Medieval archaeological news and discoveries from around the world.
A couple in northern Norway were pulling up the floor of their house to install insulation when they found a glass bead, and then a
The origins of a 1,100-year-old brooch found in a lorry-load of soil may be “a mystery” that is never solved, say archaeologists. The late 9th
In Berlin, a historic medieval cemetery has been excavated which reveals that medieval people’s lives were blighted by hunger, disease, and extreme violence. Many of
The Welsh town of Caernarfon played a crucial role in the fraught history between England and Wales; here, in the late 13th century, English king
An archaeological excavation has changed our picture of Dublin’s earliest Viking settlement with the black pool or Dubh Linn now known to be a lot
The past is often a refuge from the present. Whether it’s where you were two weeks ago or 10 years ago, there’s a certain security
Analysis of a medieval mass grave has confirmed that the 48 individuals inside died during the Black Death in the UK. The ancient pit was
A rusty 600-year-old sword used by Highlander mercenaries has sold for a whopping £30,000. The medieval weapon, believed to date from the 15th or 16th
A medieval castle’s 600-tonne wall collapsed on to a house and garden in Lewes sparking a major search. Emergency services, including a hazardous area response
A “high status” medieval building has been discovered under public toilets in Cardiff, according to archaeologists. The site is next to the 13th Century Old
The remains of a Viking ship have been discovered on a farm near a medieval church at Edøy, on the island of Smøla, in Norway.
A decades-old mystery over an eerie Himalayan lake littered with human remains deepens – as scientists say hundreds of people died there spread over 1,000
Norway is rife with fjords—deep, canyon-like inlets carved by glaciers that add some 10,000 miles to the country’s convoluted coastline—and at one time those fjords
Two mysterious skeletons believed to be a mother and child have been discovered in the Tower of London – but unlike most they do not
It is one of Glasgow’s oldest buildings and has stood proudly at its site since the 15th century. Now Provan Hall, in Auchinlea Park, Easterhouse,
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