High place of history and medieval Christianity, classified as World Heritage by UNESCO, the abbey and basilica Sainte Marie Madeleine de Vézelay stands out today as a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture and an essential site in the Yonne department (Burgundy). Unmissable, the abbey church of Véz
According to a study by the University of Oxford, intestinal infections due to Helminths (parasitic worms) were common in medieval Europe. Analyzes of bones across the continent have allowed researchers to determine the frequency of these diseases. Photomicrograph of an egg of the intestinal paras
French researchers have found that women and men have a different cochlea. A discovery that will have an impact in archeology but also in forensic medicine. The colored dots illustrate the difference in torsion between a womans cochlea (left) and a mans cochlea (right). In both men and women, the
Based on a recently discovered manual in a 3,500-year-old medical papyrus, Copenhagen University Egyptologist Sofie Schiødt has been able to help reconstruct the embalming process used to prepare ancient Egyptians for the afterlife. It is the oldest mummification manual ever discovered. In ancient