But how exactly did they know where they were going? A recent study, focused on a set of medieval stone disks found in Ukraine, supports the belief that Viking sailors used solar compasses to navigate ...
Away from the Georgian heart Tbilisi may have earned its title as the Georgian city of legends and romance, but it's a new year, and as we slowly pace to the second half of the decade-we ought to know ...
According to recent research, the medieval discs may have been examples of such devices. The stone used to create the discs shows that they were made locally with Scandinavian influence.
boasts an extraordinary legacy of medieval Arab-Norman architecture. Darke explains, however, that Sicily was also a “stepping stone, enabling these talented Muslim artisans to enter Europe and ...
The summer of 2025 concert will mark an incredible 550 years of the world’s northernmost castle and is set to feature 89-year-old Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen’s movingly beautiful chronicle, Linna ...
A Roman fortress, then a Viking stronghold, followed by a Medieval wool-trading center, then an Industrial railway hub, and finally, a confectionary capital. In the centuries since its founding in 71 ...