A history buff with a metal detector recently led archaeologists to the site of a medieval monastery – all thanks to a strange symbol spotted on an old map. Arkeologerna, an archaeological ...

Swedish archaeologists operating under the Swedish State Historical Museums are at work on a multi-year excavation of Kalmar. The seaside metropolis on the southern half of Sweden’s Baltic coast was ...

The discovery of a Medieval skeleton has shed light on Sweden's healthcare for the disabled during the Middle Ages. A man's skeleton with a severe leg disability was discovered near a church in Lund, ...

Crews working on the Varberg Tunnel railway project in Sweden recently uncovered six shipwrecks near the historic city. The wrecks ranged from the Middle Ages to the 17 th century, and exemplified ...

A 40-year veteran in the field of archaeology who helped confirm the discovery said he’s never seen anything like it, according to a news release. Photo by Göran Bengtsson Göran Bengtsson, a hobby ...