This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- By examining the literal dustbins of history, archaeologists have now shed light on how a 125-year "little ice age" might have wreaked havoc on ...

The Byzantine Empire, which began in the 4th century AD, was a continuation of the Roman empire with its capital in Constantinople — today’s Istanbul — and Christianity as its official religion.

Western music professor Kate Helsen explains how to read the neumes, and shares how the songs may have sounded. cbc.ca. Deciphering medieval neumes - what a score looked like before we had sheet ...

A cache of 44 pure gold coins from the Byzantine era was recently discovered during an archeological excavation at the Banius site within the Hermon River Nature Reserve, the Israel Antiquities ...

The 44 solid gold coins dating back to the Byzantine era were discovered at the Hermon Stream Nature Reserve. Israel Antiquities Authority Israeli archaeologists have discovered a secret stash of ...

A portrait of the final Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palailogos, has been discovered by archaeologists in Greece. The portrait was found on a mid-15th century fresco uncovered at a monastery ...

Western University's Archives and Research Collections Centre recently acquired two medieval neumes, which are some of the earliest forms of written music. Western music professor Kate Helsen explains ...