How volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...
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14th-century volcanic eruption may have triggered 'Black Death': Study

Researchers looked into tree rings and historical documents to shed light on the reason that brought the deadliest plague ...
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Looted 14th-Century English Jug May Soon Head to Ghana

The lidded bronze jug was looted from the royal palace in Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti (Asante) Kingdom, now Ghana.

Medieval volcanoes may have ignited the Black Death, new research suggests

Researchers say this ‘climate-famine-grain’ connection may help explain the timing of other plague outbreaks throughout ...
Scientific American

Ancient Women’s Teeth Reveal Origins of 14th-Century Black Death

In 1338 or 1339 “Bačaq, a faithful woman” in her 40s who stood just four feet, eight inches, died and was buried in the Kara-Djigach cemetery, about seven miles outside Bishkek, the capital of ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Author brings 14th Century England to life in mystery series

Ruth and her husband, Lou, lived in England for four different years during the 1980s and ’90s. “During each of those years, I served as a steward and tour guide at the 14th Century cathedral in ...
Artnet

Newly Discovered Medieval Text Suggests Shroud of Turin May Not Be What It Seems

A Belgian academic has uncovered writings by a 14th-century theologian who called the shroud a "clear" and "patent" fake. Installation view of "Tent of the Shroud" with a life-sized digital replica of ...