The museum thought it might be a fake, but when Gigante visited to see the astrolabe firsthand, she realized it was not only an authentic 11th-century instrument—one of the oldest yet discovered ...

The mystery of Japan's mummified "rainbow dragon" was recently solved by researchers. The skeleton dates back to the 11th or 12th century and was found in Nara.

A man who found a hoard of 11th Century coins just months into his archaeology career said the discovery was made all the more sweet by being unearthed near his home town. Andrew Pegg, 49 ...

A hoard of silver coins dating back to the 11th Century has been unearthed at the site of a new nuclear power station. The cloth package containing 321 mint condition coins were discovered while ...

Goliath was a mighty Philistine warrior who appears as a giant in the Bible and was an enemy of the Israelites whom David killed.

A team of archaeologists have unearthed a huge hoard of silver coins dating to the 11th century AD in Germany.

The residence of a legendary king was recently discovered in the United Kingdom – all thanks to an 11th-century toilet. Newcastle University announced the discovery of Harold Godwinson’s ...

A trove of 2,584 silver coins from the time of the Norman Conquest has been bought in the U nited K ingdom for more than $5 million — making it the country's highest-value discovery ever made by ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Archaeologists found the coins wrapped in a cloth and lead package. | Credit: Oxford Cotswold ...

In 11th-Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A new study is hoping to reassert her place in history. She was old.

The astonishing scene played out over an 11th Century Corfe Castle, U.K., overnight on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13. When photographer Josh Dury set out to photograph the peak of the Perseid meteor shower ...