Can we name a corpse? Identifying royalty in the burial record A number of splendorous and wealthy ‘princely tombs’ from early medieval Europe have been identified with royal figures known from written sources. Can we really be sure who were buried in these tombs? Jip Barreveld • April 15, 2022
Setting the early medieval world on fire Early medieval cremation burials have long been seen as the remains of non-Christian peoples. Recent research shows this narrative does not comfortably fit the archaeology of that period. Femke Lippok • August 07, 2020
"Alber, I beseech thee": Healing magic from the grave Medieval textual amulets, made out of metal or parchment, were worn around the neck to ward off evil powers. Elizabeth den Hartog • March 16, 2018
The walking dead: Fear of the supernatural in the Italian novella “Varied and strange indeed are the terrors that the dead give the living." Marlisa den Hartog • October 13, 2017
