You might not guess it at a glance, but this unique flipper combines two different ancient Japanese blade styles.

The ship was found under the old fish market. It is named Ciutadella I. The ship is from the 15th or 16th century. It is well-preserved due to the damp soil. This discovery provides insights into ...

It encapsulates 15th-century devotion in book form.” The book bears Castilian coat of arms, and an inscription added in the 17th-century states that it originally belonged to Queen Maria of ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Although the book was recently radiocarbon dated to the early 15th century, its place of origin and meaning are still debated. Some scholars argue that the 240 vellum pages bear an enciphered text ...

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.

Archaeologists are confident they have found the wreckage of an 800-ton Dutch merchant ship that sunk off the coast of Australia 168 years ago. The Koning Willem de Tweede was lost near Robe ...

Ancient people in Hungary hid at least six metal hoards around a mysterious settlement on a lone hill as early as the 15th century B.C., a new study using lasers and fieldwork finds. In just one ...

A 2-year-old reportedly fell from the 15 th floor of an apartment building in Silver Spring, Maryland, but bushes broke the fall. The boy was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries ...

Let's take a look at the science. The tradition of cardinals burning their ballot papers to maintain secrecy dates back to at least the 15th century. However, it wasn't until the 18th century ...