An amateur treasure hunter prowling English farmland with a metal detector stumbled upon what has been described as the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered, a massive collection of gold and silver crosses, sword decorations and other items,...

The city of Dubrovnik, known as Ragusa in the Middle Ages, faced challenges in maintaining its water supply during the medieval period. A recent article details the efforts made by the city to preserve what little fresh water was available and bring in...

A 7th century village has been unearthed in the eastern Saudi Arabia near the Persian Gulf, according to the country's Supreme Commission for Tourism and Antiquities. Researchers say the village has been dated to the early Muslim era. “From the...

A medieval festival in Spain drew over 400 000 visitors last weekend, which organizers called "the biggest in Spain." Orihuela Medieval is held in the port town of Orihuela, in the southeastern province of Alicante. Over four kilometres of the city...

Historians, archaeologists, linguists, geneticists and IT experts at the University of Leicester are collaborating in new ways to provide a clearer picture of the population history of Britain. There have been many different interpretations of the...

Ninebanks Tower in Northumberland and Muggleswick Grange in Durham are among four historic sites in northern England which are starting to receive restoration work. Now as part of the North Pennines AONB Partnership's Living North Pennines project...