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Metallography Discovers the Technology of Making Swords of Medieval Vikings, NUST MISIS reports
MOSCOW, Feb. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NUST MISIS scientists together with their colleagues from the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the State Historical Museum have investigated the famous Vikings’ swords from the burial mounds near Smolensk. As a result of the metallographic examination, scientists have obtained data that explain the excellent properties of the legendary …
Thomas Becket: Alpine ice sheds light on medieval murder
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 Ancient air pollution, trapped in ice, reveals new details about life and death in 12th Century Britain. In a study, scientists have found traces of lead, transported on the winds from British mines that operated in the late 1100s. Air pollution from …
