Dark Ages Fort Built by Mysterious ‘Painted People’ Found in Scotland
A fort that is more than 1,000 years old, dating back to the time of Alfred the Great, has been unearthed in Scotland, more than
3 August 2017
Plague Grave Weighed Down with Stones and Sand Shows Fear of Body Snatchers
Archaeologists have discovered a centuries-old grave at a medieval burial site in London where plague victims, religious dissenters and poor people were laid to rest
3 August 2017
Medieval sword discovered in a Polish peat bog
Completely preserved medieval sword from the 14th century has been discovered at a peat bog near Hrubieszów. The finder donated the artefact to the local
23 June 2017
900 year-old jewelry found in Crusader castle
Lost an earring in the kitchen? Don’t get upset. Wait 900 years or so and somebody’s sure to find it. That’s what’s happening in Israel,
23 June 2017
Auckland Castle excavation unearths ‘unexpected’ secrets
Archaeologists working at a 900-year-old castle have found “rare and unexpected” artefacts. An ornate Roman coin, medieval silver pennies, a copper figurine, a thimble, window
23 June 2017
Second Viking Age ship burial found at archaeological site in N. Iceland
Yesterday archeologists discovered a second boat burial at an archeological site at Dysnes ness in Eyjafjörður fjord in North Iceland. On Tuesday a burial site
22 June 2017
Archaeologists find 25 skeletons in medieval Cambridge friary
More than 25 skeletons have been unearthed by archaeologists investigating the site of a medieval friary in the centre of Cambridge. Archaeologists say the skeletons
16 February 2017
Saxon workshop evidence found by amateur archaeologists in Somerset
Amateur archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be a Saxon workshop in a dig in Somerset. The foundations were uncovered along with a large
16 February 2017
Major Viking Age manor discovered at Birka, Sweden
During spring of 2016 a number of large presumed house terraces were identified by the authors at Korshamn. As a consequence high resolution geophysical surveys
16 February 2017
Leprosy in the Middle Ages – A Tale of Tragedy and Prejudice
Leprosy has always been a subject of interest among scientists, since there is and was a lot of controversy surrounding it. According to traditional theories,
2 February 2017
Workmen uncover Hartlepool Anglo-Saxon burial site while rebuilding a wall
An exciting historic find has been made on the Headland after workmen rebuilding a wall came across an Anglo-Saxon burial site. Remains of at least
1 February 2017
Lost Kingdom of Rheged Discovered in Scotland
The archaeological site at Trusty’s Hill in Galloway, Scotland, is known to have been a cultural center for the Pict, the confederation of tribal peoples
29 January 2017
The discovery of medieval Trellech and the plucky amateurs of archaeology
The tale of how an amateur archaeologist’s hunch led him to uncover a lost medieval town and spend £32,000 of his own money to buy
26 January 2017
Reconstructed face of Robert the Bruce is unveiled
Historians have unveiled a digitally-reconstructed image of the face of Robert the Bruce almost 700 years after his death. The image has been produced using
8 December 2016
Lost Medieval castle discovered at House of Dun
Archaeological excavations at the House of Dun have uncovered the remains of what is thought to be a 14th century castle. The excavations were carried
31 August 2016
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