A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has found.

A woman taking a stroll through a field in the Czech Republic just happened upon a trove of silver coins dating back 900 ...

Mighty warhorses, as richly adorned and armoured as their knightly riders, are an immediately recognisable icon of the ...

Plans have been submitted for an archaeological excavation on the site of a proposed relief road after medieval features were ...

During the excavation, an eight-metre-long footing of the Western elevation and porch of the post-medieval St Aldate's Church ...

A routine fire patrol, operating some 200 miles northwest of the country's capital, Astana, discovered a nearly foot-long face carving in a granite boulder. Although experts have analyzed the carving, ...

Archaeologists working on the renovation of the Dutch parliamentary complex in The Hague discovered that the Binnenhof was the site of an extensive medieval ruler's palace 30 years earlier than ...

Estimated at $3-5 million, the silver cup bears blessings in Hebrew and Arabic, reflecting cultural ties in medieval Khorasan ...

This month’s cover shows Aberlemno II, a 2.28m-tall Pictish cross slab in Angus. Thought to date to the 8th century, its ...

The most comprehensive study of medieval warhorses ever undertaken will be released in the form of a radical new book this week.

The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords. But could medieval armor also stop bullets?