Thieves who plundered a hoard of medieval weapons from a castle said to have inspired English novelist Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' are being hunted by police in Germany. The arms -…
Archaeologists in Sudan made a "unique" and "unexpected" discovery when they came across a complex of hidden chambers under a medieval monastery that contain stunning Christian art. The complex -…
Archaeologists in Mexico made an astonishing discovery when they unearthed a total of 21 human remains in a medieval cemetery. The skeletons, some of which are almost perfectly preserved, were…
A shipwreck thought to date back hundreds of years to medieval times has been found perfectly preserved at the bottom of a lake. An unmanned sub equipped with cameras discovered…
Graffiti drawn by a knight from the Middle Ages has been discovered more than 500 years later in King David's Tomb in Jerusalem. A charcoal scrawling shows the name of…
A study led by UK and German scientists has revealed that Anglo-Saxons were only 24 per cent English. Early-medieval mass migrations influenced the formation of British society by increasing its…
Diver explores the remains of an ancient boat used to ferry medieval pilgrims on their way to one of the world's holiest shrines. The boat is said to have been…
Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a 1,400-year-old folding chair from an early medieval woman's grave. The surprise find was made in Endsee, Bavaria state, south-eastern Germany, earlier this month. The…
Archaeologists researching the ancient temple city of Heliopolis have made remarkable discoveries documenting intense temple construction activities in Ancient Egypt. Heliopolis - which literally means City of the Sun -…
Armoured knights used bizarre upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, a new exhibition of medieval clothing has revealed. And the fashion was often adopted by bold, 'gender-fluid' noblewomen to…