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Archaeologists Found a Viking Amulet That’s Over 1,000 Years Old

created: June 5, 2025, noon | updated: June 12, 2025, 1:54 p.m.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:Archaeologists working outside of Stockholm discovered silver treasure buried in a pot in an area that used to be farmland. Archaeologists excavating the land of a former farm in Sweden struck gold—well, silver actually—when they found a buried pot filled with Viking-era silver. But it’s the “unique buried silver treasure containing exclusive silver arm and neck rings, a silver amulet, pearls, and coin pendants” that has created the most buzz. “The linen bag also had silk details of a very exclusive kind that must have been imported from outside,” Hamilton said. It’s unknown if the same person with the world-traveled pottery also owned the silver treasure with coins collected from across the continent.

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