Late Antiquity & Medieval

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (540+ words) A new film is drawing fresh eyes to one of history’s few well-known rebellions to so far get short shrift from Hollywood. We’re talking about the Peasants’ Revolt, which finally gets its due in The Uprising, starring Andrew Garfield as…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (358+ words) A study of the teeth of ancient hunter gatherers shows they sucked on betel nuts, evidence that humans used mind-altering drugs much earlier than previously thought, scientists say. The Griffith University study, led by Professor Adam Brumm, examined teeth from…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (310+ words) The mosaic is approximately 5 meters by 3.6 meters (16.4 feet by 11.8 feet) in size and includes 15 framed panels which are arranged into three rows. According to the analysis of the house conducted by archaeologist Hüseyin Murat Özgen in 2026, the mosaic is located…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (660+ words) When plague-infested fleas arrived hidden in a bale of cloth, the Derbyshire village of Eyam faced a choice most communities never had to make. Rather than flee and risk spreading the contagion further, its people sealed themselves inside the village,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (776+ words) More than 1,050 years after his death, Emperor Otto the Great has once again been laid to rest in Magdeburg Cathedral. The medieval ruler’s remains were placed in a specially designed titanium coffin and ceremonially reinterred on September 1, bringing a major…...

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2+ week, 5+ day ago   (327+ words) Shediac — This past weekend was a big one for Shediac, N.B., with the inaugural Renaissance Faire kicking off at the Neptune Drive-in. Billed as fun two-day event filled with medieval-themed activities for all, the faire seemed promising to the 5,000 guests…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (534+ words) By Busra Nur Yilmaz Archaeologists excavating a Byzantine-era cemetery near the site of an ancient Roman theater in northwestern Türkiye have found evidence of what researchers describe as the earliest known case of plague in Anatolia. The skeletal remains of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (107+ words) News August 24, 2026 Letter from Bulgaria May/June 2026 The untold story of how the Bulgarian Empire challenged medieval Europe’s great powers Top 10 Discoveries of 2025 January/February 2026 Eastern Ukraine and Southern Russia Digs & Discoveries March/April 2021 Top 10 Discoveries of 2018 January/February 2019 How…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (138+ words) Diari ARA The plague devastated nearby populations. There is a deeply rooted popular legend in the area that attributes the beginning of the tragedy to a shepherd boy who supposedly found an infected sailor's coat and put it on to…...