Columbus was not the first European to reach the Americas, the Vikings got there centuries before, being already active in 1021 AD
A new study shows details hitherto unknown in the muqarnas of the temples of the Lions’ Courtyard at the Alhambra in Granada
A new study reveals the features of the population that was buried in the necropolis of Tell es-Sin in Syria, a Byzantine archaeological site
A year-long programme of events marking the 850th anniversary of one of the most shocking crimes in European history: the murder of Thomas Becket
A grape variety still used in wine production in France today can be traced back 900 years to just one ancestral plant, scientists have discovered.
Norway conserves archaeological finds from 1537, but not later ones. These have been the rules since the first cultural heritage law in 1905
During the Crusades, warriors travelled from western Europe to the near East, where they mixed and had families with local people, and died together in battle
It’s been a towering landmark in the world of English literature for more than two centuries, but Beowulf is still the subject of fierce academic debate
Hundreds of medieval and early modern Greek manuscripts are to be digitised, thanks to a project by the Universities of Cambridge and Heidelberg