The history of the Silk Road, a vast network of ancient and medieval trade routes connecting Beijing and Hangzhou with Constantinople and Cairo, has mostly been focused on its endpoints: China and the ...
A vast wooden hull resting in the silt off Copenhagen is forcing historians to rethink what a “typical” medieval merchant ...
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In a groundbreaking discovery, a team of archaeologists in Denmark has unearthed the largest medieval European cargo ship ever found, as reported by the Viking Ship Museum. This remarkable find, ...
Unpredictable weather in late medieval Europe disrupted agricultural stability, forcing cities to rely on maritime grain routes for food security. These vital trade networks, expanded to combat famine ...