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After ancient artifacts are discovered, where do they go? Aside from a minority of pieces sitting in personal collections or artifacts being studied in the lab, many items make their way from a buried ...

Denmark’s National Museum recently unveiled a first-of-its-kind Viking “portrait,” which researchers claim is the closest they have yet come to an actual painting or photograph from the Viking Age, ...

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In June, Sotheby’s announced that it had for auction a piece from the famous Lewis chess set. It would end up selling for £735,000 (almost $920,000). The chess piece is part of the Lewis hoard, a ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Lewis Chessman on display at Sotheby’s in London. COURTESY PHOTO/Sotheby ...

LONDON, UK — A 900-year-old Viking chess piece bought for a few dollars in the 1960s has sold at auction for 735,000 pounds ($927,000). The 3 1/2-inch (8.8-centimeter) Lewis Chessman sold to an ...