Thousands of pieces of leather discovered in an Oslo harbor are giving archaeologists insight into everyday life in medieval Norway.

Archaeologists excavating Oslo's medieval harbor have unearthed the remnants of a 14th-century gauntlet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

"Avaldsnes is probably Norway's best preserved medieval harbor. And with its great scientific value comes great responsibility," Hallgjerd Ravnås, a maritime archaeologist with the University of ...

An 18th-century wooden boat was recently unearthed beneath the seabed in Dubrovnik's Old Town harbor, adding to Europe's vessel-related discoveries this year.

In addition to shoes, archaeologists have uncovered 15 medieval bags and purses from the Bjørvika School dig. Most of these bags were small enough to be worn on a belt and hidden under a tunic.

An excavation in Oslo's former harbor has yielded the remains of a rare iron gauntlet, likely lost by a medieval knight in the 14th century. Archaeologists with the Norwegian Institute for ...