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A Roman gold ring helps historians to understand a period of unrest between 286 to 296 CE. Most found jewellery from this time tends to be made of silver or bronze. But this gold ring with a beautifully engraved gemstone tells a story of wealthy Romans living in the area of Somerset and living with the conflict. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3pgy6ervko

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Archaeologists have recovered a rare medieval notebook from a latrine in Germany. The book is about 750 years old and made of wooden tablets coated in wax with a leather binding. Eight of the ten pages have been written on in Latin. Designed to hold temporary thoughts or notes the wax could be smoothed away ready for another day. However some of the earlier thoughts can be seen. The latrine contained other artefacts too. https://www.medievalists.net/2026/05/medieval-notebook-discovered-in-german-latrine/

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A recent study has found that Vikings supplied falcons to Baghdad. Using information from a variety of sources including Arabic writers the study pieced together information about the birds. These falcons were white and the association with royalty made the birds highly prized. The authors of the study think that the birds were gryfalcons which came from Viking artic regions and their remains have been found in Viking burials. https://www.medievalists.net/2026/05/vikings-traded-falcons-with-medieval-baghdad-study-finds/