Carlos Jesús Morán Sánchez gained his doctoral degree in Archaeology from the University of Extremadura. He works as a Technical Expert for the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas at the Mérida Archaeology Institute. His research career has focused on the study of precedents, the beginnings and consolidation of archaeology as a scientific field, especially […]
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The international workshop "Monarchies and Revolution: nineteenth century resiliences and ruptures (Portugal, Italy and Spain)" is the result of a partnership between two Portuguese institutions (IEM - NOVA FCSH) and ICS - UL), one Spanish (Universidad Complutense) and one Italian (Università di Torino). The theme of the workshop follows on from a first scientific meeting, […]
This workshop is the first step in the recent scientific relationship established between NOVA FCSH and the KNIR-Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome. In this sense, the lectures will focus on the presentation of different case studies linked to the analysis of the archaeological landscape of different cities and regions of ancient Roman Lusitania. These lectures […]
In this lecture Dr. Tobias Emanuel Capwell discusses this major research effort, tracing its progress, problems, methodology and results, while also considering the wider potential significance of what appears to be a highly specialised area of historical enquiry. Advancements in our understanding of the iconic armour of the medieval knight are hard won victories. The […]
The third RiMS meeting takes the theme "State-Making and Diplomacy in Europe, 1050-1550". With Prof. Isabella Lazzarini (Univ. Molise / Edinburgh) serving as co-organiser, the meeting will serve as the basis for a collection of studies for subsequent open access publication by the University of Coimbra Press.
slamic mysticism moves from description to image, from orthodoxy to heterodoxy, from sound to silence, from multiplicity to unity. Several Andalusian masters, between treatises, aphorisms and the silent example. Local, trans-regional, trans-Islamic influences. Between Sunni and Shi'a. Following the stars that drank in the light of the Message and the Messenger. Identifying connections, transmissions, contacts […]
The Institute of Medieval Studies (NOVA FCSH) stages the Lecture Series "Viver, ler e rezar no Mosteiro de Lorvão (séculos XIII a XVI)" (Living, reading and praying in the Lorvão Abbey (13th to 16th centuries)), integrated into the project Books, Rituals and Space in a Cistercian Nunnery. Living, Praying and Reading in Lorvão, 13th-16th centuries […]
On November 16th, UNESCO elevated Falconry to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The day will be marked as International Falconry Day from this year onwards. This anniversary was created to celebrate Falconry and bring the general population closer to this ancestral form of hunting. Tapada Nacional de Mafra is associated with partner Falcoes no […]
The XIII EDICIC 2022 Meeting, organized by IEM and the Iberian EDICIC Group, will be held online between November 21st and 23rd. The XIII Encuentro EDICIC, with the central theme 'Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility,' is a crucial platform that aims to bring together the communities of Ibero-America and the Caribbean that carry out research […]
The Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM | NOVA FCSH) organises the Early Medieval Cities Meetings (EMCITY), in partnership with several institutions, within the objective of establishing a meeting point for specialists interested in the study of early medieval cities on the Iberian Peninsula. Thus, the EMCITY meetings strive to foster interdisciplinary dialogues and the timely […]
"The horse in the Portuguese Middle Agges" The study of the horse in the Middle Ages is a subject that has received little interest in Portuguese historiography. However, and given the growing relevance of environmental and animal history, we believe that understanding the importance of equidae in the political, social, economic, symbolic and daily life […]