X-ray spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and radiocarbon dating filled in many gaps about the person’s identity.

TO KINETIC ENERGY IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. CATAPULTS ARE A BATTLE WEAPON DATING BACK TO MEDIEVAL TIMES, AND NOW THAT SAME CONCEPT SHAPES OUR DAY TO DAY LIVES. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA ...

King Arthur’s lasting renown is one for the books. But a statistical spotlight now shines on medieval European literature’s round table of lost and forgotten stories. An international team used a ...

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Using CT scanning on 16th-century books, researchers uncovered bits of parchment salvaged from handwritten manuscripts. By Katherine Kornei Even in medieval times, recycling was in vogue: Bits of ...

The University of Texas at Arlington Library and the Medieval Science and Technology class are collaborating on a special eclipse exhibition. Editor’s note: This story is part of The Dallas Morning ...

New research reveals a forgotten side of medieval Christianity—one rooted not in cathedrals, but in fields, forests, and farms. Historian Dr. Krisztina Ilko uncovers how the Augustinian order built ...