A photo shows this shield-shaped design, which includes a six-pointed star, chain-like pattern and cross. The medieval gold coin had economic ... See it →Remains of ancient Italy city destroyed by ...

Easter, the greatest festival of the Christian church, com­memorates the resurrection of Jesus. It is a movable feast; that is, it is not always held on the same date. In AD 325 the church council of ...

Researchers estimate the theater was constructed around the 4th century BC during the city's economic prosperity.

Archaeological excavations at Gloucester's former Debenhams store have uncovered the remains of a medieval church and ...

In an example of the lively interchange of ideas and loyalties in multicultural, medieval Spain ... especially the Greco-Roman culture preserved in Egypt and the Near East. They sought to lay ...

Explore how Star Wars reflects the Islamic Golden Age through architecture, astronomy, and philosophy rooted in real-world ...

When digging through the rubble of an ancient church foundation, archaeologists found something unexpected. As crews in Rome ...

Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries ...

A study of 16 Medieval manuscripts in Clairvaux Abbey in France found they were bound in a surprising material: sealskin.

Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks.

Nottingham’s St. Barnabas Cathedral in England has been awarded an approximately $2.2 million grant from the National Lottery ...

If I told you that I visited Notre-Dame de Paris in March of this year and that, while there, I had begun to get this strange ...