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.
Read more …
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 10th, 2010 | 5 Comments »
From the Telegraph.co.uk:
What is believed to be the first ever example of English in a British church has been discovered.
It was written half a millennia ago and its message was serious enough to be painted carefully on the wall of England’s finest cathedral.
But now it seems no one can quite decipher exactly what the inscription […]
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 3rd, 2010 | 2 Comments »
From the BBC News:
The true site of one of the most decisive battles in English history has been revealed.
Bosworth, fought in 1485, which saw the death of Richard III, was believed to have taken place on Ambion Hill, near Sutton Cheney in Leicestershire.
But a study of original documents and archaeological survey of the area has […]
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »
From canterbury.ac.uk:
A unique glimpse into 1000 years of Canterbury’s history was unveiled by broadcaster and renowned historian Dr David Starkey at the Sidney Cooper Gallery on Friday 5 February.
Funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, the exhibition Canterbury: England’s Crucible, will bring the City’s history to life in a way that has never been tackled […]
Filed under: Architecture, Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 18th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
From the article “Unearthed relics help chart lives of medieval pilgrims!”
The history of Leicestershire’s medieval pilgrims is set to be revealed for the first time. New research shows how county folk made difficult journeys to distant religious shrines in the Middle Ages.
This important spiritual activity is rarely documented in history books.
Now, thanks to the work […]
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 13th, 2010 | No Comments »
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