The Middle Ages are defined as the period between the years 500 and 1500 in Europe. They're also sometimes referred to as the ...

Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking” Roman ...

Photo from GUARD Archaeology Sifting through the dark ... an Iron Age settlement dating back to the second century “when southern Scotland had slipped from the grasp of the Roman Empire ...

The spread of saffron in Europe can be largely attributed to the spread of the Roman ... the “Dark Ages” throughout Europe, arts, culture and science in the Islamic empire flourished.

In wintry late February and early March as the winds blow, we happily observe the seasonal reminders of Saint Patrick’s Day, ...

A mysterious Roman artefact thought to have been buried to defend an iron age house has been found in a new archaeology ...

Historians have long argued these questions about the fierce nomadic fighters who contributed to the fall of the Roman empire and the beginning of the "Dark Ages" in Europe. One dominant theory about ...

The public celebration of violent crimes against homeless people normalizes vigilantism, ultimately endangering every one of ...

A reader highlights a bill that would require schoolchildren to view a video of a developing fetus, and how it flies in the face of state leaders’ claims of supporting parental rights in ...

The material of choice for design buffs in the know, this marble is set to become the hottest material of the year.

It was ‘terrarum fine’ - the end of the world - and for around 20,000 soldiers who had marched north, crossing hills, swamps and rivers to ...

Lent is often reduced to private acts of restraint. But its history tells a richer story; of communal memory, public ...