A 9th Century AD Arab or Indian Shipwreck in Indonesia: First Evidence for Direct Trade with China
A 9th Century AD Arab or Indian Shipwreck in Indonesia: First Evidence for Direct Trade with China By Michael Flecker World Archaeology, Volume…
Commercial relations between the Basque Provinces and England in the Later Middle Ages, c.1200-c.1500
Commercial relations between the Basque Provinces and England in the Later Middle Ages, c.1200-c.1500 Childs, Wendy R. (University of Leeds) Itsas Memoria: Revista de…
A link with the external world: The stockfish trade in 14th-15th century Iceland
Iceland was settled mainly by Norwegian Vikings in the period c.870-c.930. Towards the end of this period, settlers established the law and the assembly system all over the island.
Nautical and Marine Imagery in the Panegyrics of Eustathios of Thessaloniki
Nautical and Marine Imagery in the Panegyrics of Eustathios of Thessaloniki By Andrew F. Stone Scholia, Vol. 12 (2003) Abstract: The panegyrics of…
Crusades on the Water: A New (Integrated) View
Crusades on the Water: A New (Integrated) View By Dana Cushing Paper given at the 46th International Congress on Medieval Studies (2011) Introduction: My…
Sailing Directions of the North Atlantic Viking Age
Sailing Directions of the North Atlantic Viking Age (from about the year 860 to 1400) By Soren Thirslund Journal of Navigation, Vol.50 (1997)…
The Archaeology of Medieval Fishing Tackle
The Archaeology of Medieval Fishing Tackle Steane, J M and Foreman, M Waterfront Archaeology: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Waterfront Archaeology held at…
The Emergence of the Cult of the Virgin Mary as the Patron Saint of Seafarers
Through the ages, Christian seafarers have had recourse to a number of saints in search of protection against the many perils of the sea.
Viking Shipyard discovered on the Isle of Skye
Archaeologists have discovered a 12th century Norse shipbuilding site on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Investigations at Loch na h-Airde on Skye’s…
Some notes on the Portuguese and Frankish pirates during the Mamluk period (872-922AH./1468-1517AD.)
The Portuguese incursion not only posed a serious threat to Mamluk trade but also caused a rise in the cost of protecting that trade.
The Origin of the Lost Fleet of the Mongol Empire
In 1281 C.E., under the rule of Kublai Khan, the Mongols sent a fleet of more than 4000 vessels to subjugate the island nation of Japan.
How accurate were medieval chroniclers in describing warfare?
The Battle of Margate is one of the lesser-known episodes of the Hundred Years’ War, but a historian has recently analyzed this naval…
Urban networks and emerging states in the North Sea and Baltic Areas: a maritime culture?
If we pretend to have reached a higher level of sophistication in our thinking, by what methods can we avoid causalities as those which nowadays would generally be refuted äs simplistic?
New Information about Cogs and Medieval Naval Logistics from an Eyewitness Crusade Chronicle, De intinere navali
New Information about Cogs and Medieval Naval Logistics from an Eyewitness Crusade Chronicle, De intinere navali By Dana Cushing Avista Forum Journal, Vol.20…
The Western Sea: Atlantic History before Columbus
The New World was a sudden and startling discovery for Christopher Columbus and his immediate successors, but its portal was not unfamiliar to the mariners of late medieval Europe.
New insights on Maritime Akko revealed by Underwater and Coastal Archaeological Research
New insights on Maritime Akko revealed by Underwater and Coastal Archaeological Research Galili, E., Rosen, B., Stern, E. J., Finkielsztein, G., Kool, R.,…
A note on the history of handling in ports: from ancient to medieval cranes
A note on the history of handling in ports: from ancient to medieval cranes By Zrnic N., Hoffmann K., Bosnjak S. Paper given…
Source materials for fishing in Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
Instead of searching for ancient parallels to the fishery statistics, tithe-books and tax records of the early modern periods – a waste of time, since such records are not preserved and probably never existed – we should look at all possible approaches to the problem and all possible sources.
Irish medieval fishing site will be ‘lost to the tide’
One of Europe’s best preserved medieval fishing structures located on the Fergus Estuary in County Clare, Ireland, will be washed away by tidal…
Military Intelligence in Arabo-Byzantine Naval Warfare
Military Intelligence in Arabo-Byzantine Naval Warfare By Vassilios Christides To empolemo Byzantino – Byzantium at War, edited by Nicolas Oikonomides (Athens: Institute for…
The Zheng He Voyages: A Reassessment
The Zheng He Voyages: A Reassessment By Geoff Wade Paper given at the New Dimensions in Humanities Education conference, 2008 Abstract: The Ming…
An Important Waypoint on Passage of Navigation History: Zheng He’s Sailing to West Ocean
An Important Waypoint on Passage of Navigation History: Zheng He’s Sailing to West Ocean By Jin Ding, Chaojian Shi and Adam Weintrit Paper…
From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean: Medieval History in Geographic Perspective
From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean: Medieval History in Geographic Perspective By Andre Wink Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 44,…
On the trail of Vikings with polarized skylight: experimental study of the atmospheric optical prerequisites allowing polarimetric navigation by Viking seafarers
On the trail of Vikings with polarized skylight: experimental study of the atmospheric optical prerequisites allowing polarimetric navigation by Viking seafarers By Gábor…