In 2017, the Irish Heritage Council published an interactive guide map to Ireland’s mysterious Sheela na Gigs carvings, X-rated statues from the 11th century of women exposing their private ...

Based on the astrolabe’s engravings, Gigante—an expert on Islamic scientific instruments—concluded that it was likely made in the Iberian Peninsula’s Andalusian region in the 11th century.

"During the works, we identified buildings dating from the 9th to the 11th century CE," said Dadaki, according to Enikos. Philippi, included in the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2016 ...