And in Europe, the medieval era was particularly disease-ridden. But what happened when money and social stigma collided? To ...

Archaeologists in Germany recently revealed a secret tunnel from the Middle Ages — a tunnel hidden within a much older burial ...

New research reveals a forgotten side of medieval Christianity—one rooted not in cathedrals, but in fields, forests, and ...

The medieval tunnel was dug into loess and cut directly through a trapezoidal ditch associated with the Baalberge culture (4th millennium BC), a landscape already reused for burials in later ...

The weapons in our graves were as much as an expression of loss and grief, as they were a physical statement about strength ...

Anhalt, Ulf Petzschmann During routine archaeological surveys conducted ahead of wind-turbine construction in central Germany ...

Shroud is said to bear the imprint of Jesus after his crucifixion and burial, but a new study has reignited the debate over ...

The seal mixes medieval craftsmanship with Roman-era ornamentation, merging two time periods in one design.

A belt buckle featuring a snake devouring a frog discovered in the A bronze belt buckle featuring a snake devouring a frog is drawing attention after its discovery in Lány, Czech Republic. Once ...

In September 2024, a metal detectorist scouring a farm about 45 miles northeast of London found a silver, oval pendant measuring about one-inch-long. The piece included an inscribed frame of mirrored ...

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Medieval medical advice mixed superstition, philosophy, and bad observation. Doctors prescribed vomiting, animal waste, fumes, and strange rituals as cures. Disease was blamed on vapors, imbalance, or ...