Middle Ages : Discovery News

Oldest-Known Astrologer's Board Discovered

Posted Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:15 AM ET | 0

The 2,000 year-old ivory fragments feature engravings of signs of the zodiac. Read more

Modern Disease Found in Ancient Bones

Posted Wed Jan 4, 2012 09:16 AM ET | 0

The finding shows that brucellosis has been in Albania since at least the Middle Ages. Read more

Medieval Knights May Have Had PTSD

Posted by Emily Sohn Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:49 AM ET | 0

We think of them as courageous, chivalrous, brutal and cold-hearted, but medieval knights lived hard lives and suffered. Read more

Why the Black Death Was the Mother of All Plagues

Posted Wed Oct 12, 2011 04:10 PM ET | 0

The deadly pathogen that spawned waves of epidemics has barely changed. Read more

Did Zombies Roam Medieval Ireland?

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Fri Sep 16, 2011 09:31 AM ET | 0

Two 8th-century skeletons with stones shoved in their mouths suggest that the people of the time thought so. Read more

Black Death Strain May be Extinct

Posted Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:38 AM ET | 0

But other forms of the deadly pathogen still plague victims today. Read more

Bubonic Plague Originated in China

Posted Mon Nov 1, 2010 02:15 PM ET | 0

Determining the source of the outbreak could be useful for tracing the origins of other feared bacteria, including anthrax and tuberculosis. Read more

Black Death Blamed on Bacteria

Posted Fri Oct 8, 2010 04:45 PM ET | 0

The bacteria wiped out a third of Europe's population in the Middle Ages. Read more

Medieval Metal: Weapons of Yore: Big Pics

Posted Fri May 14, 2010 07:00 PM ET | 0

Take a closer look at the weapons of warfare that made the knights and heroes of olde the legends they are. Read more

Medieval Aqueduct Found in Jerusalem

Posted Tue May 11, 2010 05:40 PM ET | 0

The 14th-century aqueduct runs along a route that dates back to the time of Jesus. Read more

Medieval African Found Buried in England

Posted Mon May 3, 2010 03:45 PM ET | 0

How did this man manage to journey from Tunisia to Ipswich, England, during the 13th century? Read more

Vatican Expert: Turin Shroud Jesus Relic

Posted Sun Nov 22, 2009 04:48 AM ET | 0

Faint writing on the famous linen proves it can't be of medieval origin, claims a researcher. Read more

Shroud of Turin Replica Casts Doubt on Original

Posted Mon Oct 5, 2009 01:30 PM ET | 0

The Shroud of Turin was a fake, according to a group that reproduced the revered cloth using techniques that date back to the Middle Ages. Read more

Female 'Vampire' Unearthed in Venice : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

The positioning of a 16th-century skeleton -- the woman was buried with a brick in her mouth -- suggests she was believed to be a vampire. Read more

Disease Spreads in Rural Communities Too : Discovery News

Posted Mon Jun 15, 2009 09:40 AM ET

During a disease epidemic, officials tend to focus on urban areas, where people are packed into close, viral-spreading quarters. A new study suggests that rural areas deserve just as much attention. Read more