Following its conquest by the English in 1284, medieval Wales needed a new origin story that established its place in Britain ...

When students from the University of Chester pulled out their tools and began to dig in northern Wales, they weren’t sure what they would find. Hopefully, there was evidence of a Roman occupation — ...

A macabre gold ring with a creepy enamel skull was found along with a trove of medieval and post-medieval artifacts by amateur metal detectorists in Wales. The treasures, which include a cache of ...

Archaeologists in Wales have unearthed the skeletal remains of more than 240 people — about half of which were children — in a cemetery that they believe was once part of a medieval friary. Scientists ...

For students of medieval history and architecture, the ruins of Tintern Abbey in Wales are an evocative sight. Distinctive in their own right, they’ve also inspired other artistic achievements; more ...

Archaeologists surveying Whitesands Beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, have exhumed almost 200 skeletons dated to the medieval era. As BBC News reports, the western Welsh beach’s sandy shores ensured the ...

A secret medieval tunnel has been discovered near the site of a soaring 12th-century Abbey in Wales. Electrical workers from Western Power Distribution (WPD) in Wales accidentally discovered the ...

MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES—BBC News reports that a medieval tunnel system was discovered in southern Wales by a team of technicians who were moving an electrical pole. The four-foot-tall tunnels are located ...

Wales is famed for its dramatic and imposing medieval castles – the Edwardian giants of Caernarfon, Conwy, Harlech, and Beaumaris dominate the tourism brochures. But tucked into woodlands, perched on ...

Students and volunteers excavated a suspected Roman site in Wales when they made another discovery. University of Chester When students from the University of Chester pulled out their tools and began ...