Archaeologists found traces of four buildings, which date from the 14th to 17th Century, at Netherton Cross near Bothwell, North Lanarkshire, next to the hard shoulder of the M74.
Archaeologists found traces of four buildings, which date from the 14th to 17th Century, at Netherton Cross near Bothwell, North Lanarkshire, next to the hard shoulder of the M74.
‘A once-in-a-decade find’: Medieval sword unearthed by a metal detectorist in Poland may have been used in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 Well-preserved sword, knives, scabbard and belt were found in northern Poland Exact location has been kept a secret but further excavations are planned The find has been called a ‘once-in-a-decade’ discovery by … Read more
Britain’s best legal minds wrote on parchments made from sheepskin to prevent fraud for hundreds of years, a new study shows. From the 13th to 20th centuries, lawyers specifically favoured sheepskin, rather than goatskin or calfskin, for writing legal documents, the UK authors say. In an analysis of ancient sheepskin parchment, the researchers found the structure of … Read more
Britain’s best legal minds wrote on parchments made from sheepskin to prevent fraud for hundreds of years, a new study shows. From the 13th to 20th centuries, lawyers specifically favoured sheepskin, rather than goatskin or calfskin, for writing legal documents, the UK authors say. In an analysis of ancient sheepskin parchment, the researchers found the structure of … Read more
A trove of treasures uncovered in 2020 including a wax seal stamp of an Elephant with a ‘war-tower’ and a medieval ‘meme’ has been revealed by the British Museum. The meme-like item is a unique mount, perhaps worn as a badge, depicting a knight stepping out of a snail shell that appears to be mounted … Read more
A trove of treasures uncovered in 2020 including a wax seal stamp of an Elephant with a ‘war-tower’ and a medieval ‘meme’ has been revealed by the British Museum. The meme-like item is a unique mount, perhaps worn as a badge, depicting a knight stepping out of a snail shell that appears to be mounted … Read more
Facial recognition software has helped recreate faces of Czech royals who died more than a thousand years ago. Researchers used radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis to identify the remains of Duke Spytihněv I and his brother, Vratislav, who died within a few years of each other in the early 10th century. The team scanned the … Read more
Facial recognition software has helped recreate faces of Czech royals who died more than a thousand years ago. Researchers used radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis to identify the remains of Duke Spytihněv I and his brother, Vratislav, who died within a few years of each other in the early 10th century. The team scanned the … Read more
Mystery medieval tunnels that don’t appear on any maps are uncovered near 12th century abbey by workmen moving electricity pole The team stumbled on the underground network – unseen for hundreds of years The tunnel site was found near to the Tintern Abbey close to the England border Engineers working for Western Power Distribution stumbled … Read more