800-year-old Pueblo Indian blanket made out of 11,500 turkey feathers

There’s more uses for a turkey than the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving feast. Researchers believe the flightless fowl held deep significance for ancient Pueblo Indians in the American Southwest, who domesticated the bird but didn’t eat it.  Archaeologists at Washington State University examined a 800-year-old feather blanket from southeast Utah, one of the few remaining … Read more

Sir Thomas Becket’s 800-year-old shrine is digitally brought to life

The 800-year-old shrine of the murdered 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Thomas Becket, has been brought back to life in a stunning digital reconstruction. A CGI film of the shrine at Canterbury Cathedral uses new evidence to show how it would have likely appeared before its destruction almost 500 years ago in the carnage … Read more

Sir Thomas Becket’s 800-year-old shrine is digitally brought to life

The 800-year-old shrine of the murdered 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Thomas Becket, has been brought back to life in a stunning digital reconstruction. A CGI film of the shrine at Canterbury Cathedral uses new evidence to show how it would have likely appeared before its destruction almost 500 years ago in the carnage … Read more