Painting materials from the San Salvatore crypt in Brescia, Italy, are confirmed to be from the Lombard Period, according to a study in EPJ Plus
Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD; a new study has been published in Nature
New insights about Sagas and the literary tradition of Iceland can be found in ancient, reused parchments, written in Latin
Nicolas Detering was investigating on how often the images and lives of saints continue to be referenced in literature, visual arts and popular culture
Who Was the Man in the Well at Sverresborg? It was found in 1938 by the manager of Sverresborg Folk Museum, Sigurd Tiller, while investigating the castle ruins
The Viking Faroe Islands colonizers were a group of male settlers from multiple Scandinavian populations, different from the Iceland colonizers
French women had more power in the Middle Ages than after the revolution, according to Erika Graham-Goering
Drone-based lidar in Central Asia allowed archaeologists to capture details of Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, two trade cities along the Silk Road, high in the mountains of Uzbekistan
In medieval times, Nidaros Cathedral was seen as a remote but important outpost of the Catholic Church – so remote they called it Ultima Thule
A premiere presentation of re-created costumes based on wall paintings from the cathedral of Faras in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw and the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum
