A metal detectorist in Poland stumbled upon a rare centuries-old artifact with a functional — and relatable — purpose. Photos show the intricately carved object. Damian Tomczyk was searching with a ...

Archaeologists are using over a million amateur finds to study pilgrimage sites, the Black Death, and the Protestant Reformation. Much has been written about religious life in the medieval era, but ...

(RNS) — Archaeologists hope to capitalize on a local fad for metal detecting to examine pilgrimage and personal piety in areas where the written record is thin. (RNS) — Much has been written about ...

A metal detectorist in southeastern Poland recently unearthed a Christian pilgrim badge from the Middle Ages, state officials say. The badge was found in the village of Wólka Nieliska, less than 50 ...

(CNN) – A medieval wedding ring could fetch tens of thousands of dollars when someone says “I do” at an auction this month. A British man recently found a near-perfect gold ring from the 14th century ...

A Dutch historian found unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf and 39 silver coins, the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities ...

A gold bishop’s ring found in England in 2019 and dated to the late 12th and early 13th centuries is set to reach auction soon. The ring, up for sale at the Noonans Mayfair auction house on May 26, ...

The intertwined gold band is inscribed in French: “I hold your faith, hold mine” Tracey Harrington McCoy is a celebrity news writer at PEOPLE Digital. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her ...

A metal detectorist in Poland stumbled on a rare medieval artifact used to hold keys or purses, archaeologists said and photos show. Photo from the Museum of the History of the Kamień Land A metal ...