A 14th-century gauntlet of armor was discovered recently by archaeologists in Switzerland. / Credit: Canton of Zurich Construction Department ...

A new investigation by a Cambridge University criminologist has revealed evidence of a 14th-century murder entangled in betrayal, scandal, and power struggles. Professor Manuel Eisner, head of the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a battered shoe from the Middle Ages in the remains of an ancient street underneath a construction site in Freiberg, Germany. All that remains of the shoe is the top ...

A view of an opening event for the Vilnius 700th anniversary events in the Lithuanian capita on Jan. 25. (Gabriel Khiterer via JTA.org) Emily Tamkin Legend has it that in the early 14th century, the ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 14th-century medieval castle, including a moat, hidden beneath the courtyard of a historic hotel in France. Jewelry, pots, pans and padlocks were ...

(JTA) — Legend has it that in the early 14th century, the grand duke of Lithuania set out on a hunting trip. One night, he dreamt of an enormous iron wolf, which a priest would later tell him ...