One of the major realizations of the Anthropocene era has been the importance of biodiversity for the functioning of the ...

The entire story of the European Middle Ages in one short video - from the barbarian invasions to Charlemagne’s empire; from ...

Servers bring out dishes of lentil soup during the recreation of a medieval-style harvest feast staged by Archaeology Now Houston. As many of us prepare this week to sit down for our Thanksgiving ...

Beyond the crowded squares of Prague and the tourist-packed canals of Venice lies a secret Europe, a collection of ...

Early Medieval graves in Europe were reopened as part of widespread burial traditions -- not only by grave robbers, as experts previously thought. Hundreds of graves dating from the fifth century to ...

A study of hundreds of specimens from European archaeological digs found two species of whales that are no longer present in the continent’s waters. By Kate Golembiewski Industrial-scale whaling in ...

Diaries written in the 16th century have helped researchers to chronicle famine, flooding and plagues in medieval Romania, shedding light on life during Europe’s Little Ice Age. While glaciers and ...

Everybody wants the European city experience but no one wants the long lines, big crowds, and waits. That’s why LateRooms.com ...

Once one of Belgium’s medieval powerhouses, Ghent today is home to one of Belgium’s biggest universities and a vibrant ...

Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...

Underwater archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University have recovered four exceptionally well-preserved medieval spears from Lake Lednica in western Poland, including one ornately decorated ...