Archaeology student Katie Joss found the 900-year-old carving at the historic Skaill Farm settlement on Rousay, one of Scotland's Orkney Islands that's known as the "Egypt of the north" due to its wealth of centuries-old treasures.

An archaeology student digging on Rousay in Scotland’s Orkney Islands recently discovered a carved stone head that dates back to the Viking era.

The artifact was found during an excavation at the historic Skaill Farm settlement that was conducted by the University of the Highlands and Islands. The archaeological team was uncovering the foundation of a building when the carved stone head popped out of the wall and into the hands of undergraduate student Katie Joss.

The head is unlike anything previously found at the site, which has been undergoing archaeologic

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