For several years, Cambridge University’s archaeology department has partnered with the local charity Cambridge Past, Present ...

The research, published in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, analyzed 939 adult skeletons from five medieval cemeteries in Denmark, dating from approximately 1050 to 1536 AD. The findings ...

Medieval tunnel discovered in Germany were likely used for secret cult rituals - Medieval shaft was found during excavation of a Stone Age burial ...

The delicate gold ring was made sometime in the Middle Ages and may have belonged to a high-status woman.

Archaeologists in Germany recently revealed a secret tunnel from the Middle Ages — a tunnel hidden within a much older burial ...

In medieval Denmark, death could double as a display of status. The closer your grave lay to a church wall or inside a ...

And in Europe, the medieval era was particularly disease-ridden. But what happened when money and social stigma collided? To ...

Anhalt, Ulf Petzschmann During routine archaeological surveys conducted ahead of wind-turbine construction in central Germany ...

The seal mixes medieval craftsmanship with Roman-era ornamentation, merging two time periods in one design.

Archaeologists have revealed a rare medieval cult site, dated to the 7th century, replete with gold and silver offerings, a study reports. Well-excavated cult sites are key to understanding changing ...

Medieval Christians in Denmark showed off their wealth in death by buying prestigious graves: the closer to the church, the ...