Children’s teeth act like tiny time capsules. The hard layer inside each tooth, called dentine, sits beneath the enamel and ...

Beneath churchyards in London and Lincolnshire lie the chemical echoes of famine, infection and survival preserved in the ...

Workers renovating a fence wall near a historic Cathedral in Poland have found the remains of two medieval children, one of whom shows signs of “vampire burial”. Belief in vampirism was prevalent in ...

Admission is free to the fairgrounds for medieval-themed activities during the day. The event’s King and Queen will make a grand entrance at 6:30 p.m. in time for the medieval feast of roast pork.

In a new study, my colleagues and I examined over 270 medieval skeletons to investigate how early-life malnutrition affected long-term health and life expectancy.

Some medieval “vampire children” uncovered in previous excavations were found buried with a padlock attached to the foot, indicating the people feared the dead could spring back to life. In some other ...