Historians have traced myths about the Black Death’s rapid journey across Asia to one 14th-century poem by Ibn al-Wardi. His imaginative maqāma, never meant as fact, became the foundation for ...

Archaeologists in Switzerland recently made an unusual discovery while excavating the land around a medieval castle near the German border. The crews unearthed a well-preserved gauntlet that experts ...

A page with illuminations, or ornate medieval illustrations, from the Darlington Bible, a 14th century manuscript housed at the Indiana State Library. The Bible will be the focus of a special program, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research An excavation in Oslo's former harbor ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 14th-century cesspit that underwent an extreme makeover over the centuries, transforming from a receptacle for human excrement into a fashionable cellar with a latrine ...

One of my favorite Bob Dylan songs is “Tangled Up in Blue,” in part because of this set of lines, both literary and spiritual: She lit a burner on the stove And offered me a pipe. “I thought you’d ...

The plague — aka the Black Death, aka the Great Pestilence — is rarely contracted today, yet it recently infected a South Lake Tahoe, California, resident. But before you put on your 17th-century “air ...

In the historic city of Freiburg, Germany, archaeologists have discovered a medieval toy shop dating back to the 14th century, Arkeonews reported. The remarkable find was made during what was expected ...

Teen slang "6-7" isn't new - it traces back to medieval dice games from the 1300s. Shakespeare used it in "Richard II." ...

A group of amateur treasure hunters in England found a hoard of gold and silver coins from the 14th-century that could be worth nearly $200,000 according to experts. 38-year-old Andrew Winter and ...

It's a new-old world: two popes and a plague, just like the 14th century. As most of the church sits in isolation, hoping and praying for an "all clear" message and the chance to resume life as it was ...

Archaeologists in Switzerland recently made an unusual discovery while excavating the land around a medieval castle near the German border. The crews unearthed a well-preserved gauntlet that experts ...