Unexpected Discovery – Medieval Monks Recorded Mysterious Volcanic Eruptions
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – By observing the night sky, medieval monks unwittingly recorded some of history’s largest volcanic eruptions. An international team of researchers, led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), drew on readings of 12th and 13th century European and Middle Eastern chronicles, along with ice core and tree ring data, to accurately […]
Newport Ship: Experts Reᴀssemble Medieval Vessel Found In The Mud
AncientPages.com – When construction work began on a new arts center in Newport, south Wales, in 2002, the builders on site could scarcely have imagined what they would dig up. While excavating the foundations on the banks of the River Usk, a section of a medieval wooden ship was uncovered which had been perfectly preserved […]
What Can Medieval Skeletons Tell Us About Modern Day Pandemics
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A young woman walks Trondheim’s streets 800 years ago, carrying a secret in her body. It’s 150 years before the plague—the Black Death—but this young women is sick with a disease that no one thought was found in Europe at all during medieval times. We don’t know whether this particular […]
Rare Runic Inscriptions Engraved On Bone And Wood Discovered In Oslo, Norway
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The discovery of ancient runes is always of great interest to those who study Norse history and culture. Many runic inscriptions have been found, but it is now always easy to decipher, but scientists work hard to provide us with a better understanding of these ancient inscriptions and Odin’s secret […]