Learn about the collection of medieval stone disks found in Ukraine and why researchers are speculating on their role as ...

A new study suggests that medieval stone discs found in Ukraine were likely used by Vikings as solar compasses to navigate ...

Recently, researchers Olena Veremeychyk and Olga Antowska-Gorączniak took a closer look at eight medieval discs discovered across Ukraine. For years, scientists believed these artifacts may have ...

The Vikings had no compass but undoubtedly steered by the ... The impression that a Viking fleet must have made under full sail can scarcely be imagined today, but a rhapsodizing monk at the ...

The Vikings used a form of compass to navigate ... As well as settling in Britain, they established Viking colonies in France, and used rivers to travel deep into Russia. Not only did the Vikings ...