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 ...

Archaeologists have discovered the skeletal remains of three individuals within a former medieval stronghold in Poland who were possibly victims of the Mongol invasion of Europe in the 13th century.

Fort Tryon Park hosted its 26th Medieval Festival on Sunday, marked as any proper medieval festival should be by daring sword fights, elaborate costumery and Flintstone-sized servings of grilled meat.

Historically, Theodoro (also known as Gothia) is often described as one of the final “rump states” of the Eastern Roman world, with its capital at Mangup (Doros/Theodoro) and a mixed population that ...

This country may be small, but it has more castles per square mile than any other in Europe, making it known as the Castle ...

If you can’t wait for Game of Thrones to return, the Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park on Sunday was a close substitute, minus the random boobs. “Manhattan’s Fort Tryon Park is transformed into a ...