medieval-history

The man was killed by a massive catapult at Stirling Castle, likely during King Edward I's historic siege of 1304, part of the Wars of Scottish Independence. The post This Medieval Skeleton Was Discovered With 167 Fractures At A Scottish Castle. Now, Researchers Believe He Was The First Victim Of Edward I’s ‘Warwolf’ Trebuchet appeared first on All That's Interesting .

A medieval ship was reused as the ceiling of a basement built in 1244 in Constance, southern Germany. The finding came during a building study on Konradigasse by the State Office for Monument Preservation in Stuttgart. Researchers first thought the ceiling used old timber planks. A closer study showed something far more unusual. At least […]

A medieval monastery long thought to have vanished has been located beneath a sports field in Roskilde, Denmark. Ground-penetrating radar has revealed well-preserved remains of Sankt Clara monastery, built in the 13th century. The ruins lie about one meter below the current ground surface. Researchers found the remains during a survey linked to plans for […]

Though researchers have determined that the stone's inscription was written in Old Norse, they haven't been able to decipher more than its opening words thus far, prompting them to call in a runestone expert in order to solve this baffling mystery. The post A Medieval Runestone With A Mysterious Inscription Was Just Found At The Ruins Of A Chapel On The Faroe Islands appeared first on All That's …

In an unexpected discovery, researchers found that three medieval Swedish cemeteries held children buried with unrelated adults.

The ring, made in part from deep-blue stone, was likely owned by a high-status woman during the Middle Ages.

Beneath a quiet German field, researchers have uncovered signs of a medieval town that historians had been unable to locate for generations.

One of the most important surviving Anglo-Saxon royal seals, belonging to Edward the Confessor, was thought to be lost after it went missing 40 years ago. CA reports on newly published research which describes the circumstances of the object’s rediscovery and offers illuminating insights into its innovative imagery.

Strap-ends from belts and other attachments are common finds from the early medieval period. This example was found by Cotswold Archaeology during an excavation in the market town of Halesworth in Suffolk

In honor of the 700th-anniversary founding of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes in Barcelona, scientists opened eight 14th-century graves and studied the 25 people found inside, including a queen.

Researchers haven't yet been able to decipher its ten pages' worth of cursive script written in Latin, but they suspect that the book may have once belonged to a merchant who could have simply dropped it in the latrine by accident. The post Archaeologists In Germany Just Found A Completely Intact Notebook From The Middle Ages Among The Ruins Of A Latrine appeared first on All That's Interesting .

Construction workers cracked open the ground for a new building and pulled out a 660-year-old secret that is rewriting what historians thought they knew about medieval seafaring.

Ninth-century Carolingian coins from the reigns of Louis the Pious and Charles the Bald are not the sort of objects you would expect to find on a remote farm on the Isle of Anglesey, so, when metal-detectorists began reporting these and other exceptional artefacts from the early medieval period, the National Museum of Wales (now Amgueddfa Cymru) sent Mark Redknap, then Curator of Medieval and Lat…

The news that the Bayeux Tapestry will be making a once-in-a-lifetime visit to Britain from September 2026 until July 2027 made me think about sites associated with the Norman Conquest that might be of interest to the readers of Current Archaeology

The Vinland Map has been the subject of intense debate since its discovery in the 20th century. The map appears to show parts of Europe, Asia, and a landmass labeled “Vinland,” which some believe represents North America. Vinland is mentioned in Norse sagas as a land explored by Vikings, including Leif Erikson , around the year 1000. If the map is authentic, it would suggest that Europeans knew a…

Renovations at the Binnenhof in The Hague revealed the ruins of a gate called the Spuipoort that was built some 700 years ago as part of a defensive network surrounding this government complex. The post The Remains Of A Medieval Gate With Two Imposing Guard Towers Were Just Found Under The Dutch Houses Of Parliament appeared first on All That's Interesting .

Newly opened exhibitions at Dock X, London, and Leeds Castle, Kent, include AI technology that brings the past to life in a startlingly personal way, offering interactive audiences with medieval queens: one from Viking Age Scandinavia and the other from 13th-century England. Carly Hilts reports.

A series of four talks on Medieval Society and Landscape Convened by Professor David Griffiths and Dr Stephen Mileson. Running throughout late April to June, this seminar series will be a fascinating showcase of the history and archaeology of the medieval period, with a focus on societies, economies and landscapes. It brings together current research… Continue reading Seminar Series: Medieval Soc…

New research reveals a forgotten side of medieval Christianity—one rooted not in cathedrals, but in fields, forests, and farms. Historian Dr. Krisztina Ilko uncovers how the Augustinian order built its power through “green” miracles: restoring barren land, healing livestock, reviving fruit trees, and taming deadly landscapes once blamed on dragons. Far from symbolic tales, these acts helped rural…

Volcanic eruptions in the mid-1340s triggered a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe.