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Illustration in a 12th-century homiliary, showing a self-portrait of the female scribe and illuminator Guda. The text band in the letter reads: “Guda peccatrix mulier scripsit et pinxit hunc librum” (Guda, a sinner wrote and painted this book). Credit: Å. Ommundsen et al., Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2025)
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New Study Reveals the Contribution of Female Scribes in Medieval Manuscript Production

2 April 2025

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2 April 2025

A recent study sheds light on the often-overlooked contributions of women in the production of handwritten manuscripts during the Middle...

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Excavations in Haldensleben, Germany Reveal A Lost Settlement

9 November 2024

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9 November 2024

Excavations at Haldensleben in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt provide important information about a lost settlement. Since May 2024, the...

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Excavations at the ‘Westminster Abbey of Wales’ Yielded a Few Surprises: a lost Aqueduct and a Buried Celtic Treasure

12 March 2024

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12 March 2024

Archaeologists working in Wales revealed recently they may have discovered a Celtic monastery at the site of a 12th-century Cistercian...

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A rare bronze talismanic healing bowl was discovered in Hasankeyf excavations

3 December 2023

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3 December 2023

During the ongoing excavations in the Hasankeyf mound in Batman, one of the oldest settlements in the world, an 800-year-old...

Blekinge Museum
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Denmark King’s spice cabinet discovered on Gribshunden

13 February 2023

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13 February 2023

The Gribshunden, a 15th-century Danish royal warship, was uncovered to have been loaded with botanical materials, including the first archaeological...

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Medieval ship found off the west coast of Sweden

5 February 2022

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5 February 2022

A previously undiscovered wreck has been found outside of Fjällbacka on the Swedish west coast. Analysis of wood samples shows...

Middle Ages living space unearthed in eastern Turkey
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Middle Ages living space uncovered at an altitude of 1,800 meters in eastern Turkey

20 December 2021

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20 December 2021

A living space carved into a bedrock considered to belong to the Middle Ages was found at a point overlooking...

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Medieval Ring with a Skull Emblem Found in Wales and The Gold Coins are Declared Treasure

11 April 2021

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11 April 2021

Located in wales nine treasure finds dating from the medieval and post-medieval periods have been declared treasure. Metal detectors in...