A remarkable discovery was made on the island of Rousay in the Orkney archipelago (Scotland) by aspiring archaeologist K…
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Perhaps the king lost it? A beautiful amethyst set in silver was found near the castle in Poland.
An amethyst set in high-quality gold-plated silver lay buried for about 600 years in the silt of an old ditch near Kolo Castle in the Opole Voivodeship of southwestern Poland.…
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A knight in shining armor, wielding a sword or spear, is an iconic figure of the Middle Ages. However, during this era, more advanced weaponry emerged, including guns that fired…
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Eric Ratt, a history professor at the University of Kansas, believes that the anonymous scroll “The Illustrated Rat Tale” (Nezumi no sōshi emaki) is more than just an intriguing artifact.…
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Mr. Bohdan Halonzka wakes up early. He quickly gets dressed, drinks his coffee, hurriedly checks the news on his smartphone, and rushes off to work. After all, he has a…
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Pomegranate and gold: a rare necklace was discovered in the burial of a medieval British woman.
Experts have dated the necklace to between 630 and 670 AD. A team of researchers from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) discovered this early medieval artifact during excavations in…
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Medieval castles often feature spiral staircases that typically wind upward in a clockwise direction. According to a 2011 study, about 70 percent of castles in England and Wales have such…
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The medieval Kingdom of Burgundy was located in what is now the southeastern regions of France and the western cantons of Switzerland. It is believed that the Dukes of Burgundy…
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Mr. Bohdan Halonzka wakes up early. He quickly gets dressed, drinks his coffee, hurriedly checks the news on his smartphone, and rushes off to work. After all, he has a…
