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1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (352+ words) Norman Sicily is famous for its extraordinary blend of Christian and Islamic architecture, but many of its most distinctive features can be traced to Fatimid Cairo. Dawood Mirza explores how architectural ideas crossed the Mediterranean and religious boundaries during the…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (623+ words) Archaeologists working near Samarkand in Uzbekistan have uncovered the remains of an eighth-century palace complex within the fortified citadel of the medieval settlement of Mingtepa. The discovery, which includes pieces of sculpture found inside a large hall, could offer new…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (419+ words) Conservation work is underway on part of Visby’s medieval city wall, one of the best-preserved medieval fortifications in northern Europe. Swedish heritage officials hope the work will help protect the nearly 800-year-old structure for centuries to come. The Swedish National…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (776+ words) More than 1,050 years after his death, Emperor Otto the Great has once again been laid to rest in Magdeburg Cathedral. The medieval ruler’s remains were placed in a specially designed titanium coffin and ceremonially reinterred on September 1, bringing a major…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (281+ words) Children digging into a slope at a residential complex in Vienna made an unexpected discovery earlier this year, uncovering a late medieval sword that is now being conserved by Austria’s Federal Monuments Office. The discovery was made in March in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (632+ words) Archaeologists in South Korea have recreated the funeral of a young princess who lived around 1,550 years ago. The unusual experiment is part of a project to rebuild her tomb and discover how the Silla kingdom buried its royal dead. The…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (512+ words) Archaeologists working at Naumburg Cathedral in eastern Germany have uncovered a small medieval cemetery containing 13 graves, believed to date from the 11th century. The elaborate construction of the graves and their location between the cathedral and a nearby chapel indicate that…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (175+ words) What was work like before industrialisation? This book looks back at Britain before the rise of modern industry, exploring the professions and occupations that once played an important role in people’s everyday lives. The book has a certain vagueness that…...