Classicist and museum trustee visited the line after people complained of waiting for hours, with some turned away

Study of remains taken from royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab appears to confirm early Egyptologist’s theory

Welcome back to my monthly installment of new releases in medieval studies. Medieval is being used very expansively here, so expect some books dealing with Late Rome or the Renaissance if they look pa...

On 26 September 2026, Wikimedia Iraq User Group – Mosul organized the workshop “Old Mosul on Wikipedia” at Mosul Heritage Library. The event brought together Wikimedians and participants interested…

Pioneering historian who transformed the study of Africa by seeking out the testimonies of Africans

Listen now | Our chat with archaeologist Søren Sindbæk about these enigmatic monuments

Beyond the battlefield lies a story of ambition, upheaval and reinvention. Spanning the generations before and after 1066, this exhibition traces the impac

The 18 winning images chosen from about 1,900 entries to the annual contest from 50 countries across the globe

A charter from the monastery of Gellone and dated to 1100 preserves the aftermath of what seems to have been a night-time or dawn attack on two brothers. One, Raymond Berengarii, was struck with a …

Explores the destruction, mutilation, and erasure of images, artefacts, and monuments during the European Middle Ages.

Professor Judith Evans-Grubbs (Emory University) will speak on the Sale of Children by their Parents in the Roman Empire (200-600 CE)

About 900 demonstrations, blockades and related incidents under way outside high schools around the country

Worse is predicted in coming years, and hopes of an eventual reversal may be driven by excessive optimism about international enrolments, funding council warns

A major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain - Volume 100 Issue 413

A simple prosthetic hand demonstrates care for the physically impaired in early medieval Europe, but does it also say something about the political nature of that care?

Why was a Māori sweet potato introduced to Nigeria - and what can it tell us about the nature of colonial rule? James Akpu explores the global history of the kūmara.

Community-funded archaeological excavations of ‘really important’ sixth-century monastery also rewrite story of Lismore

Donations are needed to repair damage caused by the ruins being exposed to the elements for 86 years

Wikipedia turns 25 this year. Its success was not a given and reveals much about our changing relationship with information online.

The University of Zurich invites applications for a professorship in history of the earlier Middle Ages with a focus on material cultures (open rank) starting on 1 August 2028. Depending on the qua…