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Germanic society in England may not have been as brutal as once believed
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2008/05/08 - 14:51. 601 CE and Earlier | Archaeology | English | General Science | ScandanavianRecent scientific studies have suggested that the Germanic invaders of England may have imposed an apartheid-like system on the native peoples, but an article by John Pattison of the University of South Australia in Adelaide disagrees. "The evidence is compatible with the idea of a much more integrated society," he says.
1600 volcano affected world climate
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008/05/03 - 16:22. 1601 CE and Later | European | General Science | New WorldUC Davis geology professor Ken Verosub believes that a volcano which erupted in 1600 in Peru may have affected global weather, causing famine in Russia and a late wine harvest in France.
Rune calendar website
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2008/05/02 - 21:25. Astrology and Astronomy | General Science | Scandanavian | Scribal ArtsLooking for an interesting A&S project, fan of Nordic studies - or just seeking an interesting way to track time - then visit the Gangleri website for an article on Rune Calendars.
Cod bones tell tales
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008/04/26 - 21:42. 901 CE to 1000 CE | European | General Science | Hunting and Fishing"Fish heads, fish heads..." A recent study of European cod bones shows that "cod were exploited in the Middle Ages from many, often distant, fishing grounds, with an international trade in dried stockfish." The fish were much larger in medieval times, and began to began to be traded around the year 1000 C.E.
Washing through history
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008/04/23 - 13:08. European | General ScienceThe rise of Christianity in Europe may have led to reduced practice of washing, according to Katherine Ashenburg in Clean: An Unsanitized History of Washing. Judith Flanders has the review for The Telegraph.
Arts & Sciences Competition Categories for Estrella War XXV
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/04/20 - 14:11. Arts and Sciences | General Science | Estrella WarDame Anita de Challis, SCA Internal Publicity Deputy for Estrella War XXV, has announced the categories for Arts & Science Competitions at next year's war.
The genius of ancient mechanics
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2008/04/14 - 14:29. General ScienceScientists and mathematicians of the past may not have had computers and other modern scientific instruments to help in their study, but they were pretty darn smart in their abilities to figure things out. The Ancient Mechanics and How They Thought, a recent article in the New York Times looks at what our scientific forebears knew and how they used these ideas.
Tower lions from northwest Africa
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008/04/12 - 21:24. 1201 CE to 1300 CE | 1301 CE to 1400 CE | African | English | General ScienceRecent study of a pair of lion skulls discovered during excavations of the Tower of London reveals that the lions originated near the Barbary Coast of Northwest Africa. The skulls, which dated from the 13th or 14th centuries, were carbon dated and tested for DNA.
Plans to exhume Galileo cause controversy
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/03/23 - 13:02. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | BBC News | General Science | ItalianPlans to exhume the body of Renaissance scientist Galileo Galilei in order to test his DNA and establish the cause of his blindness have caused problems with the Catholic Church. The Rector of the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Florence, where Galileo is buried, is opposed to the exhumation.
[EAL] Lycanthropy in the Middle Ages
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2008/03/21 - 18:53. Ealdormere | General Science2008/03/26 - 19:30
2008/03/26 - 21:00
Canada/Eastern
On Wednesday March 26 at 7:30PM, the Canton of Petrea Thule will be hosting a lecture and discussion on Lycanthropy in the Middle Ages as presented by Mr. Derek Newman-Stille, MA who is the Senior Tutor of Otonabee and Traill Colleges of Trent University.
His talk will include the characteristics of lycanthropy in literature of the middle ages along with how werewolves are described in literature and depicted in
Canton of Petrea Thule (Peterborough, Ontario)
Shroud of Turin photographed in HD
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008/03/12 - 21:43. Christianity | Discovery Channel | General ScienceChurch leaders and scientists will have a new opportunity to study the famous Shroud of Turin which is rarely seen by the public. The Shroud was recently photographed in high definition, creating a 12.8 billion-pixel image.
Shroud of Turin to be retested
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2008/03/06 - 15:56. Christianity | General Science | TelegraphProfessor Christopher Ramsey, the director of the Oxford University Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, is hoping to run new tests on the Shroud of Turin. He believes that tests run in 1988 to date the relic may have been contaminated.
Viking blood common in northwest England
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/03/02 - 00:10. English | General Science | ScandanavianScience Daily reveals that a new study by The University of Nottingham, the University of Leicester and University College London proves that Viking bloodlines are still common in the residents of Northwest England.
Arab scientists filled Dark Ages with light
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2008/02/26 - 23:47. 1001 CE to 1100 CE | General Science | Guardian | Middle EasternWriting for The Guardian, Jim Al-Khalili sheds light on the contributions of Arab scientists in the Middle Ages.
Mary Rose gets high-tech scan
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2008/02/21 - 14:32. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | BBC News | English | General Science | NauticalScientists at England's Diamond synchrotron are using intense light beams to help understand sulphur compounds in the timbers of the British warship Mary Rose.
Suffering for beauty has ancient roots
Submitted by Sabine Berard on Fri, 2008/01/25 - 15:06. Arts and Sciences | General Science | MSNBCFor as long as humans have admired themselves in magazines, mirrors and murky pools of water, they’ve also had to contend with the ugly side of beauty.
Leonardo da Vinci's "Codex Atlanticus" in jeopardy
Submitted by patsmor on Wed, 2008/01/09 - 13:19. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | General Science | Italian | Scribal Arts | Yahoo! NewsThe Codex Atlanticus, "the largest collection of drawings and writings by the Renaissance master" Leonardo da Vinci, may have suffered extensive damage due to mold.
Roman glue still holds
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/12/22 - 14:17. 601 CE and Earlier | General Science | RomanArchaeologists are working to re-create a Roman "superglue" used to stick silver laurel leaves to legionnaires' battle helmets. Traces of the glue were discovered on iron helmets found near the German town of Xanten which were buried in river mud for more than 1500 years.
Little clock of horrors
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/11/18 - 12:26. 1601 CE and Later | General Science | German | MetalworkingStraight out of Pirates of the Caribbean, a 400-year-old automaton clock includes a skull that laughs, screams, bites and launches snakes from its eye sockets. (photos)
Mona Lisa's eyebrows
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/11/11 - 16:29. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | Fine Arts | General Science | ItalianA new exhibition, "Mona Lisa Secrets Revealed," uses technology to unlock questions that have plagued art historians for generations, including, "What happened to the lady's eyebrows?"
Scientists looking for Columbus' origins with DNA
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007/10/17 - 18:33. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | General Science | Italian | SpanishSpanish scientists are trying to learn more about Christopher Columbus' early years by studying the DNA samples taken from those bearing the explorer's name.
The physics of medieval archery
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2007/10/04 - 13:40. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | Archery | European | General ScienceScience meets the martial arts in the Stortford Archery Club's online article The Physics of Medieval Archery. The piece was written by Gareth Rees.
Some relics of St. Francis probably did not belong to the saint
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/09/25 - 11:35. 1101 CE to 1200 CE | Christianity | General Science | Italian | MSNBCCarbon dating done on relics of St. Francis of Assisi have given mixed results. While a tunic, belt and mortuary cushion were dated to the right time period, another tunic, which the church attributes to the saint, did not.
Birkana Coded Decimal Slide Rule
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/09/10 - 15:11. General Science | Modern Society | ScandanavianA web page blending modern-ish mathematics with period writing systems will amuse the technically-inclined among us: the Birkana Coded Decimal Slide Rule.
Mary Rose besieged by bacteria
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/09/02 - 22:24. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | English | General Science | Nautical | TelegraphThe Mary Rose, flagship to King Henry VIII, is facing a much more devious enemy than French warships: bacteria which produce a corrosive acid.
Researchers hope modern science will solve mystery deaths
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/08/18 - 20:47. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | General Science | Italian | MedicineResearchers working in St Mark's Basilica in Florence, Italy have exhumed the bodies of two Medici-era literary figures hoping that they can solve the mystery of the men's deaths.
European winter warmest since Middle Ages
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/07/31 - 16:12. 1201 CE to 1300 CE | European | General ScienceAccording to New Scientist website, last year's exceptional European winter was the warmest since 1289, when unusual temperatures were caused by a large volcanic eruption in the tropics.
Earliest gunshot victim found in Peru
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2007/07/27 - 16:08. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Armouring and Weaponsmithing | BBC News | General Science | New World | SpanishThe skull of what is believed to be the earliest gunshot victim in the western hemisphere has been discovered near Lima, Peru.
Roman farmers leave agricultural legacy
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007/07/18 - 22:14. 601 CE and Earlier | Agriculture | French | General Science | RomanArchaeologists working in the Tronçais forest of France have discovered over 100 Roman settlements, the legacy of which continue to affect the ecology of the area.
SCA Bladesmith on The Discovery Science Channel
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/07/16 - 15:18. Armouring and Weaponsmithing | Caid | General Science | Media | MetalworkingNjall Olaf Hagarson (Scott B. Jaqua), of the kingdom of Caid, has announced that he will appear crafting weapons on the Discovery Science Channel's Faces of Earth program on August 9, 2007.
