Medievalists.net » Insects http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Chasing Butterflies in Medieval Europe http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/06/chasing-butterflies-medieval-europe/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/06/chasing-butterflies-medieval-europe/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2014 20:39:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54641 A survey of illuminated medieval manuscripts from Europe reveals depictions of several different methods used in the Middle Ages for catching butterflies.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/06/chasing-butterflies-medieval-europe/feed/ 0 The contribution of insect remains to an understanding of the environment of Viking-age and medieval Dublin http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/06/contribution-insect-remains-understanding-environment-viking-age-medieval-dublin/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/06/contribution-insect-remains-understanding-environment-viking-age-medieval-dublin/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:44:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50179 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/06/contribution-insect-remains-understanding-environment-viking-age-medieval-dublin/feed/ 0 Wax or wane? Insect perspectives on human environmental interactions http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/19/wax-wane-insect-perspectives-human-environmental-interactions/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/19/wax-wane-insect-perspectives-human-environmental-interactions/#comments Mon, 19 May 2014 12:02:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49705 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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