Organic residues on ceramic pottery are a valuable resource for understanding medieval cuisines of Islamic-ruled Sicily, according to a new study. Organic residues on ceramic pottery are a valuable ...

Researchers have found chemical residues of grapes in medieval containers indicating a prosperous wine trade in Islamic Sicily. Researchers at the University of York have found chemical residues of ...

Researchers analyzed the Sudanese landscape with a model originally created to analyze the spatial patterns of stars and galaxies. Costanzo et al. / PLOS One Archaeologists in eastern Sudan have ...

Today, the southern French city of Nimes is known for its beautiful waterways and well-preserved Roman architecture. But back in the eighth century, it was at the fringe of territorial battles between ...

Archway from the Darb-i Imam shrine, Isfahan, Iran (1453 C.E.), with two overlapping girih patterns. This image relates to an article titled "Decagonal and Quasi-Crystalline Tilings in Medieval ...

What started as a conversation over beers at a local tavern has led to more than $1 million in research funding for two members of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

BBC Four's 3-part series 'Islam & Science' starts tonight, and presenter, physicist Jim Al-Khalili, begins by discussing 'the language of science'. In an article today, he also discusses the work of ...