A new study reveals how notes in medieval Arabic manuscripts preserve the history of scholars, education and the transmission ...

Archaeologists in Sweden uncover new details of a rare 500-year-old medieval shipwreck, including its kitchen, rigging and unusual mast construction.

A new study reveals how medieval Florence regulated cathedral workers, enforced workplace discipline and compensated those injured on the job.

Explore 20 Old English girls’ names from Anglo-Saxon England, their meanings, historical origins and the medieval women who bore them.

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Chinese archaeologists have discovered the first Sui Dynasty Great Wall remains in Beijing, alongside ancient wooden boats and other finds.

Ancient DNA reveals how Visigoths, Suebi and other Germanic migrants shaped early medieval Iberia without replacing its ...

The development of demonology in the medieval West was neither sudden nor uniform. It emerged gradually through theological debate, canon law, pastoral practice and judicial procedure. From the early ...

A fifteenth-century portal featuring sculpted portraits of Milan's medieval duchesses has been restored at the Certosa di Pavia in northern Italy.

Archaeologists have discovered a long-lost early medieval church near Venice, revealing new evidence about the origins of the city and its Christian history.

A new study reveals how medieval merchants used distinctive marks to build trust, establish reputations and create early ...

A rare coin of Saint Olaf has been discovered in Norway’s largest Viking Age hoard, marking the first find of its type in the country since 1924.