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… Read More »Understanding the Lives of Medieval Pilgrims
According to Medieval News: An unassuming 15th century manuscript kept at McMaster University in Canada has been identified as a version of the Liber Visionum… Read More »15th Century Manuscript Identified as Version of Book of Visions
From telegraph.co.uk: Scientists hope to exhume the remains of Leonardo da Vinci so they can reconstruct his face to discover whether the Mona Lisa is… Read More »Digging up Leonardo da Vinci’s bones
According to Discovery News: The so-called “relics of Joan of Arc,” overseen by the Archbishop of Tours in Chinon, France, do not contain the charred… Read More »Joan of Arc “Relics” Confirmed as Fakes
Within the past month, WoodlandsTV.co.uk posted a couple of videos on early medieval construction techniques. The first video, Anglo Saxon Dwelling, shows a reconstruction of… Read More »Constructing Early Medieval Buildings
From the BBC: A crofter has uncovered what is believed to be a Viking anchor while digging a drain on the Isle of Skye. Graeme… Read More »Viking Anchor Discovered on the Isle of Skye
“Five hundred Viking era silver artifacts have been plundered from a site of archaeological interest on the Baltic island of Gotland. Two archaeologists employed by… Read More »Thieves Take Off With Viking Treasure
I’m a couple of days late to this story, due to the move and what not. From BalkanTravellers.com: Over 50 unique pits, used for rituals… Read More »Medieval Ritual Pits Discovered in Southern Bulgaria
I posted a link the other day to a BBC article about the amazing Anglo-Saxon treasure discovered in Staffordshire. In a follow-up to that, Carla… Read More »A Follow-Up to the Staffordshire Hoard