Viking Age Queens: The example of Oseberg
The Oseberg ship burial is a Viking Age burial mound containing a double female inhumation, which is located in the Oslofjord area in Norway.
Beyond fragments and shards: Children in medieval Bergen
By analysing physical remains reflecting the games, behaviour and clothing of children (specifically toys and shoes) it has been possible to obtain new information and shed new light on the everyday life of children in medieval Bergen
Reading and meditation in the Middle Ages: Lectio divina and books of hours
This article aims to shed light on the practice of reading the book of hours by considering who engaged in this practice, how the book of hours was read, and what the goal of such reading activity was.
Archaeometry of medieval Islamic glazed ceramics from North Yemen
The Yemen Archaeological Project is concerned with the history and culture of a medieval Islamic university town, Zabid, and its interaction with neighboring settlements and the outside world, from A.D. 700 to 1750.
The Amber Trail in early medieval Eastern Europe.
The standard method employed in characterization studies of amber, namely infrared spectrography, can discriminate roughly between Baltic amber and amber from other European sources…
In Heaven and on Earth: Church Treasure in Late Medieval Bohemia
My work, thus, focuses on the intellectual concepts and practical policies involved in the development of treasuries in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in Bohemia. It oscillates between three main disciplines of history: art, religious, and cultural history.
Rural Settlements in Medieval Norway, AD 400-1400
In the 5th and 6th centuries the three aisled longhouse with a byre and a living section appears to dominate on rural settlements in all regions. From the 7th century onwards the diversity is greater.
Objects of Devotion: The Material Culture of Italian Renaissance Piety, 1400–1600
Why did Renaissance shoppers fill their baskets with rosaries, crucifixes, Christ-dolls and devotional paintings? A new study by historian Dr Mary Laven investigates the significance of Catholic clutter, as she explains.
The Archaeology of Play Things: Theorising a Toy Stage in the Biography of Objects
The cemeteries contained the remains of not less than 867 people, some of whom died in childhood, but all of whom, if they had survived the first few years of life…
A social analysis of Viking jewellery from Iceland
This thesis is original in attempting to decipher the social messages conveyed in jewellery.
Medieval glass vessels in England AD 1200-1500
Medieval glass vessels in England AD 1200-1500: A Survey By Rachel Caroline Tyson PhD Dissertation, Durham University, 1996 Abstract: A considerable amount of…
The Perception and Interpretation of Hanseatic Material Culture in the North Atlantic: Problems and Suggestions
The Perception and Interpretation of Hanseatic Material Culture in the North Atlantic: Problems and Suggestions By Natascha Mehler Journal of the North Atlantic,…
Ceramics as a Reflection of Maritime Commercial Activity at Crusader Acre
Ceramics as a Reflection of Maritime Commercial Activity at Crusader Acre By Edna J. Stern One Thousand Nights and Days: Akko through the…