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I'm so proud that Arianna Pastorini, a PhD student I have been mentoring, has recently published some of her research on the handwriting of the Poor Clares in sixteenth-century Bologna. She has important things to say about female scribal practice and our understanding of cursive writing. The article is locked, but DM me for a copy if you are interested. Link: https://brill.com/view/journals/qua/aop/article-10.1163-15700690-tat00008/article-10.1163-15700690-tat00008.xml @historikerinnen@a.gup.pe @histodons@a.gup.pe @medievodons@a.gup.pe#palaeography #medieval
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Medieval Norman castle thought lost found hidden inside Dublin university building A medieval castle long thought to have vanished has been found inside a modern building at University College Dublin. Researchers identified substantial remains of Roebuck Castle, a Norman fortress once located along one of the main roads into medieval Dublin... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/09/medieval-castle-inside-dublin-university-building/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #medieval #castle
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Burials inside Italian Paleolithic cave date to medieval period, 1302-1489 CE, radiocarbon dating shows Three people buried inside Grotta Romanelli in southern Italy lived during the medieval period, new radiocarbon dates show. The finding adds a later phase of human use to one of the Mediterranean’s key Paleolithic sites. Researchers dated skeletal remains from one adult and two children... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/09/burials-inside-italian-paleolithic-cave-date-to-medieval-period/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #paleolithic #medieval
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