Archaeologists find objects dating back thousands of years during an eight-month dig.

Archaeologists have discovered the lost medieval town of Stolzenberg in a Polish forest, uncovering more than 400 artifacts and new clues about why the town mysteriously vanished.

The history of the planet and the civilizations that have lived on it are among life’s greatest mysteries. People have roamed the Earth for thousands of years, and some of the most incredible relics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Study of 939 skeletons finds medieval Danes did not exclude leprosy or TB sufferers from high-status graves. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / ...

An archaeology student from the US state of Florida has discovered a rare 9th-century gold object during her first excavation in the UK. The student, Yara Souza, unearthed a gold medallion from the ...

A 40-year veteran in the field of archaeology who helped confirm the discovery said he’s never seen anything like it, according to a news release. Photo by Göran Bengtsson Göran Bengtsson, a hobby ...

The extremely long skull of a medieval knight points to an underlying genetic condition. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While ...

A maritime archaeology student has made the ‘find of a lifetime’ - but for the second time, after discovering a 900-year-old Crusader sword while swimming off Israel's Carmel Coast. Shlomi Katzin, a ...

A new study reveals that medieval chess was a powerful vehicle for promoting racial harmony. While contemporary medieval art often depicted non-white individuals in extreme roles, representations of ...