A rare and "extraordinary" medieval artifact has been uncovered by a metal detectorist in Poland. The object in question, which measures just over 2 inches, once attached to a belt in order to hang ...

Archaeologists are using over a million amateur finds to study pilgrimage sites, the Black Death, and the Protestant Reformation. Much has been written about religious life in the medieval era, but ...

There's often history just beneath your feet, waiting to be discovered. A long-forgotten button, an antique coin, or even a remnant from one of the wars that shaped our country. Trying to unearth ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Some of the metal artifacts dating to the Early Iron Age that archaeologists found on Somló Hill ...