Despite popular opinions, the Middle Ages left behind objects that feel almost too extraordinary to be real. Some of their stuff even came covered in gold or carved to hold bones. But the best of the ...

The Lough Kinale Book Shrine was discovered in an Irish lake in 1986. National Museum of Ireland In the early Middle Ages, Irish monks transported an important collection of texts to continental ...

Bits of the history of Paris are emerging from the ground beneath Notre Dame cathedral, along with pieces of a medieval ...

Norwich Castle, a mighty medieval fortress built by William the Conquerer after he invaded England in 1066, reopened to the public last month following a landmark $37 million restoration. The castle’s ...

Medieval burial, Sayan Mountains, Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA—Live Science reports that a tenth-century burial uncovered ...

Researchers say warming temperatures are exposing everything from ancient shoes to Viking-era items before they can disappear ...