Archaeology in Europe News

Archaeologists have pieced together the earliest stone fragments containing inscriptions of Germanic letters, revealing what the Norse langu...

Archaeologists in Norway have pieced together fragments of what is now the world’s earliest known rune-stone, dating back to as early as 50 ...

The University of Oslo’s Museum of Cultural History has launched a global study to uncover how people around the world perceive Viking warri...

The remains of a shipwreck dating to the 6th or 5th century B.C. in the waters off Santa Maria del Focallo, a beach town on the southern tip...

The iconic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople) will undergo extensive restoration, including the dismantling of its dome, to preserve ...

“Remarkable historical find at Sverresborg. Skeleton at the bottom of the old well. Could it be the Baglers’ victim, thrown into the well in...

A compilation of essays may not necessarily be your first choice when you reach for a book on a library shelf or conduct a quick search on A...

The Viking burial ground at Tvååker revealed 139 graves, including ship-formed stone settings and a ship-formed mound. Photo: Arkeologerna S...

A hoard of gold and silver Roman coins dating back to the reign of Emperor Nero have been found during building works in Worcestershire. The...

The sword and shield of medieval Europe weren’t just tools of war—they were catalysts of chaos, reshaping societies and escalating crime rat...

The Nebra Sky Disc, which is more than 3,600 years old, is a unique find of international standing and has been part of the UNESCO "Mem...

Archaeologists have discovered a "significant" medieval human burial site underneath a car park. Thames Valley Archaeological Serv...

A rare decorated parcel-gilt silver earscoop from the Middle Ages was discovered by a metal detectorist in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, in July. Th...

Hidden away for centuries in a Transylvanian church tower, a forgotten medieval library has come to light, revealing treasures as old as the...

One of the largest mass burial pits ever discovered in the UK has been unearthed next to Leicester Cathedral. The pit contained the skeletal...

An excavation in southeast London, during utility work has uncovered an important section of one the main Roman roads in Britannia. It was d...

In November 2002, a remarkable discovery was made beneath the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland, unveiling a hidden monument that added ...

The Galloway hoard is set to be on display in Adelaide in Australia next year One of the UK's most important archaeological finds this c...

Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, once graced by Henry VIII and Catherine Howard, has revealed itself as a hotbed of supernatural defen...

An unusual piece of Anglo-Saxon jewelry — a plagiarized pendant rife with typos — that was discovered by a metal detectorist has now been de...

After 1007 Bamberg castle was rebuilt as a modern cathedral and palace complex. Likely, it turned out to be an ideal prototype for other sim...

Archaeologists excavated the Myklebust ship mound and found a 140-year-old message in a bottle left by the site’s discoverer, photos show. P...

When, in season four of the hit television series Vikings, Ragnar Lothbrok exhorts his fellow Norsemen to pull their ships out of the water ...

Sindre Martinsen-Evje, the mayor of Østfold County Municipality in Norway, has called for urgent action to help preserve the Gjellestad Viki...

The Well Man was little more than a myth until 1938, when archaeologists excavated an abandoned well in the ruins of Sverresborg, outside Tr...