Before abandoning their settlement, a medieval community in England tore down an elaborate entrance gate and buried a 15-year-old girl in its place. And in a final act marking her as different, they ...

For the first time, archaeologists have uncovered hard evidence of an early medieval Muslim community in southern France. What's more, the findings—three graves in the town of Nimes prepared according ...

"The Medieval Manor" explores the life and structure of a feudal community centered around Montbre Castle. Sir Giles oversees the manor, where serfs work the land in exchange for protection and ...

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a window. Between 2015 and 2017, skilled masons meticulously carved and beveled arches and four-lobed flourishes for a Gothic-style stone window frame in Guédelon ...

It's unclear why people chose to live in the caves, but DNA is shedding light on their lives. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In ...

An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain. Besides isolation and endogamy, the researchers have also identified the variola virus which can ...