An amethyst set in high-quality, gold-plated silver lay buried for about 600 years in the silt of an old ditch near Kolo Castle in Opole Voivodeship in southwestern Poland. Archaeologists…

A knight in shining armor, wielding a sword or spear, is an iconic figure of the Middle Ages. But during this era, more advanced weaponry began to appear, including early…

What looks like a whimsical medieval comic about rats turns out to be a detailed record of how food was prepared in elite Japanese households, says Eric Ratt, a history…

Bohdan Halonzka wakes up early. He gets dressed quickly, drinks his coffee, checks the news on his phone, and rushes to work. He has a demanding employer: Bohdan works in…

Experts date the necklace to 630–670 AD. A team from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) discovered the early medieval piece during excavations in Northamptonshire, England. The digs were carried…

Medieval castles often feature spiral staircases that typically wind upward in a clockwise direction. According to a 2011 study, about 70 percent of castles in England and Wales have such…

The medieval Kingdom of Burgundy sat where southeastern France and western Switzerland meet. The Dukes of Burgundy are thought to have carried a beef-and-wine recipe from Belgium into Provence, Côte-d’Or,…

Bohdan Halonzka wakes up early. He dresses quickly, drinks his coffee, glances at the news on his smartphone, and rushes off to work. He has a demanding employer: Halonzka works…