Walking through the center of Aachen, Germany, the city feels as if it’s been around awhile. The narrow cobblestone streets ignore the existence of cars, and the imposing town hall could be a set for ...

Excavating ancient DNA from teeth, an international group of scientists peered into the lives of a once thriving medieval Ashkenazi Jewish community in Erfurt, Germany. The findings, shared today in ...

Near the bend of a river in southern Germany, a team of archaeologists and volunteers gathered to excavate a 2,000-year-old fortress. Their finds — ranging from storage pits to a rare writing tool — ...