The Origin of Masons’ Marks in Romanesque Buildings in England
Masons’ Marks can be found on stone buildings where the stone is taken to a high degree of finish, but the date of the introduction of this practice into England has yet to be established.
The Development of the Rudder, 100-1600 A.D.: A Technological Tale
The one instrument which all ships have in common is a rudder. Until the 13th century A.D., the primary instrument used to control ships was the quarter-rudder system
A Companion to Clare of Assisi: Life, Writings, and Spirituality
A Companion to Clare of Assisi: Life, Writings, and Spirituality By Joan Mueller Brill, 2010 ISBN: 978 90 04 18216 5 Clare of…
An ‘Earthquake’ in Britain in 664
How reliable is the claim of the ‘Iona Chronicle’ that Britain experienced an earthquake in 664?
Talon cusp in a deciduous upper incisor from a medieval Portuguese child
Talon cusp in a deciduous upper incisor from a medieval Portuguese child By ANA MARIA SILVA and ANA CRISTINA SUBTIL Anthropological Science, Vol.…
Mosfell Archaeological Project: A Viking Landscape
The Mosfell Archaeological Project is an interdisciplinary research project employing the tools of history, archaeology, anthropology, forensics, environmental sciences, and saga studies. The…
The Politics of Tradition: Examining the History of the Old English Poems The Wife’s Lament and Wulf and Eadwacer
The Politics of Tradition: Examining the History of the Old English Poems The Wife’s Lament and Wulf and Eadwacer By Berit Åström PhD…
e-Science for Medievalists: Options, Challenges, Solutions and Opportunities
e-Science for Medievalists: Options, Challenges, Solutions and Opportunities By Peter Ainsworth and Michael Meredith DHQ: Digital Humanities Quarterly, Vol.3:4 (2009) Abstract: Medievalists typically…
Defining Poison ca. 1300–1600
This paper discussed the definition of poison and its growing medical interest throughout the 14th to 16th centuries.
Debating Lordly Landscapes: the Deer Park of Earlspark Loughrea, Co. Galway
This paper explored the Medieval Peer Park and its social meaning in medieval Ireland and England.
Future Research Directions for European Castle Studies
Future Research Directions for European Castle Studies Session: New Directions in Castle Research By Kieran D. O’Conor, National University of Ireland – Galway…
Norman Imposition: The Medieval Castle and the Urban Space, 1050–1150
Norman Imposition: The Medieval Castle and the Urban Space, 1050–1150 Session: New Directions in European Castle Research – May 14, 2010 By Michael…
Sijilmassa: The Rise and Fall of a Walled Oasis in Medieval Morocco
Sjilmassa, once a great oasis city that organized caravans for gold across the Sahara, lies today in ruins along the Wadi Ziz in the Tafilalt oasis of southeastern Morocco. Sijilmassa flourished for nearly 650 years after its establishment in AD 757, and housed a population of perhaps 30,000 in the last two hundred years of its existence.