5+ hour, 1+ min ago  (629+ words) Ice high in the Alps has preserved a surprising record of medieval industry, showing that pollution from mining and metalworking left a measurable mark on the atmosphere long before the modern age. In a new study published in Frontiers in…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (264+ words) By John P. Mc Cormick The University of Chicago Press ISBN: 978-0-226-84237-0 While Niccol" Machiavelli is often associated with ruthless or disreputable tactics, a closer reading of his works reveals a far more nuanced thinker with substantial insights into politics and government....

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (649+ words) A medieval writer set out to describe the far North'and filled it with dragons, Amazons, and lands at the edge of the world. In his Description of the Islands of the North, Adam of Bremen blends observation and imagination to…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (284+ words) A remarkable discovery in an early medieval cemetery in England has revealed the identities of two children buried together more than a thousand years ago. Ancient DNA analysis has confirmed that the pair'interred side by side at Cherington in Gloucestershire'were…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (133+ words) This book explores the development of the character-based writing system in ancient and medieval China, tracing how it evolved over time. It also examines how this system came to be adopted and adapted in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, enabling the…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (401+ words) A team of researchers has recovered 42 previously unknown pages from a medieval manuscript, revealing previously lost portions of a New Testament text. Using advanced imaging techniques, the scholars uncovered writing that had been erased centuries ago, shedding new light on…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (298+ words) A secret diplomatic letter written in 1498 once carried sensitive intelligence about England and Scotland to the Spanish court. More than five centuries later, three historians have decoded its cipher and produced the most complete and accurate version of the text…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (394+ words) Archaeological excavations in the Belgian city of Nieuwpoort have uncovered a hoard of dozens of medieval cannonballs, alongside structural remains and other artefacts that shed new light on the city's past. The discoveries were made during investigations ahead of the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1043+ words) A thirteenth-century Arabic book exposes how monks staged miracles to impress and deceive Christian audiences. The Book of Charlatans reveals the tricks behind these wonders and offers insights into medieval Muslim'Christian relations. I think this expos" had a big effect…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (214+ words) By Gervase of Melkley Edited and translated by Traugott Lawler Gervase of Melkley promises that "This little book is for beginners! yet his medieval guide to poetry is surprisingly inventive. Instead of repeating standard rules, he introduces a fresh method…...