NORTHERN BURGUNDY, France — Deep in a forest of France's Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the ...

The carpenters, in turn, rely on the wood-cutters who go out into the abundant forests surrounding the castle to chop down trees when timber is required. Felling a tree the medieval way ...

Archaeologists believe the medieval castle, found beneath the courtyard of a coastal French hotel, is around 600 years old. Latest U.S.