Viking

New LED technology helps archaeologists uncover details invisible to the naked eye

Instead of using standard white light to illuminate the soil, the Danish prototype uses LEDs set to 16 different wavelengths, ranging from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Multispectral imaging and carbon dating digitally reconstruct Codex H, revealing ancient scribal habits and early biblical structures, April 30, 2026.
A rare coin minted during the reign of Olaf Haraldsson found Mørstad Hoard, November 5, 2026.

Rare coin from reign of Norway’s King Olaf found for first time since 1924 among Viking hoard

The artifact was identified by archaeologist Anne Skogsfjord while cataloguing coins from the Mørstad Hoard, which was discovered by metal detectorists Vegard Sørlie and Rune Sætre in Rena in April.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
The old Viking Ship Museum, pictured in 2019.

Independent researcher points to Cumbria as resting place of legendary Viking Ivar the Boneless

Icelandic saga literature indicates ivar was buried 'in england, in a mound on a boundary'

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The old Viking Ship Museum, pictured in 2019.

Oseberg leads the way: Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum begins final move of a 1,200-year-old fleet

The Gokstad ship will follow in autumn, while Tune, the most deteriorated of the ships, is set for summer 2026.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Archaeologists discover remains of Viking rituals in Iceland

A boat-shaped structure was discovered, as well as dozens of beads, some of them having their origin directly traced to Iraq.

APRIL 29, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Volcano has erupted in Iceland near Reykjavik

Long-forgotten Viking mountain pass found in Norway following glacier melt

Due to global warming, high-elevation ice patches and glaciers have recently yielded a myriad of historical finds for archaeologists to discover.

APRIL 18, 2020ByZACHARY KEYSER
A general view over a valley in the mountains of south Norway from beside Lendbreen glacier is seen in this undated picture