Odd-shaped vessel hints at alchemy in medieval German castle

Generations of modifications eventually transformed the fortification into a manor, although many medieval architectural ...
WESH

The Science of It: Engineering Week - Catapults and Medieval Designs

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 ...
The New York Times

The Skin on Mysterious Medieval Books Concealed a Shaggy Surprise

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals. Researchers identified its more distant origin. By Jack Tamisiea Medieval scribes ...
The New York Times

A Hospital Visit Reveals Medieval Secrets Hidden in Books

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 ...
Ars Technica

Study finds 90 percent of medieval chivalric and heroic manuscripts have been lost

Those who study human culture must grapple with what amounts to an incomplete data set, since researchers are limited to poring over the books, manuscripts, paintings, sculptures, and other artifacts ...