The circumstances surrounding the hoard's concealment point definitively to one of medieval Europe's most traumatic events. Archaeological evidence indicates the treasure was hidden during the ...

These thirty remarkable discoveries from 2024-2025 represent only a fraction of the archaeological treasures emerging from soil, sand, and sea around the world. Each find adds another piece to the ...

A site in Switzerland contained evidence of an administrative center that was part of a bigger plan to build a urban center that never came to fruition.

The Lough Kinale Book Shrine was discovered in an Irish lake in 1986. National Museum of Ireland In the early Middle Ages, Irish monks transported an important collection of texts to continental ...

Two medallions and eight rings found at a thrift store may turn out to medieval artifacts. Sam Smith Simon Fraser University When a customer walked into the Thrifty Boutique, a financial supporter of ...

Despite popular opinions, the Middle Ages left behind objects that feel almost too extraordinary to be real. Some of their stuff even came covered in gold or carved to hold bones. But the best of the ...

At a 13th-century Scottish castle, researchers have excavated a medieval gravoir—a thin, pointed tool once used to style hair. The rare artifact is part of a cache of objects that reveal what daily ...

Rome's new subway stations near the Colosseum showcase ancient artifacts discovered during construction, turning commutes ...

Archaeologists in Norway’s capital have unearthed thousands of leather artifacts that offer a rare glimpse into Oslo's past – and the fashion of its medieval inhabitants. The findings were recently ...

In the province of Hatin in the central part of Vietnam, archaeologists have discovered a large accumulation of ancient artifacts under rice fields in the mountainous border commune of Son Kim 2.

The Dover Public Library is set to feature a collection of tools and artifacts from local collector Larry Wonderly in its ...