Archaeologists have unearthed a Viking Age pit filled with the dismembered remains of 10 people in the outskirts of Cambridge, England. The unusual mass grave, which also contained the skeleton of an ...

The skull of a Viking-era man who had part of his skull cut out in the world's oldest surgical procedure has been unearthed. The remains of a man between 17 and 24 revealed a large oval hole in his ...

The ninth-century burial site was excavated in Bjugn, located in the coast region of Trøndelag, Norway, by a team of experts after it was first discovered by metal detectorist Roy Søreng. Within the ...

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Researchers are now investigating a Viking Age grave with preserved skeletal remains and jewelry. The grave was found at Val in Bjugn, in Trøndelag County. A discovery by a metal detectorist alerted ...

The burial pit was found at Wandlebury Country Park, just outside Cambridge, England during a student training excavation led by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU). The grave contained the ...

The skull of a Viking-era man who had part of his skull cut out in the world's oldest surgical procedure has been unearthed.

Earlier this year, Roy Søreng was out with a metal detector in Bjugn in Trøndelag County when he came across an oval brooch, a piece of jewellery typical of the Viking Age and the centuries before.

The skull of a Viking-era man who had part of his skull cut out in the world's oldest surgical procedure has been unearthed. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & ...