The Basano Vase, created in the 15th century, is believed to bring death and destruction to its owners, leaving a legacy of tragedy and despair across generations.

The University of Cambridge project reveals sky-high homicide rates in medieval London, York and Oxford and shows that male ...

The artist and former Heaven’s Basement drummer takes us through his new The Zodiac Universe exhibit in London.

Greenland is larger than any American state, but 80% of it is buried beneath an ice sheet. Almost 90% of the nearly 60,000 ...

This ethereal forest is also scattered with archaeological features, from ancient trackways to the remains of an old mill, ...

The remarkable 1500-year-old Biblioteca Capitolare in Verona is widely viewed as the world’s oldest continuously operating ...

One of the forgotten DreamWorks animated rivals to Pixar dominance was The Road to El Dorado. As we re-evaluate the cinema of ...

Ancient Palestine was occupied by several different nations throughout its history. What do we know about them?

Leonardo da Vinci was the illegitimate son of a notary and a woman whose identity remains shrouded in mystery. He died in 1519 with no known children. Yet today, a bold effort is underway to ...

At the Morgan Library, 15th-century illuminated atlases embody the medieval appetite for wonder and myth. If the past is a ...

The findings shed light on the ancient people who lived in western Hungary, whose identity continues to confound scholars.

The map itself is undated, but there are clues it was created in 1491: It quotes a book published that year, and Christopher Columbus may have consulted the map (or a copy) before his great voyage.