The Asante Ewer is one of the most intriguing objects in the British Museum. Made in England in the 1300s, it was transported to Africa, where it was either carried by camel across the Sahara or taken ...

At the Met Cloisters in Manhattan, paintings, statuettes and other objects demonstrate that human desire transcends time and cultures. The fictional tale of Phyllis and Aristotle, in which she gets ...

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Angels, animals, hand gestures—none of it is random. Medieval artists filled their work with layered symbols meant to teach, warn, or praise. Once you know what to look for, the meaning changes ...

Six tombs at a church are being carefully restored to show off some of the medieval paintwork which once decorated them. The work is happening at St Bartholomew's church in Tong, Shropshire, which is ...

A catastrophic earthquake rocked the Caribbean in the late 14th century and triggered a tsunami, according to a new study of coral skeletons, which could help prepare for such future disasters in the ...

Initially Amanda Rushton thought the tiny bumps that suddenly appeared on her arms and side were nothing more than an allergy – but then within days she was hit by a maddening urge to itch. ‘It was ...

Archaeologists are to investigate the site of a former bowling alley thought to hold evidence of a town's medieval origins. The former MFA Bowl building in Weymouth occupied one of the earliest parts ...

The BriefTwo men leaving a Minneapolis church on Sunday morning were attacked by a group of up to eight men. The mob pushed one man to the ground and robbed him. The other man was injured while trying ...