Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau. He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology, although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging ...

In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Return of the King," the third book in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Medieval and Renaissance Studies will be ...

It's not every day that one discovers antique heirlooms, but one lucky metal detectorist in England did just that in 2019. Now, his find is expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction. While ...

Excavations beneath Wawel Castle, once the seat of Polish kings in the city of Kraków, have uncovered a rare medieval gold ring. The castle’s lead archeologist, Jerzy Trzebiński, has said it’s the ...

A rare ring, set with sapphire, emerald and garnets and once owned by a medieval bishop, is coming to auction on March 26 sale of jewelry, silver, and objets d’art at Noonans Mayfair, in London.

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 ...

It sounds like a dream scenario for your average metal detectorist. Picture yourself in a field, searching for hidden treasures, when suddenly you spot something shiny. Could it be gold? For retired ...

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Treasure hunters scanning what lies beneath the soil may find a few scattered coins or discarded hardware with a metal detector, but one lucky man who wasn’t searching for long hit a jackpot. David ...

Every metal detectorist dreams of unearthing something valuable. For one man the English countryside yielded an incredible find when he stumbled upon a medieval diamond wedding ring in “almost perfect ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Paying a fine in Viking-age Sweden could cost you an ox. Or, if you prefer, it’s equivalent in silver. A new analysis of a thousand-year-old iron ring from Sweden is changing our ...