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
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
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
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
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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Medieval walrus ivory may reveal trade between Norse and Indigenous Americans hundreds of years before Columbus, study finds
To check whether the Norse might have taken a trip northward from southern Greenland into the Arctic Circle, archaeologist Greer Jarrett recreated and cruised medieval-style ships. (Image credit: Greer Jarrett)…
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