News Archive
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Arctic encounters between Norse and Natives
Posted on March 3, 2014 | No CommentsContact between the Norse and Native peoples in Canada's Arctic was more extensive and earlier than first believed, according to recent archaeological evidence. -
800-year-old castle torn down in Ireland
Posted on March 1, 2014 | No CommentsCoolbanagher Castle has been completely demolished last week after storms in February led local officials to condemn the site as unsafe. -
Medieval murder uncovered in Scotland
Posted on February 25, 2014 | No CommentsArchaeologists working in southeastern Scotland have made a grisly discovery - the remains of a young man from the 12th or 13th century, who was murdered with multiple stab wounds in his back. -
What does a 500-year-old song found on a butt in hell sound like?
Posted on February 24, 2014 | No CommentsIf one looks closely at the famous painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights, created by Hieronymous Bosch around the year 1500, you can find many strange images. This includes a scene in hell where someone has musical notes on their butt. Now, a student has deciphered what this music sounded like. -
Voynich Manuscript partially decoded, text is not a hoax, scholar finds
Posted on February 20, 2014 | No CommentsA Professor in Applied Linguistics believes he has decoded a few words from the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, a 600-year old work that has baffled scholars for the last hundred years. -
When Urine is like Snot – Middle English Uroscopy Texts
Posted on February 20, 2014 | No CommentsPeople in late medieval England were concerned about their health, and like their modern-day counterparts they might turn to self-help guides. One of the most popular ways to do this in the Late Middle Ages would be to analyze your own urine. -
Medieval Mass Grave discovered underneath the Uffizi Gallery in Florence
Posted on February 17, 2014 | No CommentsWorkers doing renovations at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy have uncovered what seems to be the remains of a mass grave from the fifth-century AD. -
Genomes of Richard III to be sequenced
Posted on February 12, 2014 | No CommentsA scientist at the University of Leicester is leading a project to reveal the complete genetic profile of Richard III, which will reveal details such as eye and hair colour, and if he was genetically-disposed to certain diseases. -
How cutting off a horse’s tail was a big insult in the Middle Ages
Posted on February 9, 2014 | No CommentsWant to humiliate your adversary? Attacking his horse and cutting off its tail was the preferred method, according to a recent article. -
Remains of Blanche Mortimer discovered in lead coffin
Posted on February 5, 2014 | No CommentsThe discovery of a body inside a church memorial has caused amazement in the world of archaeology and surprised experts. -
Did a Megadrought force the Huns to invade Europe?
Posted on February 3, 2014 | No CommentsThe worst megadrought in the last 2000 years hit Central Asia around 360 AD, new study finds -
Medieval Museum in Waterford wins awards
Posted on January 30, 2014 | No CommentsCongratulations to the Waterford Medieval Museum for winning 'Best Heritage Project' and 'Best Public Building' from the Local Authority Members Awards -
Black Death and Justinian’s Plague were caused by the same pathogen, scientists find
Posted on January 29, 2014 | No CommentsTwo of the world's deadliest pandemics - Justinian's Plague and the Black Death - were caused by the same pathogen. These findings were revealed yesterday in an article published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases. -
The St Albans Psalter now online
Posted on January 28, 2014 | No CommentsThe St Albans Psalter, one of the most impressive medieval manuscripts created in twelfth-century England, has been digitized and is now available to view for free online. -
Byzantine Church and Mosaic discovered in Israel
Posted on January 27, 2014 | No CommentsArchaeologists working for the Israel Antiquities Authority have uncovered the remains of a 1500 year old Byzantine church south of Tel Aviv. It includes a large mosaic and inscriptions in Greek. -
Ten papers to look forward to at KZoo 2014
Posted on January 27, 2014 | No CommentsThe schedule for the 49th International Congress on Medieval Studies, which will be held at Western Michigan University from May 8-11, 2014 has now been released. -
Dungeons, but no dragons: new video game wants to give a realistic portrayal of the Middle Ages
Posted on January 25, 2014 | No CommentsA group of Czech video game makers have already raised over £430,000 on Kickstarter to create Kingdom Come: Deliverance, a RPG that will allow players to quest and fight in a more historically-realistic medieval world. -
Lactose Intolerance in the Middle Ages
Posted on January 24, 2014 | No CommentsNew research suggests that medieval people had a similar level of lactose intolerance as modern day people, meaning they could drink milk and eat yogurt and cheese without problems. -
The Rise of the French Language in Medieval Europe
Posted on January 23, 2014 | No CommentsA free exhibition, The Moving Word: French Medieval Manuscripts in Cambridge, begins today at Cambridge University Library. -
Do you want to take part in the Swaledale Big Dig?
Posted on January 22, 2014 | No CommentsArchaeology enthusiasts in Swaledale are finalising plans for their biggest challenge to date – a two-year community project to help dales folk search for clues to medieval and ancient history in their own back yards. -
Wellcome Trust puts over 100,000 images online
Posted on January 21, 2014 | No CommentsThe Wellcome Trust, a leading British health organization, has created an online database of over 100 000 historical images, including many from the Middle Ages. -
Alfred the Great or Edward the Elder? Pelvic bone ‘most likely’ belongs to Anglo-Saxon King
Posted on January 20, 2014 | No CommentsResearchers believe that a pelvic found discovered over fifteen years ago belongs to an English king: either Alfred the Great or his son Edward the Elder. -
Who should own this medieval treasure?
Posted on January 16, 2014 | No CommentsThe ownership of a collection of medieval treasures worth an estimated $250 million (US) will soon be decided. They will either remain with with a German museum or go to a group of descendants of Jewish art dealers who sold the collection in 1935. -
A 19th century painting of King Richard III
Posted on January 14, 2014 | No CommentsThe University of Leicester has acquired a 19th century painting of King Richard III on horseback outside the Blue Boar Inn in Leicester. -
Rothschild Prayerbook expected to sell for as much as $18 million at auction
Posted on January 8, 2014 | No CommentsThe Rothschild Prayerbook, which once set a record for the most expensive illuminated manuscript sold at auction, will again be offered for sale by Christie's.
