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The Ancient Origins of High Heels – Once an Essential Accessory for Men
High heel shoes are today a form of footwear worn almost exclusively by women. Yet, the history of high heels shows us that this was not always the case. On the contrary, high heels were, at various...
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Mysterious medieval fortifications buried in Poland detected with advanced...
Archaeologists have discovered evidence of unknown medieval fortifications which may indicate the presence of Hussite clashes near a small village in Poland.Discovered buried in wooded foothills near...
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Archaeologists discover remains of medieval knight with extensive jousting...
A study of the bones of 700 people unearthed at Hereford Cathedral in England has shown that one may have been a medieval knight. Archaeologists noted many broken bones, some knitted, on the skeleton...
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Old skeletons, possibly plague victims, found under Paris grocery
Archaeologists have unearthed the skeletal remains of 200 people underneath a supermarket in Paris on the site of an old hospital where victims of the Black Plague had been known to be buried. It was...
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More than 1,000 Ancient Skeletons found beneath Cambridge University
Archaeologists have discovered an enormous medieval cemetery containing an estimated 1,300 burials beneath St John’s College, Cambridge, thought to be among the largest medieval hospital burial grounds...
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800-year-old message carved into Rune Stick Shows Ancient Code still used in...
An 800-year-old enigmatic message has been found inscribed on a small wooden stick which was dug out of the ground in Odense, Denmark. The delicate stick is marked with 13th century runic inscription,...
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Hereford Mappa Mundi: Legendary Cities, Monstrous Races, and Curious Beasts...
Secreted away beneath the floor of an English cathedral was a large calfskin canvas featuring what, at first glance, appeared to be a map of the world. Once recovered and repaired, the map was found to...
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Numerous skeletons of sexually perverse Nuns discovered in Oxford
Archaeologists have discovered the skeletons of a number of ‘sex-obsessed’ nuns who were eventually punished for their sins by having their priory dissolved and their prioress pensioned off.The team of...
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Mutilated remains may be 14th century mob-attack victim, Richard de Holebrok
In February 1327, 84 angry people assaulted Richard de Holebrok of Tattingstone, tied him to a tree and cut off his right hand. Holebrok complained to the English authorities, but what he did to...
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Religious Artifacts found alongside Bones in Attic may be Relics of a Saint
A resident of St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, has found what may be religious relics hundreds of years old in his attic. The man's daughter contacted a museum, an archaeologist, some nuns, a jeweler...
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The Incredible Medical Interventions of the Monks of Soutra Aisle
Soutra Aisle refers to a set of ruins in Scotland that were once part of a larger complex comprising a hospital and a friar. Excavations at Soutra Aisle have provided an extraordinary window into the...
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Not just about the booty: New study sheds light on reasons for Viking raids
The lure of the [Viking] raid was… more than booty; it was about winning and preserving power through the enchantment of travel and the doing of deeds. Thus states a new paper by an archaeologists from...
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The Real History Behind Game of Thrones (Part one)
Game of Thrones is a series of fantasy books by acclaimed author George R.R. Martin and a highly popular television show on HBO. It is a world unto its own, but like other popular fantasy series, such...
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The Black Death: the Plague that Sowed Terror and Death in Medieval Europe -...
Science had to wait until the nineteenth century to banish the idea of a supposed supernatural origin of the plague. The fear of a pandemic on a global scale persisted for four centuries (and even...
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Eerie Ancient Wax Sculptures for Hexing Enemies, Destroying Demons, and...
The eerie, sightless stare of wax-figure mannequins disconcerts many an onlooker, but the famous wax museums of today which host hyper-realistic looking wax models of celebrities and historical figures...
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Volvelle: The paper machine designed to calculate the time and compute the...
What if you could design a moving device from paper that invoked logical proofs and God’s attributes to settle religious disputes? Or what if you were able to make something more practical—a paper...
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Armillary Spheres: Following Celestial Objects in the Ancient World
Astronomy is often considered to be one of the oldest branches of science. In many ancient societies, astronomical observations were used not only for the practical job of determine the rhythm of life,...
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Nearly 1,000 Years Old, the Bayeux Tapestry is An Epic Tale and Medieval...
The ancient Bayeux Tapestry, famous for its epic representation of medieval history, is a long, vividly embroidered cloth stretching hundreds of feet. Through exciting imagery it retells the events...
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Trial by Ordeal: A Life or Death Method of Judgement
In the modern judicial system, the innocence or guilt of an accused may be established based on the evidence brought against him or her. In ancient and medieval societies, however, a different way of...
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Medieval Village with Human Remains Discovered in Northern Spain
The medieval village of Arganzón has been brought to light in the area of Condado de Treviño, Burgos, Spain. Through a series of excavations, tombs, houses, and silos from the Middle Ages, as well as a...
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