In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made the data publicly available, people started comparing their own DNA with ...

In the German countryside, archaeologists are working to uncover what farm life looked like in the medieval era. The excavation began in January 2023 outside the town of Werne, where traces of a ...

Folklorist and historian Francis Young explains how the medieval church conquered Europe’s last pagans not only through force ...

Pipeline construction in Glottertal uncovered about 1,600 coins from 650 years ago, archaeologists said. Photos show the silver treasures. Photo from the State Office for Monument Preservation in the ...

Nestled in the Eifel mountains of western Germany, Monschau is a picture-perfect town with a fairy-tale atmosphere. Wander its medieval streets at night, admire riverside views, explore the Red House ...

Archaeologists in Germany uncovered the remains of a medieval man with a “sophisticated” centuries-old iron prosthetic hand. The complete skeleton of a middle-aged man at the time of his death was ...

As a young backpacker, I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its medieval walls ...

Maine Coons are the gentle giants of the cat world—big, bold, and ready to dominate any space they venture into. So, when these fluffy explorers checked into a medieval hotel in Germany, they didn’t ...

A genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically. Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty Images We are population geneticists who work with ancient DNA. We ...