The French Army is drawing on a 350-year-old fortification pattern to protect its troops in North Africa. You love badass military tech. So do we. Let's nerd out over it together. A French base in ...

Tucked away among the precipitous peaks of northern Pakistan, the Hunza Valley’s natural splendor and position on the Central Asian Silk Route has attracted travelers, merchants, and mountaineers for ...

Before there was Jamestown and even before there was Roanoke, there was Spain's Fort San Juan, in the Appalachian foothills of North Carolina. Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of the fort ...

The defensive fortifications of medieval times have surely inspired floorplans for the “perfect castle” in the minds of many a young nerd—replete with battlements, parapets, turrets, arrow slits, a ...

Palia Poli Rodou, the medieval walled old town of Rhodos in Greece, wraps a living city in stone fortifications and streets ...

WITTEM, Netherlands -- At dusk, when cooing birds whir wildly over the towering turrets of moated castles, medieval Europe comes alive again. Nestled in forest glens and quiet villages far from ...

Bidar Fort: A Glimpse into Karnataka’s Medieval Heritage: By Ishita Gupta Bidar Fort stands as a massive landmark in the north-eastern part of the state. Built on a high plateau, this medieval ...

Archaeologists in Florence have uncovered medieval city walls, a 14th-century bridge and gateway structures that may have a connection to Giotto.