Tagged: ancient grave

– A large Viking treasure has been discovered in a 3,000-year-old grave in Sweden. The treasure was hidden sometime at the end of the Viking Age and consists of 163 silver coins with Arabic inscriptions. It is the largest Viking treasure ever discovered in Uppland,...

– Two locals have discovered an ancient burial in the village of Kokorya in the remote Altai Republic. Similar to the legendary outlaw Robin Hood in England, the wooden sarcophagus contains the remains of a warrior with a talent for archery who lived around the...

The largest keyhole-shaped tomb in Japan – Daisenryo Kofun – is located in the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Kofun (“ancient grave”) are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Japan, constructed between the early 3rd century and the early 7th century AD. The kofun...