1,400-Year-Old Seal Found in Croatia Bears the Name of an Unknown Bishop
A 1,400-year-old lead seal discovered on a tiny island off Croatia’s Adriatic coast bears the name of a bishop missing from surviving historical records. Polish…
medieval archaeology
Archaeologists Uncover Rare Living Spaces at One of England’s Earliest Leprosy Hospitals
Archaeologists excavating one of England’s earliest medieval leprosy hospitals have uncovered traces of square structures that may reveal how people with the disease lived around…
Inside the Anglo-Saxon Neighborhood That Once Thrived Beside the Vatican
More than a thousand years ago, an English traveler arriving in Rome could reach the area beside the Vatican and St Peter’s and find a…
First Excavation of a Slavic Stronghold in Germany Reveals Iron Age and Neolithic Activity
The first archaeological excavation at the Pilatsch Slavic stronghold in eastern Germany has uncovered evidence that people used the site long before its medieval defenses…
Archaeologists Open a Small Test Pit in Ghent and Find Five Layers of Medieval Burials
A two-square-metre test pit opened beside St James’ Church in Ghent has exposed four well-preserved burials at a depth of 1.3 metres. Further investigation indicates…
Wooden Foundations Found Beneath the Entrance to Denmark’s Trøjborg Castle
Worked wooden piles uncovered at the entrance to Denmark’s Trøjborg Castle may belong to a former gatehouse. Tree-ring dating could reveal whether they formed part…
1,000-Year-Old Christian Cemetery in Norway Reveals Unusual Multiple Burials
Archaeologists investigating a 1,000-year-old Christian cemetery in Norway have uncovered 15 skeletons, including adults and children. Several of the graves contain two or more people,…
Rare Gold Fittings Found in 1,000-Year-Old Elite Grave at Undisclosed Site in Hungary
Rare gold fittings discovered at an undisclosed site in Hungary have been linked to an elite burial from the Hungarian Conquest period more than 1,000…
Two Towers and 18 Arrowheads Reveal Signs of Fighting at Rusokastro Fortress
Archaeologists investigating Rusokastro Fortress in southeastern Bulgaria have uncovered two previously unknown defensive towers and 18 iron projectile points concentrated beside the medieval walls. Several…