A famed Viking-age silver hoard discovered in Scotland may have belonged to an entire community of people, rather than one ...

Archaeologists have found “compelling” new evidence as to who might have owned a Viking Age hoard of more ... which have been studying the hoard, proposed a new translation which suggests the treasure ...

Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers ...

Special writing on an arm ring from the Galloway Hoard may shed some light on who might have owned the collection.

But why would a religious community bury so much treasure? Historians still ... Around the time the Galloway Hoard was buried, the Vikings were raiding monasteries—so maybe this particular ...

Viking hoard and medieval signet rings are among a record number of treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a report has found. There were 1,377 cases of treasure in 2022 ...

and it is plausible that the treasure was buried by members of a Christian community as an act of protection against the Viking threat. One theory is that the hoard was buried by Christian clergy ...

National Museums Scotland Newly deciphered Viking Age runes carved inside a 1,100-year-old silver arm ring from Scotland ...

Malcolm Weale was in a farmer’s field with his metal detector when he unearthed a tiny and dirt-covered object ...

It has been suggested that a hoard of Viking-age treasure buried in Scotland more than 1,000 years ago may have been owned by a religious community – thanks to the discovery of an ancient spelling ...

A famed Viking-age silver hoard discovered in Scotland may have ... the community’s property,” leading experts to believe the treasure may have belonged to a religious group.