And in Europe, the medieval era was particularly disease-ridden. But what happened when money and social stigma collided? To ...

The delicate gold ring was made sometime in the Middle Ages and may have belonged to a high-status woman.

Archaeologists in Germany recently revealed a secret tunnel from the Middle Ages — a tunnel hidden within a much older burial ...

What could be one of Norway's oldest shipwrecks has been found on the bottom of a lake near Oslo, during an effort to locate the tons of unexploded ammunition dumped there since World War II. When you ...

Archaeologists say a 13th-century silver seal discovered on farmland holds a carved gemstone dating back to the Roman Empire.

Using CT scanning on 16th-century books, researchers uncovered bits of parchment salvaged from handwritten manuscripts. By Katherine Kornei Even in medieval times, recycling was in vogue: Bits of ...

The University of Texas at Arlington Library and the Medieval Science and Technology class are collaborating on a special eclipse exhibition. Editor’s note: This story is part of The Dallas Morning ...

TO KINETIC ENERGY IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. CATAPULTS ARE A BATTLE WEAPON DATING BACK TO MEDIEVAL TIMES, AND NOW THAT SAME CONCEPT SHAPES OUR DAY TO DAY LIVES. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA ...

Medieval tunnel discovered in Germany were likely used for secret cult rituals - Medieval shaft was found during excavation of a Stone Age burial ...