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The Sword Is Gone, but Its 1,000-Year-Old “Shoe” Survived in Poland
A small metal fitting found almost on the surface of the ground in Poland may be the last surviving part of an 11th-century warrior’s sword equipment. The weapon and its sheath have disappeared, but the object that once protected the scabbard’s lower end survived for approximately 1,000 years. The artefact was discovered in the Masovian…
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The Steiermark Coat of Arms and Other Centuries-Old Inscriptions Discovered in Jerusalem’s Room of the Last Supper
An international research team, including the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), has successfully deciphered centuries-old inscriptions in the room of the Last Supper in Jerusalem using digital photography. The findings, which include the coat of arms of the Steiermark family, shed new light on the diverse pilgrimages of the Middle Ages. One of Jerusalem‘s most…
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The Role of Female Scribes in Medieval Manuscripts: A Bibliometric Review Based on Colophons
A team from the University of Bergen in Norway has revealed that women made a significant contribution to manuscript production during the Middle Ages. It was determined that at least 1.1% of the manuscripts copied by female scribes between 800 and 1626 AD, and likely exceeded a total of 110,000 texts. This estimate suggests that…
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Those Attempting to Sell a Medieval Mummy in Turkey Were Caught
The Niğde Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams apprehended six individuals red-handed who were trying to sell a human mummy believed to be from the Middle Ages. During a successful operation in the Bor district, the mummy seized at the residence of a person named H.G. was found to be in a preserved state of bodily integrity.…