Medievalists.net » Archaeology http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Early Medieval Celtic Art in Britain and Ireland: A Curator’s Perspective http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/27/early-medieval-celtic-art-in-britain-and-ireland-a-curators-perspective/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/27/early-medieval-celtic-art-in-britain-and-ireland-a-curators-perspective/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:00:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62816 Martin Golberg, Senior Curator at the National Museums of Scotland, travelled to the British Museum to give audiences perspective on the various pieces in the exhibit as well as an introduction to what constitutes “Celtic” art.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/27/early-medieval-celtic-art-in-britain-and-ireland-a-curators-perspective/feed/ 0 Making the Medieval Relevant: Crossing Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Studies on Disease and Disability http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/20/making-the-medieval-relevant-crossing-boundaries-interdisciplinary-studies-on-disease-and-disability/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/20/making-the-medieval-relevant-crossing-boundaries-interdisciplinary-studies-on-disease-and-disability/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:44:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62643 A summary of a paper given by Professor Christina Lee at the University of Nottingham's "Making the Medieval Relevant" Conference.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/20/making-the-medieval-relevant-crossing-boundaries-interdisciplinary-studies-on-disease-and-disability/feed/ 0 Old Companions, Noble Steeds: Why dogs and horses were buried at an Early Medieval settlement along the Old Rhine http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/10/old-companions-noble-steeds-why-dogs-and-horses-were-buried-at-and-early-medieval-settlement-along-the-old-rhine/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/10/old-companions-noble-steeds-why-dogs-and-horses-were-buried-at-and-early-medieval-settlement-along-the-old-rhine/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2015 02:41:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62438 Excavations at the Early Medieval site of Oegstgeest, located in the Dutch Rhine estuary, have yielded the burials of three horses and three dogs

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/10/old-companions-noble-steeds-why-dogs-and-horses-were-buried-at-and-early-medieval-settlement-along-the-old-rhine/feed/ 0 1,000 year old silver treasure hoard discovered in Denmark http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/08/1000-year-old-silver-treasure-hoard-discovered-in-denmark/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/08/1000-year-old-silver-treasure-hoard-discovered-in-denmark/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2015 03:49:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62401 Over 550 silver items have been discovered on the Danish island of Omø. The hoard is believed to date from around the reign of Sweyn Forkbeard (986–1014) and includes coins and pieces of jewellery.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/08/1000-year-old-silver-treasure-hoard-discovered-in-denmark/feed/ 0 Understanding Torksey, Lincolnshire: A geoarchaeological and landscape approach to a Viking overwintering camp http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/22/understanding-torksey-lincolnshire-a-geoarchaeological-and-landscape-approach-to-a-viking-overwintering-camp/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/22/understanding-torksey-lincolnshire-a-geoarchaeological-and-landscape-approach-to-a-viking-overwintering-camp/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:56:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61935 Viking overwintering camps of late 9th century England have been excluded from most recent dialogues regarding Viking Age England. Although overwintering camps are directly mentioned in historical records such as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, these sites have remained archaeologically elusive.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/22/understanding-torksey-lincolnshire-a-geoarchaeological-and-landscape-approach-to-a-viking-overwintering-camp/feed/ 0 Stable isotopes as indicators of change in the food procurement and food preference of Viking Age and Early Christian populations on Gotland (Sweden) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/17/stable-isotopes-as-indicators-of-change-in-the-food-procurement-and-food-preference-of-viking-age-and-early-christian-populations-on-gotland-sweden/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/17/stable-isotopes-as-indicators-of-change-in-the-food-procurement-and-food-preference-of-viking-age-and-early-christian-populations-on-gotland-sweden/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2015 02:00:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61843 In short, the end of the Viking Age may have involved a suite of environmental, economic, and sociocultural changes, yet despite these changes practices of food preference and food procurement were maintained within the coastal site of Ridanas. Our research contributes to archaeological th

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/17/stable-isotopes-as-indicators-of-change-in-the-food-procurement-and-food-preference-of-viking-age-and-early-christian-populations-on-gotland-sweden/feed/ 0 Researching Architectural History Through Archaeology: The Case of Westminster Abbey http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/researching-architectural-history-through-archaeology-the-case-of-westminster-abbey/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/researching-architectural-history-through-archaeology-the-case-of-westminster-abbey/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:25:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61634 For half a millennium, scholars have researched and written about the history and architecture of Westminster Abbey, using documents and visual inspection. One might therefore assume that the architectural history of this iconic building is well understood, and in some respects it is.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/researching-architectural-history-through-archaeology-the-case-of-westminster-abbey/feed/ 0 Glimpse of medieval trade revealed along the River Forth http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/glimpse-of-medieval-trade-revealed-along-the-river-forth/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/glimpse-of-medieval-trade-revealed-along-the-river-forth/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:04:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61611 Over two weeks in September, the Cambuskenneth Harbours project brought together a wide range of experts and local volunteers to investigate the medieval harbour of Cambuskenneth Abbey, which lies on the River Forth near Stirling.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/glimpse-of-medieval-trade-revealed-along-the-river-forth/feed/ 0 Byzantine-era mosaic map restored in Israel http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/04/byzantine-era-mosaic-map-restored-in-israel/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/04/byzantine-era-mosaic-map-restored-in-israel/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2015 01:49:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61547 Although the Byzantine-era church that existed about 1500 years ago in southern Israel no longer exists, its mosaic floor has now been restored and shows a map revealing a scene of streets and buildings from an Egyptian town.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/04/byzantine-era-mosaic-map-restored-in-israel/feed/ 0 Between 50 and 75 medieval skeletons discovered at Westminster Abbey http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/between-50-and-75-medieval-skeletons-discovered-at-westminster-abbey/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/between-50-and-75-medieval-skeletons-discovered-at-westminster-abbey/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:06:36 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61340 Archaeologists have discovered the skeletal remains of between 50 to 75 individuals buried in the walls of Westminster Abbey. It is believed that they date from the 11th or early 12th century.

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