The extremely long skull of a medieval knight points to an underlying genetic condition.

The craftsmanship on the spears shows some were likely used in battle, while one may have just been a status symbol.

Archaeologists recently explored a long-lost Silk Road city at the bottom of a lake, uncovering a trove of artifacts and a ...

Four medieval spearheads have been found in Lake Lednica in Poland. One may have belonged to a nobleman or prince.

Archaeologists in Aarhus, Denmark, reported finding graves of 77 Viking in a medieval churchyard – a single site that ...

An archaeologist recovers a spear in Lake Lednica, Poland. TORUŃ, POLAND—According to a statement released by Nicolaus ...

Archaeologists have revealed a rare medieval cult site, dated to the 7th century, replete with gold and silver offerings, a study reports. Well-excavated cult sites are key to understanding changing ...

Underwater archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University have recovered four exceptionally well-preserved medieval spears from Lake Lednica in western Poland, including one ornately decorated ...

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 have discovered more than $318,000 worth of gold and silver coins believed to have been used by pagans as “devil’s money” at a rare Medieval worship site in the Netherlands. A dig near ...

Beneath the quiet hum of a northern European town lies a secret: an entire city, lost to time, preserved beneath modern ...