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Lasers provide clues to an early medieval money mystery

Human-made currency such as coins and paper bills have certainly evolved over time. Small pieces of precious metals or paper…

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Medieval horses buried in London had far-flung origins

International trade may have helped medieval elites acquire the best horses for jousting tournaments PRISMA ARCHIVO / Alamy Horses owned…

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Fra Mauro: The magnificent medieval map that made cartography into a science

Fra Mauro’s beautiful, intricate map of the world History_docu_photo/Alamy​ DURING a stay in Venice a few years ago, I spent…

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‘Bone biographies’ reveal lives of medieval England’s common people — and illuminate early benefits system

A series of ‘bone biographies’ created by a major research project tell the stories of medieval Cambridge residents as recorded…

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