A group of metal detectorists recently went on an epic summerlong adventure in the European countryside – and discovered a jackpot of ancient riches. Based in the central Polish city of Kalisz, the ...

At a 13th-century Scottish castle, researchers have excavated a medieval gravoir—a thin, pointed tool once used to style hair. The rare artifact is part of a cache of objects that reveal what daily ...

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In 1462, a host of Ottoman soldiers trudged through the countryside of what is now southern Romania, then the principality of Wallachia, towards its capital, Târgoviște – the fortress of Vlad III ...

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A rare 13th century tool for styling hair has been acquired by a museum after it was discovered in an excavation. The gravoir is an ancient, rudimentary hairpin, and has been added to a new collection ...

An "incredibly rare" item of medieval high fashion has been uncovered at a Highland castle, say archaeologists. The hair accessory called a gravoir dates from the 13th Century and was discovered ...

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