The extremely long skull of a medieval knight points to an underlying genetic condition.

Archaeological excavations at the heart of London's political power have revealed remarkable prehistoric tools, medieval treasures, and architectural remains spanning six millennia beneath the Palace ...

The craftsmanship on the spears shows some were likely used in battle, while one may have just been a status symbol.

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 ...

Russian archaeologists say they have pinpointed a long-lost medieval burial ground, turning a patch of ordinary landscape ...

A medieval castle was fitted with a “hidey-hole” from a worker there centuries ago, and is among discoveries made by archaeologists in 2024. Screengrab from Wessex Archaeology's Facebook video The ...

The Teutonic Knights were a German religious order of crusaders who operated in eastern Europe in the 1000s. According to Notes From Poland, the "limestone tombstone bearing the image of a knight with ...

Underwater archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University have recovered four exceptionally well-preserved medieval spears from Lake Lednica in western Poland, including one ornately decorated ...

Historic findings from a medieval palace are to be analysed in front of the public as part of an "open laboratory". The ...

High in Norway’s mountains, a lone hiker recently walked across a patch of retreating ice and stumbled onto a scatter of ...