Unearthed history and material culture of the medieval world. Archaeology & Artifacts covers excavations, discoveries, museum finds, and the physical objects that connect us directly to the Middle Ages.
Digging for Worms, Finding Silver: The Massive Stockholm Silver Hoard A man searching for earthworms before a fishing trip in the Stockholm archipelago struck something
Archaeologists in Smolensk have unearthed a significant 15th-century coin hoard that sheds new light on the city’s role as a strategic crossroads during the era
Underground Tunnels and Violent Burials in Europe Recent archaeological discoveries in Germany and England reveal how much of early medieval life and death took place
Archaeologists uncovered rare and remarkably well‑preserved medieval remains beneath Glasgow city center, offering new insight into the city’s earliest phases of expansion beyond its medieval
Archaeologists have made a major historical discovery during expansion work on Hungary’s iconic M1 motorway, uncovering both a large medieval cemetery and the remains of
After more than a decade of forensic analysis and centuries of disruption, the commingled remains of some of England’s earliest kings, bishops, and a formidable
Beneath a city square in the English city of Leicester, archaeologists have discovered a Roman infant burial, remnants of medieval commerce and a 16th-century civic
A museum in Exeter has said a rare Anglo-Saxon coin – one of only three known to exist and made in the city more than
A team of archaeologists from ArcheoScan has unearthed a unique medieval tombstone depicting a knight during an excavation in the historic center of Gdańsk, Poland.
The National Trust is working with TV show Time Team on the two-year research project A new dig is to be carried out at Sutton
Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed more than 1,500 medieval silver coins after a citizen unexpectedly noticed what looked like “small metal plates” while digging during
Princess Gunhild, sister of Harold II—the last Anglo-Saxon king of England—inherited the handwritten manuscript; She bequeathed it to the church in Brussels, and it eventually
Buried face down and evidence of being burned alive! Did they uncover the burial place for medieval witches? Archaeologists believe they have found the human
A group of hobby metal detectorists has discovered two Viking treasures buried a few meters apart near the ruins of the Viking castle Fyrkat in
Archaeologists at a city dig site have uncovered a medieval tiled floor dating back to around the 13th Century. The discovery was made in Gloucestershire
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