The Galloway Hoard is one of the most significant—and mysterious—Viking-era treasures ever to emerge in Scotland. Discovered buried in 2014 in Balmaghie by retiree Derek McLennan using a metal ...

The 2014 discovery of over 11 pounds of largely silver treasure stashed in a pit in Scotland befuddled experts as much as it excited them. But now, new linguistic insights may just be enough to ...

In 2014, metal detectorists in the Scottish countryside unearthed an extraordinary trove of Viking-era treasures, which came to be known as the Galloway Hoard. Dozens of centuries-old artifacts were ...

Archaeologists have found “compelling” new evidence as to who might have owned a Viking Age hoard of more than 5kg of gold, silver and other treasures. A newly translated runic inscription has shed ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The runic inscription has been identified as a form of Old English that may read "This is the ...

Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers excavated the pieces and as they dug deeper into the pile, they found more than ...

A famed Viking-age silver hoard discovered in Scotland may have belonged to an entire community of people, rather than one individual. Scholars deciphered sections of runic inscriptions embedded on ...