Museum Centre Vapriikki: A Finnish study reveals: Longer breastfeeding in the Middle Ages – Weaning began at age one in the 1800s
A research project by the Museum Centre Vapriikki has shed new light on infant feeding practices in medieval and early modern ...
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The Best RPGs Set In Medieval Times
The medieval genre has always been the most fun and fulfilling when it comes to a good video game. Maybe it’s something to do ...
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Why the Medieval Period Is Known as the Middle Ages
Herald of Ages explained why the Medieval Period is known as the Middle Ages because it sits between the Roman Empire and the ...
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There’s no such thing as a ‘golden age,’ says Renaissance scholar
In new book, UChicago’s Ada Palmer explores popular misunderstandings of the Renaissance and historical myths used for ...
Loch's island could be a rare medieval settlement
Archaeologists are to excavate what they believe to be a rare example of a medieval crannog settlement in the Highlands.
Why medieval animal art has gone viral on social media
As a result, animals turned up "in any possible context where art would be made", from wall paintings and carved doorways to clothing and coats of arms. It's no secret that medieval animal paintings ...
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Early Middle Paleolithic period
Archaeologists have uncovered a stone with ancient engravings in Marbella that could challenge existing knowledge of prehistoric art in Spain, potentially predating the oldest known cave art by ...
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Study Reveals Critical Age When Your Thinking Begins to Decline
As Shakespeare put it, we all have our entrances and our exits on this grand stage we call life, and now researchers have identified the specific point in middle-age when our brain cells show the ...
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So You Want to Dress Like a 14th-Century Medieval Lady
The medieval period was not a monolith, and neither were the people who lived during it. Spanning from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance in the 14th century, the Middle Ages encompassed a ...
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8 Best Games That Let You Manage a Medieval Kingdom, Ranked
Banished is a top historical city builder, focusing on micro-management of a medieval settlement. Anno 1404 offers an addictive blend of kingdom management, population growth, and resource balancing.
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Was medieval armor bulletproof?
Armor vs. bullets Exactly when the medieval period or "Middle Ages" started and ended is a matter of debate, with dates falling roughly between A.D. 500 and 1500. Although the period is ...