Beneath the shadow of castles and cathedrals medieval Europe was far from primitive this is the story of how science art and ...

An angler in Sweden has uncovered an extraordinary medieval cauldron of historic jewellery and around 20,000 coins while ...

Society and religion were born, the author argues, as “twins.” Though religion as we understand it today arrived late.

Archaeologists excavating at a medieval cemetery in Denmark have found the burials of 77 people who were early Christians in ...

Medieval Europeans once considered Ujjain, in present-day Madhya Pradesh, the centre of the world for their astronomical ...

Late in the Middle Ages, Italian stargazers gave a name to the annual contagion that rolled around each year like clockwork.

The late 12th century was a turbulent period for medieval Sweden. Swedish forces were actively attempting to colonize regions of Finland, creating widespread instability and conflict. Lin Annerbäck, ...

Few individuals have been able to blend artistry and science together as well as Leonardo Da Vinci. An artist as well as an ...

Mass hysteria? Ergot poisoning? Or just despair? Here’s why what started as one woman’s dance spiraled into one of history’s ...

Thrift shops are known for selling second-hand items, but there are some hidden gems under those piles of stuff. People have spotted valuable finds, from an 1823 edition of the Declaration of ...

Do you ever feel not good enough? Are you worried about your conscience and whether God, if there is one, might have reason to punish you? You are not alone. We all at times feel inadequate. The ...

Lia Smith, 21, was set to graduate next spring with a double major in computer science and statistics and was a decorated ...