An early medieval cemetery has been discovered within the grounds of Fonmon Castle, near Barry, South Wales. Archaeologists from Cardiff University's School of History, Archaeology and Religion ...

Now a commander in the U. S. Naval Reserve, Samuel Eliot Morison '08, on leave of absence from his post as Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History, wrote the following history of Harvard ...

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Dr Kierri Price gives an online tour of a medieval birth girdle - a long roll of parchment covered in texts and images that ...

Farmers skinned cats about 1,000 years ago in Spain, possibly for the medieval cat-fur industry or a "magical" pagan ritual, a new study finds. Scientists found evidence of the skinning at the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a hoard of gold and silver coins offered as diobolgeldæ, or “devil's money”, at a medieval cult site in the Netherlands, shedding more light on the rituals of ...

For many medieval folk, the church was the centre of their lives. As a core institution, it sought to appeal to its congregations through a multisensory experience of music, text, movement, and visual ...

The before-meal wash was an important ritual for peasants and nobility alike—especially since people often ate with their hands. An important social ritual in the Middle Ages, handwashing was also ...

The 22nd of March 1144 was Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. Outside the city walls, the forester Henry de Sprowston was riding through Thorpe Wood on the outskirts of Norwich, England. Among ...

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