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    Two fused groups of Anglo-Saxon coins discovered during excavations at the Palazzo della Rovere in Rome. Image: Cecilia de Leone / University of Cambridge. Used editorially in connection with this research story.
    Rome’s Lost Anglo-Saxon Quarter Unearthed
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    Parts of the medieval ship reused in the cellar ceiling at Konstanz. Image - Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart. Used for editorial reporting.
    A Medieval Ship Was Found in a Cellar Ceiling
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    Print of sheep in woven hurdle pen. Medieval France. 15th century, MS Douce 195
    Medieval Books Reveal the Hidden History of Sheeppox
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    The Prospect of their Ma'ties Castle of Sterling'. Engraving from John Slezer's 'Theatrum Scotiae' 1693 (National Library of Scotland)
    Did a Trebuchet Kill This Man at Stirling Castle?
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    Selja - The wall is the second discovery made outside the known monastery ruins - Photo - Regin Meyer, NIKU.
    Sacred Site of Saint Sunniva Yields a New Discovery
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    Aerial view of Polače harbour, Mljet - Polače Marina, Mljet, Croatia. Photograph by dronepicr, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
    Shipwreck of Gold in the Medieval Adriatic
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    National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavik. A warp-weighted loom, in Iceland in use till the 19th century.
    Massive Viking Textile Production Site Found in Denmark
    • 3 months Ago
    Notre Dame, Paris
    Paris Excavates Its Origins Under Notre-Dame
    • 4 months Ago
    The Clermont-Tonnerre Grail manuscript, expected to fetch up to £2 million in an auction. (Christie's Images Ltd. 2026)
    A 13th-Century King Arthur Manuscript Up for Sale For £2m
    • 4 months Ago
    Largest coin hoard in Norwegian history. Credit - Innlandet County Authority
    Viking Silver Found in a Norwegian Farm Field
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    Anglo-Saxon Brother and Sister Burial. Photo - © Neil Max Emmanuel Time Team
    An Elder Sister’s Care, Preserved for 1,400 Years
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    GA 015 Megisti Lavra sparagmata, 7v Tof the Megisti Lavra
    The Bible Manuscript Hidden in Bookbindings for 800 Years
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    From left to right, graves 229, 230, 231 and 232 during excavation, upmost layer (figure © Archäologische Bodenforschung Basel-Stadt; photographs by A. Jost).
    Plague’s Last Swiss Victims Found Under a Concert Hall
    • 6 months Ago
    Researchers found a reference to the town in a 1909 book. Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
    Medieval City Forgotten for Centuries Found
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    Aerial view of the Middle Neolithic trapezoidal ditch - © State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt, Ulf Petzschmann
    Mysterious Medieval Tunnel Found in a Neolithic Tomb
    • 7 months Ago
    Viking-Age Woman Buried with Dog on Senja Island
    • 7 months Ago
    Tomb of Otto I in Magdeburg Cathedral
    Otto the Great: What Was Found in His Magdeburg Tomb
    • 8 months Ago
    Medieval Cog: The Ship That Made Ports Boom
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    The discoveries are considered as key indicators of elite or high-status sites in the period. Credit - University of York
    Skipsea Castle: A Lost Lordship in East Yorkshire
    • 8 months Ago
    Map of regions in early medieval England and their proportional make up of Δ18Odw-MAP (Chenery) value classifications
    Migration into Medieval England: New Evidence Shakes Old Narratives
    • 9 months Ago
    The 13th-century tombstone depicting a knight discovered in Gdańsk
    Knight’s Tomb: A Rare Effigy from Medieval Poland
    • 9 months Ago
    Archaeologists excavate post holes and beam slots from Anglo-Saxon longhouses (c) MOLA-Wessex Archaeology
    Medieval Settlement Found on the Sizewell–Friston Line
    • 10 months Ago
    Castle of Zorita De Los Canes, Guadalajara, Spain
    Christian Knight of Calatrava Unearthed with Rare Condition
    • 10 months Ago
    One of the Mamluk-era tunnels discovered. Credit: Azriel Yechezkel / A. Frumkin et al., Water History (2025)
    Mamluk-Era Tunnels Drove Sugar Mills of the Levant
    • 11 months Ago
    Visualisation of the castle at Finlagga
    Scottish Castle: Finlaggan’s Lost Keep Resurfaces
    • 11 months Ago
    The hoard may include up to 20,000 coins
    Silver Hoard of 20,000 Medieval Coins Found
    • 12 months Ago
    Folio 7v contains an image of the Virgin and Child. This is the oldest extant image of the Virgin Mary in a Western manuscript.
    The Book of Kells: Rewriting Its Scottish Origins
    • 1 year Ago
    Sword found in Poland. Credit Stołeczny Konserwator ZabytkówFacebook
    Medieval Sword Found in Vistula River After 700 Years
    • 1 year Ago
    Buckland Abbey - Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0
    Buckland Abbey: Lost chants heard after 500 years
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    Harald being baptized by Poppo the monk, in a relief dated to c. 1200
    Viking Burial Tells Tale of Wealth and Power
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    The Bromeswell bucket was made from copper alloy and depicts a North African hunting scene. (Image credit: U.K. National Trust)
    The Bromeswell Bucket’s Base Found After 40 Years
    • 1 year Ago
    Painting: “Vikings Landing in Iceland” by
    A Vikings DNA Study that Challenges Old Beliefs
    • 2 years Ago
    Excavations at Rendlesham have revealed a royal hall and boundary ditch (the rightmost trench) with associated early medieval settlement remains. Image: © Suffolk County Council; Jim Pullen
    Rendlesham: Early-Medieval Site Reveals New Discoveries
    • 2 years Ago
    Harold Godwinson at Bosham, as depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry
    Secrets of Bosham: Earl Harold’s Manor Revealed in New Study
    • 2 years Ago
    Sutton Hoo helmet
    Sutton Hoo Reveals Ties to the Byzantine Empire
    • 2 years Ago
    Work being conducted at the Saint Philibert church in Dijon Christophe Fouquin Inrap
    St. Philibert Church Yields Forgotten Burial Secrets
    • 2 years Ago
    Basilica of Santissimo Salvatore
    Lombard Kings’ Burial Secrets Discovered in Ancient Italy
    • 2 years Ago
    Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
    Notre Dame’s Secrets Unearthed During Restoration Efforts
    • 2 years Ago
    Reconstructed longhouse by the viking ring castle Trelleborg
    Danish Farming’s Evolution from Bronze to Viking Age
    • 2 years Ago
    Experimental insights into Greenland Norse seafaring capabilities
    Medieval Norse Walrus Hunting in the High Arctic
    • 2 years Ago
    In the main room, the archaeologists found a large hearth that took up much of the space in the shack. (Photo Marianne Vedeler)
    Viking-Era Shack Discovered on Norway’s Hardanger Plateau
    • 2 years Ago
    St Moulag
    St. Moluag’s Lost Abbey Found
    • 3 years Ago
    Reconstruction drawing of Londinium, c. 120 AD
    Saxon Lundenwic Expands West: New Dig
    • 3 years Ago
    The wall and floor ruins under Piazza San Marco
    Venice’s Lost Church Found Beneath St. Mark’s
    • 3 years Ago
    Malmesbury Abbey, 600 years ago
    John of Tintern: A Killer Monk in Malmesbury
    • 3 years Ago
    Pictish warriors
    Pictish Mystery Unravelled: New DNA Insights
    • 3 years Ago
    cambrige burials
    Cambridge Burials Unveil Medieval Secrets
    • 3 years Ago
    King Edward V and the Duke of York (Richard) in the Tower of London by Paul Delaroche
    Lost Princes Found? New Evidence Challenges Tudor History
    • 3 years Ago
    Portrait of Chaucer by Romantic era poet and painter William Blake, c. 1800
    Chaucer’s Timeless Words in a Digital Age
    • 3 years Ago
    Runestones reveal the power of a Viking queen
    Thyra’s Remarkable Legacy in Viking-Age Denmark
    • 3 years Ago
    Harpole Treasure
    7th Century Treasure Found In UK
    • 3 years Ago
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