Tag: Medieval

DNA reveals large migration into Scandinavia during the Viking age

DNA reveals large migration into Scandinavia during the Viking age

by | Jun 7, 2023 | , | 0

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Viking age Scandinavia as a hub for migration from all over Europe.

In a study published in Cell, we show this is exactly what happened. The Viking period (late 8th century to mid 11th century) was the catalyst for an exceptional inflow of people into Scandinavia. These movements were greater than for any other period we analysed.

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New archaeology finding shows how Muslim cuisine endured in secret despite policing by the Spanish Catholic regime

New archaeology finding shows how Muslim cuisine endured in secret despite policing by the Spanish Catholic regime

by | Apr 17, 2023 | | 0

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Granada, in southern Spain’s Andalusia region, was the final remnant of Islamic Iberia known as al-Andalus – a territory that once stretched across most of Spain and Portugal. In 1492, the city fell to the Catholic conquest.

In the aftermath, native Andalusians, who were Muslims, were permitted to continue practising their religion. But after a decade of increasingly hostile religious policing from the new Catholic regime, practising Islamic traditions and rituals was outlawed. Recent archaeological excavations in Granada, however, have uncovered evidence of Muslim food practices continuing in secret for decades after the conquest.

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