An extraordinary Viking burial ground with the almost-complete skeletons of roughly 50 people has been unearthed in Denmark ...

In 1967 an excavation in Baldock uncovered a burial so rich in grave goods that it is thought to have belonged to a chieftain. The burial dated to the Iron Age, around 100 BC. The grave contained ...

Burial ships would be covered with mounds of earth or set alight in funeral pyres. An account of a Viking chieftain's burial in 9th century Russia describes animals and even a slave woman being ...

Archaeologists in Denmark have recovered dozens of lances, spears, swords, knives, chain mail and a Roman helmet from an Iron Age chieftain's house. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...