On a small rocky knoll on the west coast of Norway, archaeologists have uncovered a rich burial ground from the Viking Age.
As intriguing as filing teeth is, the skulls of three women are even more puzzling. Skull modification is a rarer phenomenon ...
But that's not the whole story: “There were some rules in Viking society providing women with a little bit more privileged world than their sisters in the rest of Europe. For instance ...
It has been put on show at Jorvik Visitor Centre in York as part of an exhibition focusing on Viking women. Marketing manager Beth Dawes said the centre was "really thrilled" to have the piece on ...
But that's not the whole story: “There were some rules in Viking society providing women with a little bit more privileged world than their sisters in the rest of Europe. For instance ...
One grave, for example, features a woman buried in the distinctive cradle-like bed of a Viking wagon. "The woman was buried in the wagon she likely traveled in," Borre Lundø said. "She was given ...