Evidence of a 500-year-old African parasite in Bruges reveals how medieval trade networks spread infectious diseases.

Archaeologists have discovered a "unique" ancient Roman drinking vessel mysteriously embedded in an Anglo-Saxon burial from the early 6th century A.D. The burial is one of 49 that were interred ...

Less than a week after the fall of Bashar Al Assad, the world is discovering in images the extent of the abuses committed by the Syrian dictator. Our reporters gathered testimonies from families ...

Bids may rise to a million or more, Sotheby’s estimates, though some experts say that fakes and forgeries abound.

War elephants were the ultimate weapon of ancient empires. Find out how they were trained and how they served, right up ...

There are many different ways people from all around the world celebrate Christmas and the winter season. But these rituals—which typically vary from place to place—have not always stayed the same ...

PARIS (AP) — The reopening ceremonies for Notre Dame were as much a celebration of people as they were a rejoicing at the ...

Frome has officially declared a housing crisis as rents skyrocketed to such an extent that locals complained they could no ...

Howling winds couldn’t stop Notre Dame Cathedral ’s heart from beating again. With three resounding knocks on its doors by ...

Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens its doors on Saturday, 5½ years after it was ravaged by a devastating fire that destroyed ...

Terrifying as it was to see the charred remains of the 861-year-old Gothic treasure ... Strolling through the medieval wooden ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a ...