Steven Till

From the BBC News:
An archaeologist who found a medieval badge featuring the England football team’s three lions logo hopes it will prove a good World Cup omen.
The copper piece was found in the ground last week in a stone wall in Coventry by Caroline Rann.
The badge, thought to be from a horse’s harness, is believed […]

Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on June 21st, 2010 | No Comments »

From the Copenhagen Post:
A new study of rune stones from Viking times shows that many of the carvings are meaningless
After studying about a thousand inscriptions on ancient rune stones scattered around Scandinavia, a researcher from Uppsala University in Sweden has come to the conclusion that many of the carvings are gibberish.
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Filed under: Vikings, Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on June 11th, 2010 | 6 Comments »

ScienceDaily (May 28, 2010) — “It was not necessary to be literate to be able to access rune carvings in the 11th century. At the same time those who could read were able to glean much more information from a rune stone than merely what was written in runes. This is shown in new research […]

Filed under: Vikings, Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on June 1st, 2010 | 4 Comments »

From the BBC News:
An Anglo-Saxon settlement has been discovered on the site of the new All Saints’ Academy in Cheltenham.
Two skeletons, pottery and a large timber hall, all thought to date back to between the 6th to 8th Century, have been uncovered.
Steve Sheldon, of Cotswold Archaeology, said it was previously thought the area did not […]

Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on May 24th, 2010 | No Comments »

I finally got around to watching Lost Gold of the Dark Ages on the National Geographic Channel. I’ve had it recorded for a couple of weeks now. The program discusses the recent Anglo-Saxon gold treasure discovered in Staffordshire, England, last year. The treasure hoard is larger than the Sutton Hoo burial and comparable to finding […]

Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on May 3rd, 2010 | No Comments »

From the BBC News:
The dungeon believed to have housed Robin Hood when he was caught by the Sheriff of Nottingham is to be surveyed using a laser.
It is part of a major project to explore every cave in Nottingham.
Robin Hood is believed to have been held captive in an oubliette (underground dungeon) located at what […]

Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on April 21st, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Archaeology in Europe is a directory of websites compiled by free lance archaeologist David Beard. For years, David worked as a field archaeologist for the Museum of London. He is now self-employed. He also works as a tutor in archaeology and is the Director of Studies for the Oxford Experience summer schools in Christ Church, […]

Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on April 20th, 2010 | No Comments »

From Natural England:
Proposals to carry out much-needed conservation work to three structures at a deserted medieval village in Teesdale will be outlined at an event hosted by Natural England on Monday 29th March at Gainford Village Hall.
Natural England has stepped in to offer help to fund the essential conservation work at the abandoned village at […]

Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on April 8th, 2010 | No Comments »

From the Times Online (UK):
The captives, all well built young men in their late teens and early 20s, were herded to the place of execution. Fifty-four in total, their heads were hacked off and stacked neatly in a pile. The bodies were tossed into a pit where they remained a tangle of limbs and headless […]

Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 16th, 2010 | No Comments »

From the telegraph.co.uk:
Frescoes painted by Giotto, the 14th Century Italian master, have been brought to life with the use of ultraviolet technology.
Restorers discovered that under ultraviolet light, long-lost colour and detail was revealed.
The frescoes date from 1320 and decorate the walls of the Peruzzi Chapel in Florence’s Santa Croce church.
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Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 10th, 2010 | 5 Comments »