An excavation at Oxford University has yielded ancient book clasps, medieval pens and imported fish bones, offering ...

The medieval remains of a 15-year-old girl reveal that she was buried face down and with bound ankles at the edge of a settlement. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Archaeologists have revealed a rare medieval cult site, dated to the 7th century, replete with gold and silver offerings, a study reports. Well-excavated cult sites are key to understanding changing ...

One of the Mamluk-era tunnels carved into tufa rock at Nahal 'Amal, revealing the sophisticated hydraulic engineering that powered medieval sugar production. (Azriel Yechezkel / A. Frumkin et al., ...

Archaeologists have discovered more than $318,000 worth of gold and silver coins believed to have been used by pagans as “devil’s money” at a rare Medieval worship site in the Netherlands. A dig near ...

The study indicates that the tunnels likely channeled water to drive horizontal paddle wheels, which powered millstones used ...

The phrase 'medieval warhorse' may conjure up images of towering, majestic beasts snorting and stamping — but in reality they were no bigger than modern-day ponies. This is the conclusion of ...

15:24, Wed, Nov 11, 2020 Updated: 15:24, Wed, Nov 11, 2020 The archaeological discovery was made in the village of Poniaty Wielkie in Poland's Masovian province. The area has been settled since at ...

The image of a medieval knight moving slowly and stiffly under the tremendous weight of his costly armor as he readies for battle or a joust is firmly fixed in people’s imagination. But, according to ...

The skeletal remains of a medieval anchoress — essentially a religious hermit — buried in an unusual, crouched position at a church site in England died with syphilis and arthritis, archaeologists ...

Plans have been approved to house an art gallery and shop in a medieval gateway in York's city walls. City of York Council ...