From lost silver coins to fossilised faeces, medieval cesspits have become some of the richest archives of everyday life in ...

These days, it’s easy to take cleanliness for granted — we can shower whenever we please and choose from an endless array of soaps, shampoos, and skincare products. But life in the Middle Ages was a ...

The fall you took off the monkey bars in fourth grade may feel a lifetime ago, but to scientists who study skeletal remains, these pivotal — and sore — moments can be important clues as to how we ...

Hunting was a central part of medieval life, serving both practical and symbolic purposes. While peasants hunted primarily for food, the nobility viewed hunting as a prestigious sport that ...

Whenever a fantasy story treads too far into gruesome violence or plain old human exploitation, storytellers like to trot out four little words: “But it’s historically accurate.” That was the ...

What type of images come to mind when you think of medieval art? Knights and ladies? Biblical scenes? Cathedrals? It’s probably not some unfortunate man in the throes of vomiting. It might surprise ...

Shortly after Christmas last year, Gina Hurley and Eric Ensley visited the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s facility on Winchester Avenue where one of the world’s great collections of ...

The remnants of a medieval castle and the surrounding ditches were found during a redevelopment project in England, archaeologists said. Screengrab from Cotswold Archaeology's Facebook post As the ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Medieval Life 'Medieval Life,' an immersive open-world RPG. Experience the Middle Ages like never before with realistic game mechanics, dynamic character ...