The Balkan and Carpathian regions contain the oldest known mining and metallurgy sites in Europe ... At the time, medieval forges belched smoke from the nearby Banat mountains.

A history buff with a metal detector recently led archaeologists to the site of a medieval monastery – all thanks to a strange symbol spotted on an old map. Arkeologerna, an archaeological ...

The university commissioned the archaeological organization Cotswold Archaeology to excavate the location – and it was in this area that the medieval church was found. The ruined structure was i ...

A time of innovation, philosophy, and legendary works of art: the realities of the medieval period (500 to 1500 C.E.) in Europe may surprise you. Many know the years before the Renaissance and ...

Forget Yorick. Alas, poor Matthias! A skull unearthed in a medieval Hungarian church two decades ago may belong to legendary King Matthias Corvinus, who ruled the country for more than 30 years ...

A joint program co-curated by Case Western Reserve University distinguished professor of humanities and medieval art history Elina Gertsman and CMA’s curator of medieval art Gerhard Lutz, ...

Researchers identified its more distant origin. By Jack Tamisiea Medieval scribes filled volumes called bestiaries with illustrations and descriptions of fantastic creatures. The manuscripts ...