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This month’s cover shows Aberlemno II, a 2.28m-tall Pictish cross slab in Angus. Thought to date to the 8th century, its front depicts a large, elaborately decorated ring-headed cross, while the reverse feature the vivid imagery shown on our cover. Some have suggested that it represents the AD 685 Battle of Nechtansmere between the Picts and the Angles, and while other interpretations have been offered, the stone’s detailed depiction of mounted …

Warhorse: Discovering the archaeology of a medieval revolution

Mighty warhorses, as richly adorned and armoured as their knightly riders, are an immediately recognisable icon of the medieval period. Until recently, they were understood mainly through analysis of written sources – but what can archaeology add to this picture? Oliver H Creighton, Robert Liddiard, Alan K Outram, Katherine Kanne, Carly Ameen, and Robert Webley explore the key findings of their recently published research.