A hidden staircase found in an 800-year-old French church just led archaeologists to a 15th–16th century burial vault

A routine repair at France's Church of Saint Philibert in Dijon unearthed a hidden 400-year-old burial chamber. Further ...
Archaeology

Medieval Church Excavated in Slovakia

OSTRÁ LÚKA, SLOVAKIA—According to a report in The Slovak Spectator, a geophysical survey conducted at the site of the Church of the Epiphany in central Slovakia’s town of Ostrá Lúka has revealed the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Researchers Unearth a Nearly 900-Year-Old Church in England

This CGI image shows what the church may have looked like when it was first built. Archaeologists found the church, which dates back to 1080, along with a small number of burials during construction ...
Archaeology

Writing on the Church Wall

Panels on the octagonal font in the nave of St. Margaret’s church have medieval markings thought to bring luck or protect from evil.(Courtesy Matthew Champion, Norfolk and Suffolk Medieval Graffiti ...
Hyperallergic

Witch Marks, Curses, and Magic in the Neglected History of Medieval Graffiti

Compass-drawn Hexfoil or “Daisy Wheel” designs from English medieval churches (all images courtesy Matthew Champion and Ebury Press) Champion writes that “the medieval church was a far more ...