A history buff with a metal detector recently led archaeologists to the site of a medieval monastery – all thanks to a strange symbol spotted on an old map. Arkeologerna, an archaeological ...

The case is thought to be one of the only examples of a judicial execution of a woman in medieval England in the archaeological record. “This isn’t the story of one blow, and it’s not ...

Created with rotoscope animation, Dog of God is set in the 17th century and focuses on a woman accused of witchcraft and how her trial uncovers the existence of a werewolf. The footage includes a ...

It’s a one-on-one cage fight in which warriors are outfitted in medieval armor and use genuine weapons. “Medieval combat meets modern MMA,” goes the tagline. Fighters win by scoring the most ...

When library archivists at the University of Cambridge in England inspected the cover of a 16th century property record, they realized it was made of pages repurposed from a medieval manuscript.

Researchers have found pages of a rare medieval manuscript masquerading as a cover and stitched into the binding of another book, according to experts at the Cambridge University Library in England.

Quicklime, used in medieval mortar, came from burning limestone at extreme temperatures. Workers loaded stone into kilns, stoked fires, and inhaled fumes that made the job hazardous day after day.

A joint program co-curated by Case Western Reserve University distinguished professor of humanities and medieval art history Elina Gertsman and CMA’s curator of medieval art Gerhard Lutz, ...

The new exhibition also features more than 100 objects from the medieval world from which the manuscripts emerged, many on public display for the first time. "Words on the Wave: Ireland and St ...

The church is known for its unique set of medieval wall paintings, dating from around 1380. The most significant is a depiction of the martyrdom of Thomas Becket, the 12th century Archbishop of ...