Cambridge University historian Federica Gigante is an expert on Islamic astrolabes. So naturally she was intrigued when the Fondazione Museo Miniscalchi-Erizzo in Verona, Italy, uploaded an image of ...

An 11th-century polymath called Shen Kuo was the first to recognise that the climate has changed in the past, science communicator Simon Clark told New Scientist Live in London on 8 October. The ...

Mark Twain said that history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. The sexual abuse scandal that continues to echo throughout the church in America, as evidenced by the recent controversy over the ...

Scientists from the University of Sharjah and the Warburg Institute are poring over the writings of an 11th-century Arab-Muslim polymath to demonstrate their impact on the development of optical ...

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The residence of a legendary king was recently discovered in the United Kingdom – all thanks to an 11th-century toilet. Newcastle University announced the discovery of Harold Godwinson’s – aka King ...

Archaeologists found 222 bronze pipes, bells, and other objects hidden by Crusaders. Built in 11th-century France for Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, the organ will go to Terra Sancta Museum. On ...

The Chinese School, 11th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction. What is Chinese School, 11th ...

Karimnagar: A significant archaeological find here has come to light, where a rare 11th-century stone idol of Lord Ganesh has been recently identified by Dr. Samaleti Mahesh, a dedicated research ...

Three Jain sculptures and dated to around 11th century CE were discovered in Varuna village in Mysuru district early this week. The sculptures were amidst a heap of debris and were recovered while ...