Once a crucial caravan stop on the Silk Road, Khiva is one of Central Asia’s best-preserved medieval settlements. The Uzbek ...

Ken Crowley, Kaitlin Haslam and Ally Crowley are just like any other Granby family. But when they cross a wooden bridge by a ...

The medieval period often gets painted as a thousand years of darkness, filth, and ignorance. Popular culture loves to show ...

A 15th-century ship called "Wreck 5," previously classified as Viking, has been identified near Stockholm, revealing ...

The artifact is part of a large assemblage of excavated artifacts recently acquired by National Museums Scotland ...

Bargain and treasure hunters beware: You never know what you might find at your local thrift shop. Rare artifacts dating back potentially thousands of years have been found in a British Columbia ...

Joe Grantham is a contributor from the UK with a degree in Classical Studies. His love for gaming is only rivaled by a deep passion for medieval history, which often seeps into his articles. With over ...

A new £600 million theme park is swapping thrill rides for chariot races, medieval sword fights, and Viking invasions - and it could be opening in the UK in four years. Puy du Fou has announced plans ...

The Lendbreen ice patch in Norway’s Jotunheim Mountains is so remote that it’s only accessible by professional mountain bikers or a helicopter ride. This wasn’t always the case, however, as a new ...

Archaeological excavations on an Orkney island in Scotland revealed a Viking-era find. The carved red sandstone head features intricate detailing across the entire face. The discovery may have a link ...

For more than 250 years after the fall of the western Roman Empire, a dynasty of kings ruled over what would one day become France. They fought wars, converted pagan stragglers to Christianity and ...

Thousands of pieces of leather discovered in an Oslo harbor are giving archaeologists insight into everyday life in medieval Norway. While excavating near an old harbor in Oslo, archaeologists have ...