Study Examines Norman Influence on English Diet
Study Examines Norman Influence on English Diet The latest science approaches have been used by historians from Cardiff University and the University of Sheffield to provide new insight into life during the Norman Conquest of England. Until now, the story of the Conquest has primarily been told from the evidence of the elite classes of …
Mᴀssive Polish Fort Walls Over 100 Feet Wide Indicate Medieval Capital
Mᴀssive Polish Fort Walls Over 100 Feet Wide Indicate Medieval Capital The finding of three rings of fortified walls gave archeologists startling new information about Poland’s Middle Ages. The finding of the enormous Polish fortress walls suggests that Poznan be the very first Polish capital and the people had taken full steps to protect this …
Vikings blacksmith tools and weapons found in the grave, ca.800 A.D Norway
Vikings blacksmith tools and weapons found in the grave, ca.800 A.D Norway Last autumn, farmers Leif Arne Nordheim borrowed a backhoe from his neighbor to remove some pesky flagstones from his garden in Sogndalsdalen on the southwestern coast of Norway. Lifting the last flagstone revealed tools — a hammer and tongs — which Nordheim first ᴀssumed were of …
The origin of Greek Civilization on a Pyramid Island
The origin of Greek Civilization on a Pyramid Island A new discovery has possibly revealed the origin of Ancient Greek culture. In a remote and uninhabited pyramid-shaped islet, archaeologists have found evidence of a rich cultural and monumental landscape dating from earlier than the Minoan period. The evidence so far is that it was a …
Up to 500 guillotine victims found in walls of French monument
Up to 500 guillotine victims found in walls of French monument The bodies of nearly 500 people, including Maximilien Robespierre, an architect of the reign of terror, guillotined during the French Revolution have been believed to have buried in Paris ‘ catacombs. Yet recent research indicates that these individuals may have been laid to rest elsewhere: …
The stunning 3D face of ‘jawless’ Stone Age man whose head was found on a SPIKE revealed
The stunning 3D face of ‘jawless’ Stone Age man whose head was found on a SPIKE revealed It is likely that the world never understands why the head of the man from Stone Age is on a stake and tossed into an underwater grave, but now it will see his face. The technology of 3D face …
16th-Century Cemetery in Poland Yields Children’s Remains
Mᴀss 16th-century grave reveals grim remains of over 100 children with coins in their mouths In Southeast Poland the bodies of more than 100 children were found, some with coins in their mouths. It verified the local legends of the child’s graveyard. Archeologists revealed a total of 115 bodies following the discovery of human bones by …
Alaskan volcano eruption linked to fall of Roman Republic: Study
Alaskan volcano eruption linked to fall of Roman Republic: Study The proof of an unprecedented period of extreme cold in ancient Rome has come to light through a multinational team of scientists and historians: an unlikely cause of the mᴀss explosion of the Alaska Okmok volcano on the opposite side of the world. Written sources identify …
The First Temple At Gobekli Tepe: Denisovan & Anunnaki Ancient Aliens Origins
The First Temple At Gobekli Tepe: Denisovan & Anunnaki Ancient Aliens Origins Gobekli Tepe is the oldest known ancient site at the age of 12,000 and is undoubtedly the first known Temple in the world. At least 7,000 years before the Sumerian Empire, its presence raises questions as to how the history of civilization and …
Nearly 40 Byzantine Shipwrecks Were Recently Unearthed in Turkey
Nearly 40 Byzantine Shipwrecks Were Recently Unearthed in Turkey Over the past ten years, archeologists in Turkey have been chipping away at a treasure trove of Byzantine shipwrecks. As BBC reports, so far, they’ve uncovered 37 ships at a dig site in Istanbul. The site, Yenikapi, was once a port in bustling Constantinople, and the …