A newly discovered medieval Chinese coin, the second ever found in England, points to the possible existence of a vast medieval trade route spanning much of the Eastern hemisphere. Discovered via a ...
The remains of a long-lost church submerged by floodwaters almost 700 years ago have been discovered by researchers. The medieval church is thought to have once formed part of the medieval trading ...
A high-altitude city in Uzbekistan with fortifications and iron workshops may match Marsmanda, revising Silk Road history.
Science is helping researchers judge books by their covers — and revealing surprising beneficiaries of medieval trading routes in the process. Dozens of rare, fur-covered volumes from 12th and 13th ...
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To many involved in the art world, notions of exhibitions featuring “the medieval period” may conjure images of Byzantine crosses encrusted with jewels, European saints and castles featured in Gothic ...
The Empire of Wagadu (Ghana, 300 CE - 1100) established control over the gold and salt trade by the use of iron arms. Kingdoms armed with iron and steel enabled control and taxation of Medieval camel ...
New DNA analysis reveals that, before their mysterious disappearance, the Norse colonies of Greenland had a 'near monopoly' on Europe's walrus ivory supply. An overreliance on this trade may have ...
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