One of the standout finds at St. Mary's Church was a lead-bronze monkey figurine, representing a ... In Christian medieval iconography, monkeys are often associated with human vices, particularly ...

Archaeologists have found 188 medieval reliquaries during excavations ... Archaeologists in Berlin have uncovered the remains of 188 figurines that were used as reliquaries — objects that ...

OSLO, NORWAY—According to a statement released by the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU), a three-inch-long figurine carved ... at the site of a medieval garden near ...

The find was made during excavations at the site of a medieval shipyard at Smallhythe Place, in Tenterden, Kent. Roman figurines in pipeclay were mainly used for private religious practice and ...

But it's unclear who the human bones within these figurines belonged to, and it's also uncertain why so many were placed within this square. Related: Medieval pendant found in a garbage pit may ...