Archaeologists reveal that an ordinary house in Bosham was the private headquarters of King Harold II, which changes local ...

A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the submerged ruins of a medieval Silk Road city beneath Lake Issyk-Kul. Located in ...

The elongated skull was likely caused by a genetic condition, but it evidently didn’t get in the way of the individual’s ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

Tucked under London’s Palace of Westminster— one of the most famous structures in the city and home to the Houses of ...

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...

The image of a medieval knight moving slowly and stiffly under the tremendous weight of his costly armor as he readies for battle or a joust is firmly fixed in people’s imagination. But, according to ...

Archaeologists discover a Viking grave in Senja containing the remains of a woman and a her beloved dog in a boat.

A surprising study has uncovered a link between a massive volcanic eruption in 1345 and the onset of the Black Death, Europe's deadliest pandemic. The discovery reveals how a catastrophic chain of ...

Significant archaeological discoveries could be unearthed after plans to repair a moat wall at a traditional barn.

A thrift shop in Chilliwack, British Columbia, contacted Simon Fraser University's archaeology department after a customer suggested 11 rings and two medallions, priced at $30, might be ancient ...