An excavation in Oslo's former harbor has yielded the remains of a rare iron gauntlet, likely lost by a medieval knight in the 14th century. Archaeologists with the Norwegian Institute for Cultural ...

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 ...

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A team of archaeologists from the Goethe University Frankfurt has returned from a fieldwork campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan without the spectacular museum-quality objects, but with a wealth of evidence ...

This paper briefly sets the scene for the articles that follow, introducing some key debates that have characterized the recent practice of historical archaeology. The definition of historical ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have made a stunning breakthrough after discovering an 11th Centry medieval toilet that has helped to unravel a 2,000-year-old mystery. Researchers from the University of Exeter and the ...

OXFORD, ENGLAND—According to a BBC News report, archaeologists have uncovered the medieval kitchens of Oxford University's Oriel College, which was founded in 1326. The excavation coincides with ...

BARCELONA, SPAIN—According to a report in The Guardian, archaeologists working at the site of a former fish market along the Barcelona waterfront unearthed the remnants of a medieval ship, which they ...

A tiny object barely three centimeters tall has become the closest window we have into the appearance of the Vikings. It is a game piece carved in walrus ivory that, after more than two centuries in ...

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 ...

A group of possibly-medieval artefacts that was discovered in a thrift store in western Canada will form the basis of a unique, real-time learning lab for students at Simon Fraser University (SFU) ...