mmapodcast1Jan 12 minSPECULUM SPOTLIGHTSpeculum Spotlight: The Cerne Giant in its Early Medieval Context (Morcom, Gittos, Jansen, & Beattie)The Cerne Abbas giant is a well-known figure cut into the chalk of a hillside in Dorset. Recent archaeological investigation has...
Logan QuigleyOct 11, 20232 minSPECULUM SPOTLIGHTSpeculum Spotlight: Jewelry & People in the Cemetery of Parapotamos Epiros (Makris, Jansen & O'Mara)Jewelry reflecting the tastes, needs, and practices of past users across all social strata constitutes one of the most representative...
Logan QuigleyOct 10, 20232 minSPECULUM SPOTLIGHTSpeculum Spotlight: Trans Climates of the European Middle Ages (Charmaille, Jansen, & Quigley)This article, “Trans Climates of the European Middle Ages, 500 to 1300,” gathers evidence of a distinct strand of writing in Western...