Italian anthropologists have documented a remarkable case in which a Medieval-era Italian male not only managed to survive the amputation of his right hand, he also used a bladed weapon as a ...

Iran's medieval barbarity is not limited to executions, it includes lashings, amputations and even the blinding of people convicted of crimes deemed relatively minor by the civilized world, according ...

In Hemmaberg, Austria, archaeologists excavating a cemetery associated with an early Medieval church discovered the remains of a middle-aged man whose left foot had been amputated. In its place, a ...

No one would mistake the Calendar of Patent Rolls for scintillating reading. These open government documents began to be recorded in 1201, during the reign of King John of England. The rolls were ...

IT’s the stomach-churning treatment proving a life saver. Maggots bred by scientist Merilyn Geary are being used by at least two major Sydney hospitals in a last-ditch attempt to save infected limbs ...