Students joined archaeologists in a multi-year excavation of a medieval monastery in England. Screengrab from University of Reading's Facebook post In 2021, archaeologists searching the bank of the ...

The best location for a monastery was one that was close to water and wood. Many monastic chroniclers mention this.

Archaeologists have unearthed a cemetery with 50 sets of human remains at a medieval monastery, among other rare finds. A team of researchers and students from the University of Reading made the ...

Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places ...

Medieval structure hidden beneath Fountains Abbey revealed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of the most tranquil spots in ...

A rare strip of parchment more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and adorned with Christian emblems shows chemical traces of its use by women in medieval England as a magical amulet to protect them during ...

In northeast Scotland, six miles southwest of Elgin in Moray, stands Pluscarden Abbey, the northernmost Benedictine abbey in the world. Within its medieval walls, a community of some 15 Catholic monks ...