Rare medieval seal discovered in UK is inscribed with ‘Richard’s secret’ and bears a Roman-period gemstone

Rare medieval seal discovered in UK is inscribed with ‘Richard’s secret’ and bears a Roman-period gemstone

data-pin-nopin=”true” fetchpriority=”high”> A metal detectorist discovered an unusual middle ages seal in Essex, England. (Image credit: Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service( CC-BY 2.0 )) A middle ages seal with a…

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Medieval spear pulled from Polish lake may have belonged to prince or nobleman

Medieval spear pulled from Polish lake may have belonged to prince or nobleman

A scuba diver recuperates a middle ages spearhead from Lake Lednica in Poland. (Image credit: Marcin Trzciński) Undersea archaeologists have actually recuperated 4 middle ages spearheads from Lake Lednica in…

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Medieval Hungarian duke was murdered in a brutal and coordinated attack, forensic analysis reveals

Medieval Hungarian duke was murdered in a brutal and coordinated attack, forensic analysis reveals

A number of views of the skull of Béla, Duke of Macsó, was stabbed more than 2 lots times in the 13th century. (Image credit: Eötvös Loránd University) Forensic analysis…

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Medieval knight ‘Lancelot’ and his stunning stone tomb found under ice cream shop in Poland

Medieval knight ‘Lancelot’ and his stunning stone tomb found under ice cream shop in Poland

[ 19659002]Archaeologists found the burial place of a middle ages knight in a seaside city in Poland. ( Image credit: © ArcheoScan– Archaeological and Conservation Laboratory/ Sylwia Kurzyńska) Archaeologists were…

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Medieval preacher invoked chivalric hero as a meme in sermon

Medieval preacher invoked chivalric hero as a meme in sermon

Avoid to content “Some are wolves and some are adders” “This is very early evidence of a preacher weaving pop culture into a sermon to keep his audience hooked.” The…

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Was medieval armor bulletproof?

Was medieval armor bulletproof?

Brought back 15th-century Italian armor that’s now on screen at The Met in New York City. Could this armor obstruct a bullet? (Image credit: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of…

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Medieval crowns of Eastern European royalty hidden in cathedral wall since World War II finally recovered

Medieval crowns of Eastern European royalty hidden in cathedral wall since World War II finally recovered

A middle ages gold crown recuperated from inside the wall of the Vilnius Cathedral (Image credit: Aistė Karpytė, Vilnius Archdiocese ) A set of 16th-century royal burial regalia hidden in…

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188 medieval figurines that held Christian saints’ bones unearthed in Berlin’s oldest town square

188 medieval figurines that held Christian saints’ bones unearthed in Berlin’s oldest town square

Archaeologists in Berlin have actually revealed the remains of 188 figurines that were utilized as reliquaries– things that held the bones of individuals who were thought about to be saints…

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DNA analysis of medieval man thrown into a well suggests story in Norse saga really happened

DNA analysis of medieval man thrown into a well suggests story in Norse saga really happened

A brand-new analysis of human remains from a middle ages well in main Norway appear to support the occasions of an 800-year-old Norse legend. (Image credit: Åge Hojem/NTNU University Museum…

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Medieval gold coin unearthed in ruined fortress in Bulgaria may depict Byzantine emperor

Medieval gold coin unearthed in ruined fortress in Bulgaria may depict Byzantine emperor

The gold coin seems from the Byzantine Empire in the early 13th century, however archaeologists believe the discover might date from more than 100 years later on. (Image credit: Svetlana…

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