By observing the night sky, medieval monks unwittingly contributed to volcanology, by recording some of history’s largest volcanic eruptions
Ancient DNA Reveals Asian Ancestry Introduced to East Africa in Early Modern Times; the study has been published in Nature
Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral was historical first in using iron reinforcements in the 12th century; the study is published in PLoS ONE
Runes were just as advanced as Roman alphabet writing: Johan Bollaert has investigated written language used in public inscriptions in Norway from the 1100s to the 1500s
New behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts, which name the creature hafgufa and aspidochelone
The study shows for the first time that Vikings brought animals, specifically horses and dogs, to Britain in the 9th century
In an area plagued by periods of drought, it is difficult to understand how the great ancient city of Great Zimbabwe thrived for centuries, but the answer to that has now been found
Plague trackers: Researchers cover thousands of years in a quest to understand the elusive origins of the Black Death
2,000 years of genetic history in Scandinavia elucidates Viking age to modern day; a new study reported in the journal Cell
In a trio of papers, published simultaneously in the journal Science, a massive effort of genome-wide sequencing shows the lively genetic history of the Southern Arc region
