetland on Öland island and stumbled upon a rare Viking armband, the Kalmar County ...
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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 ... See finds in Italy →3,000-year-old ruins and artifacts found at massive gold mine in Egypt, photos show Researchers ...