For several years, Cambridge University’s archaeology department has partnered with the local charity Cambridge Past, Present ...

Thousands of similar tunnel systems have been discovered across Europe and despite this, their purpose has been subject to decades of theory and debate.

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

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 ...

Medieval tunnel discovered in Germany were likely used for secret cult rituals - Medieval shaft was found during excavation ...

The research, published in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, analyzed 939 adult skeletons from five medieval cemeteries in Denmark, dating from approximately 1050 to 1536 AD. The findings ...

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

Archaeologists have revealed a rare medieval cult site, dated to the 7th century, replete with gold and silver offerings, a study reports. Well-excavated cult sites are key to understanding changing ...

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

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

In A Nutshell Medieval Danish cemeteries show no spatial segregation of leprosy or TB sufferers: diseased individuals were ...

Medieval Christians in Denmark showed off their wealth in death by buying prestigious graves: the closer to the church, the ...