The hunt for King Richard III's grave is heating up, with archaeologists announcing today (Sept. 5) that they have located the church where the king was buried in 1485. "The discoveries so far leave ...

A 700-year-old fresco discovered in the convent church of S. Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious Islamic tents were used to conceal altars in medieval European churches, ...

Italy’s Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, a squad tasked with combatting crimes relating to art and antiquities, has revealed some of the tactics it employed to discover an ...

Excavations in the courtyard of the University of Gloucestershire’s City Campus have revealed new details about the history of a medieval church that once stood in its place — and the people buried ...

A medieval church yielded unusual artifacts during an archaeological excavation – and officials recently brought the discoveries to light. In a Jan. 31 press release, the State Office for Heritage ...

Hundreds of skeletons were recently uncovered by archaeologists while they were excavating a British university’s property – the discovery was a complete surprise. The skeletons, along with an ancient ...

Traces of a long-lost medieval church are thought to have been uncovered in the Piazza San Marco—the iconic square that sits at the heart of Venice, Italy. Archaeologists had been conducting ...

A Grade I listed medieval church at risk of disrepair has received two grants to fund the works needed to restore the building. Water has been leaking through the roof, windows and stonework at St ...

MSNBC’s Joy Reid compared Fox News’ plan to skip live coverage of the Jan. 6 committee hearings to decisions made by the hierarchy of the medieval Church. In Reid’s examination of Fox News’ ...

Archaeologist Rachel Wood holds a Roman bust found at the site of a Norman church. HS2 Archaeologists often joke that the real treasures are discovered on the last day of a dig. For a team in ...

A medieval church and burials were discovered as a university transforms a shopping center into an urban campus in the U.K. Mikal Ludlow Photography University of Gloucestershire Excavations in the ...