Exotic Material Found in Medieval Skeleton’s Teeth is a ‘Bombshell’ Discovery
Germany (Sputnik) – While European archaeological records provide almost no evidence of women scribing books in the Middle Ages, a recent study has shed light on the “gendered production” of illuminated manuscripts. Blue-coloured particles discovered in the teeth of an ancient skeleton buried at a German monastery have given scientists insight into who produced books in medieval Europe. According to an international team of researchers, who published their findings in Science Magazine, the remains belonged to a religious middle-aged woman, a nun, most likely. Scientists from a Germany-based laboratory identified the mysterious particles as lapis lazuli, a semi-precious stone mined only in Afghanistan…
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