The history of the Silk Road, a vast network of ancient and medieval trade routes connecting Beijing and Hangzhou with Constantinople and Cairo, has mostly been focused on its endpoints: China and the ...

A colossal medieval cargo ship has emerged from the seabed between Denmark and Sweden, giving archaeologists the kind of intact evidence they usually only dream about. The vessel, a vast wooden cog ...

Construction work on the Varberg Tunnel in Sweden, part of a modern railway infrastructure project, has uncovered six shipwrecks dating from the medieval era to the 17th century. These shipwrecks, ...