The distinctive artifact was discovered among other historical scraps at the renowned Gullberg Fortress in Gothenburg, ...

A collapsed wall in a 15th-century Portuguese church revealed at least 12 skeletons, sparking archaeological investigations into centuries-old burials. Archaeologists uncovered remains dating from ...

Liquid potassium anodes show 100x performance boost—but a new solid electrolyte is key to room-temperature use.

A new study has traced it to King Matthias Corvinus, a mid-15th century monarch, thanks to the skull’s resemblance to that of Corvinus’ illegitimate son. The Basilica of the Virgin Mary ...

Nearly eight years of excavation work at a medieval fortress in Gothenburg, Sweden has yielded a number of revealing ...

A historic 15th century tower in Dumfries and Galloway has reopened to visitors. Orchardton Tower near Palnackie had been closed to allow masonry to be inspected. But Historic Environment Scotland has ...

But The Abbey pub in Darley Abbey, which dates back to the 15th century, appears to have been abruptly closed for good - because of social media posts. A handwritten note on the door of the ...

The canals beneath Dubrovnik's historic core have existed in their current form since the 15th century and are part of the city's cultural heritage. For centuries, however, these canals had not ...

Holden said people have bet on the pope since the 15th Century. This year, there were markets on who the pope will be, where he’s from and how many rounds of voting the conclave would go through.

The tomb, constructed during the Lodi period in the late 14th or early 15th century, underwent inappropriate modifications in the 1990s when it was transformed into the office of the Defence ...

This is a 15th-century wooden reproduction of the first spectacles produced in Germany in 1350. In fact, medieval people set the stage for the Renaissance. They even had three of their own ...

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