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Forgotten Muslim builders gave medieval Europe its iconic architecture
Historian Diana Darke argues in “Islamesque” that Europe’s monuments owe a vast debt to Muslim craftsmen and designers.
Medieval wall paintings depicting unicorn hunt uncovered in Stralsund's Catherine Monastery
The newly uncovered painting depicts a motif that was popular in the late Middle Ages. In the artwork, the Archangel Gabriel ...
Archaeologists Use Toilet to Track Down Manor Depicted in Famous Medieval Tapestry
One of King Harold's manors appears twice in the famous Bayeux Tapestry, but only 948 years later have researchers finally identified the building's remains.
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1,000-year-old iron ring reveals how Vikings handled medieval money
Uncover the fascinating Viking-age monetary system with the analysis of a thousand-year-old iron ring from Sweden.
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What I Read In January
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‘You are only the sixth person to see this since the Vikings’: Behind the scenes at the National Museum of Ireland
“You are,” Smith says as I stare at the newly exposed bright filigree of the Viking sword found in a river I have spent a lifetime crossing, “only the sixth person to see this decoration since the ...