Michael Curschmann, a professor of Germanic languages and literatures, emeritus, at Princeton University, died Oct. 7 at his home in Princeton. He was 81. Curschmann's wide-ranging scholarship on ...

An early medieval cemetery unearthed in Germany may not contain "a harem for the hereafter," as some news outlets reported; but it's still a remarkable find, likely holding the remains of a wealthy ...

DUBOIS, Ind. (AP) — A proposal to build a replica German medieval village in southwestern Indiana has some neighbors worried about an influx of visitors. Organizers of the Rosenvolk German Medieval ...

Many consider Germany’s Rothenburg to be the best-preserved medieval town in Europe. Many also consider it a horrible tourist trap. Everyone in the town makes their living off tourism. The place is ...

In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made the data publicly available, people started comparing their own DNA with ...

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A dozen lavish medieval graves holding the remains of 13 people have finally spilled their genetic secrets, now that researchers have constructed a family tree of the people buried there. Researchers ...

Listen, there’s a lot going on in the world. The Democrats are gearing up for the election next year. Britney might not tour ever again. Aunt Becky’s probably going to jail. We may or may not be in ...

A gathering in the Kingdom of the German American Friendship Society of Pinellas County is hereby announced: The honour of thy presence is requested for feasting and merriment at the German Medieval ...

Maine Coons are the gentle giants of the cat world—big, bold, and ready to dominate any space they venture into. So, when these fluffy explorers checked into a medieval hotel in Germany, they didn’t ...