An ethereal, life-size sculpture by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh is an ode to the historic Herkenrode Abbey in Hasselt.

During a systematic metal detector survey in southern Arizona, Deni Seymour unearthed a 16th-century cannon likely left behind by Spanish conquistadors. Deni Seymour In 1541, Spanish explorers ...

The unidentified ship is believed to have been built in the late 1500s, which would make it older than Sweden's iconic 17th ...

An army survey of the seabed uncovered the 16th-century merchant ship by chance in waters off the coast of France.

Ten years ago, a strong storm washed the loot of a 16th-century shipwreck ashore onto Belinho Beach in Portugal, an hour north of Porto. Following a decade’s worth of studies into the ship itself, ...

At first glance, it's just a video of a giant painting being swung open like a window. But it's what's behind the swinging art that's been raising eyebrows and sparking interest. Advertisement Article ...

A Swedish navy training mission in late 2025 uncovered a remarkably preserved 16th-century warship in the Kalmar Strait, older than the famed Vasa. Dendrochronology dated its timbers to the late 1500s ...

How did a rare 16th-century Renaissance tapestry, currently housed at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, come to be the unlikely centerpiece of a fascinating performance running in downtown ...

The ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv has unveiled a rare 16th-century prayer book based on the mystical teachings of Rabbi Isaac Luria, timed with the Lag B’Omer holiday. The manuscript, ...

Swedish archaeologists recently uncovered remnants of a forgotten 16th-century city beneath modern-day Gothenburg. The excavation was conducted by Arkeologerna, a Swedish archaeological consultancy, ...