

600-year-old axe heads used in hand-to-hand fighting in Battle of Grunwald found in field
Two battle axes used in hand-to-hand fighting at the Battle of Grunwald over 600 years ago have been found by detectorists during a sweep of
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Two battle axes used in hand-to-hand fighting at the Battle of Grunwald over 600 years ago have been found by detectorists during a sweep of
Members of the team have been working at the site over the last three weeks in the hope of finding a long lost chapel. And
Archaeologists conducting excavations in Vinjeøra, Norway, recently uncovered a group of ninth- or tenth-century Viking graves—including one whose unusual layout suggests it may contain the
Archaeologists excavating a lost medieval sacristy at Westminster Abbey in London have uncovered what they believe are the remains of Catholic monks. They made the
Archaeologists in central Poland have uncovered an early medieval cemetery, excavating the skeletal remains of nearly 300 people. The chilling discovery was made in the
The builders have almost completed studying the composition of the historical wall java that is intended to secure the walls. Afterwards, a new cultural center will be created
The Museum of West Bohemia in Plzeň has announced the discovery of hundreds of silver and gold coins from the 14th century. The treasure, unearthed
A shrine to St Thomas Becket who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral 850 years ago has been reconstructed using CGI. The memorial was built in
A pope’s seal dating back 700 years has been discovered in Shropshire. The medieval find represents the 1.5 millionth archaeological object to have been officially
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
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