P art of a 13th century manuscript containing rare stories about Merlin and King Arthur has been discovered at Cambridge University Library. The remarkable text had been repurposed as binding for a ...

The "romance" of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated codex on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the ...

Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks.

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Roughly 3,500 years ago, a woman was buried in a royal cemetery in present-day Greece. Now, we can imagine what she might ...

Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...

An international team of archaeologists, bioinformatic specialists, and historians has discovered that many medieval books ...

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Many young readers love a spooky or thrilling read – and they are in luck. There are lots of brilliant books to keep their eyes glued to the page, from a dystopian thriller to the latest adventures ...

Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, ...

It’s still home to the A:shiwi (Zuni) people, a tribe descended from the ancient Ancestral Puebloans ... and that we’re not going anywhere.” The next day, we head north towards Navajo ...

Meet a schoolboy who needs help with some big decisions, join a group of friends on a trip to the seaside, head off in stormy ...