The excavation was carried out in 2021, when demolition work near the castle was believed to endanger a neighboring medieval town. A team from the canton of Zürich arranged a rescue mission to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research An excavation in Oslo's former harbor has yielded the remains of a rare ...

Archaeologists in Switzerland have unearthed a gauntlet likely worn by a medieval soldier or knight. Dating to the 14th century, the armored glove is remarkably well-preserved. The artifact was found ...

The image of a medieval knight moving slowly and stiffly under the tremendous weight of his costly armor as he readies for battle or a joust is firmly fixed in people’s imagination. But, according to ...

Archaeologists announced this week that they have discovered an intact 14th-century medieval gauntlet during excavations around Switzerland’s Kyburg Castle—a rare find, given that only five other ...

The iron glove was found near a castle in Switzerland and saved from the effects of planned demolition. Who exactly wore it remains a mystery. By Victor Mather A medieval knight returns to a Swiss ...

OSLO, NORWAY—According to a Science Norway report, exploration of the historic Bispevika fjord area of Oslo has yielded traces of a rare medieval iron gauntlet. Håvard Hegdal of the Norwegian ...