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The Salme Ship Burials in Pre-Viking Estonia
Around 750 CE 41 individuals were buried in two Viking ships at Salme in Estonia. New studies tell us much about who they were, where they came from and why they sailed across the Baltic. In 2008,...
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Viking Age War Fleets
Studies of Vikings and their pirating and warfare seldom pause to reflect upon the enormous investment, the ships represented. New book sets this right. Viking-Age War Fleets. Shipbuilding, resource...
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Deserted Medieval Landscape near Pier in the Northern Rhineland
Between Jülich and Düren in the Northern Rhineland lies a bleak landscape, now scarred by lignite mining. Beneath lies a precious time warp of a medieval landscape Germany is (in)famous for its mining...
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The Fregerslev Viking From Outside Hørning
Sensational find of chamber graves from the later part of the Viking Age at Fregerslev south of Hørning in Jutland in Denmark will hopefully witness to the ethos of the Viking warriors in the 10th...
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Medieval Hilltop Villages and Castles in the Italian Landscape
The classic understanding of the history behind the castle-building on hilltops in the medieval Mediterranean landscape – the incastellamento or incastellation – has recently shifted. The reason is...
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Valmarecchia – an Italian Medieval Landscape
Changes in the medieval Italian landscape were often dramatic. And, yet, micro-studies of districts, like the Valmarecchia in Emilia Romagna, reveal both continuity and change. Map of Valmarecchia in...
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Castle of Miranduolo
In the last 20 years archaeologists have been busy excavating the castle of Miranduolo near Siena documenting a continuous habitation from the 8th to the 14th century. The castle of Miranduolo lies in...
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Agrarian Life in Early Medieval Hilltop Villages in Italy
From the mid 6th century, Italy experienced a climatic and demographic decline of ground swelling proportions. Harvests of grain still mattered, but the diet was mixed and reflected the new uphill...
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Poggibonsi In the Middle Ages
Medieval Poggibonsi in Tuscany is a fortified hilltop village, which has been extensively excavated by archaeologists from Siena. Now an open-air museum, it is an initiative dedicated to authenticity...
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Early Medieval Irish Hand-Bells
Hand-bells belong to a group of liturgical objects connected with the early Irish Church. Was Ireland the primary production centre? Or did Irish hand-bells just play aparticular role as significant...
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Early Viking Settlement Beneath St. Olaf’s Shrine
St. Olaf (995 – 1030) was king of Norway from 1015 – 1028. The first Scandinavian king to be canonized, the whereabouts of his first shrine was lost after the Reformation. In 2016, it was located by...
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Climate and Migrations in Early Medieval Germany
What role did the Early Medieval climate changes ca. 400 – 700 play in the creation of the post-Roman world? Did people migrate because of the cooling weather? Detailed study of Western Pomerania sheds...
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Will the Medieval Newport Ship once again Sail on the Usk?
Plans are being made to have the Newport Ship from the 15th century recreated by a Basque Heritage Group, the Albaola. Medieval Newport Ship being excavated. Source: Wikipedia The Newport Ship is a...
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19th-Century Peasant Dashed Archaeologists’ Hopes in Fregerslev
Hopes of finding a full burial ground surrounding the grave of the Fregerslev Viking have been dashed. Stones disturbing the surroundings of the grave of the Fregerslev Viking © Skanderborg Museum In...
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New Finds at Haithabu in Northern Germany
This summer archaeologists excavate a burial ground from 10th century Haithabu. Spectacular finds may shed further light on the elite lifestyle of Vikings and the Danish connections between Haitahbu...
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Avaldsnes – Norway’s Oldest Royal Seat
The famous royal seat at Avaldsnes on the West Coast of Norway is best known as the residence of Harold Fairhair, but excavations tell us about a splendid royal hall from the 13th century Aerial view...
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Social Structure among the Longobards in Northern Italy in the 6th and 7th...
Studies of ancient DNA on skeletons from two migration period cemeteries in Hungary and Italy tells us in detail about the social structure in the 6th and 7th centuries. For some time, a group of...
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