Chasing Butterflies in Medieval Europe

medieval butterfly - from Royal 10 E IV  British Library

A survey of illuminated medieval manuscripts from Europe reveals depictions of several different methods used in the Middle Ages for catching butterflies.

The contribution of insect remains to an understanding of the environment of Viking-age and medieval Dublin

Viking belt - Dublin, Ireland

This paper examines the important contribution that sub-fossil insect remains can make to an understanding of the environment of Viking-age and medieval Dublin.

Wax or wane? Insect perspectives on human environmental interactions

Rhyncolus ater - insects

The sites discussed in this paper include a range of sites investigated on national road schemes and other development projects across Ireland, covering a long time-span from the Neolithic period through to the medieval period.

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