The Age of Stone: Just how old are the oldest relics of stone architecture in Poland?
Using state-of-the-art dating methods, Polish researchers have solved the longstanding riddle of when the monumental constructions of medieval Poland were erected.
Preliminary evidence for medieval Polish diet from carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes
Preliminary evidence for medieval Polish diet from carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes By Laurie J Reitsema, Douglas E Crews and Marek Polcyn Journal…
Viking silver coin hoard discovered in northern England
A Viking treasure hoard of silver coins has been discovered in the northern English country of Cumbria. The find is being billed as…
The medieval blacksmith and his products
The medieval blacksmith and his products By Ian H. Goodall Medieval Industry, edited by D.W. Crossley (London: Council for British Archaeology, 1981) Introduction:…
Flying a kite with the children of Hiberno-Norse Dublin: a tentative social exploration
Flying a kite with the children of Hiberno-Norse Dublin: a tentative social exploration By Bronagh Ni Chonaill Dublin in the Medieval World: Studies…
Viking and Medieval Nålebinding Mitten Replicas: Based on archaeological finds from Finland
Viking and Medieval Nålebinding Mitten Replicas: Based on archaeological finds from Finland By Satu Hovi Published Online (2003) Introduction: The aim of this…
Bodies of 17 Jews from Medieval Norwich may have been mass-murder victims, scholars believe
Scholars from the University of Dundee believe that the remains of 17 people found in a well in Norwich were members of England’s…
Medieval world comes alive at the Dales Countryside Museum
Historic happenings aren’t unusual at a museum, but visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park in northern England got a little more than…
Metallography of the 9th century sword of a Great Moravian nobleman buried in Mikulčice
Metallography of the 9th century sword of a Great Moravian nobleman buried in Mikulčice By Hosek Jiri and Kosta Jiri Metalurgija: Journal of…
Querns, Millstones, and Trade in Roman and Anglo-Saxon Britain
Querns, Millstones, and Trade in Roman and Anglo-Saxon Britain By Jon Addison Classlcal Studies Honours Thesis, University of Adelaide, 1995 Introduction: Using millstones…
1500-year-old building discovered at Acre
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a 1500 year old building in the historic city of Acre (also known as Akko). The Israel Antiquities…
Archaeological Dig begins for medieval hospital in England
Archaeological work is set to start in the northeastern English town of North Tyneside, which hopes to reveal the location of a medieval…
The Potential of Environmental Archaeology and Geoarchaeology at the site of the Staffordshire Hoard
The Potential of Environmental Archaeology and Geoarchaeology at the site of the Staffordshire Hoard By Benjamin Gearey Paper given at the Staffordshire Hoard…
Medieval archaeological find in Gloucestershire
Archaeologists working in the historic Cotswold market town of Winchcombe have uncovered remains dating back to the thirteenth century. A team from Cotswold…
A 9th Century AD Arab or Indian Shipwreck in Indonesia: First Evidence for Direct Trade with China
A 9th Century AD Arab or Indian Shipwreck in Indonesia: First Evidence for Direct Trade with China By Michael Flecker World Archaeology, Volume…
A monastic enclosure site at Clonfad, Co. Westmeath
A monastic enclosure site at Clonfad, Co. Westmeath By Paul Stevens Archaeology Ireland, Vol.20 (2006) Introduction: Excavation in advance of the new N6…
Medieval town wall of Tartu in the light of recent research
Medieval town wall of Tartu in the light of recent research By Rivo Bernotas Estonian Journal of Archaeology, Vol.15:1 (2011) Abstract: The present…
“Inside that fortress sat a few peasant men, and it was half-made”: a study of ‘Viking’ fortifications in the British Isles, AD 793-1066
The study of Viking fortifications is a neglected subject which could reveal much to archaeologists about the Viking way of life.
‘í litklæðum’ – Coloured Clothes in Medieval Scandinavian Literature and Archaeology
What do we mean by ‘coloured clothes’? Or rather, what did the saga writers mean by their term litklæði?
Faces of medieval people revealed at Stirling Castle
A new exhibition at Stirling Castle in Scotland will bring visitors face to face with knight and lady excavated from its lost royal…
Early medieval Wales: an updated framework for archaeological research
Early medieval Wales: an updated framework for archaeological research By Nancy Edwards, Alan Lane and Mark Redknap Paper given at the RENEWING THE…
More archaeological finds being report in UK, British Museum reports
Over 90 000 archaeological finds were reported to British authorities in 2010, the British Museum reports, which marks a significant increase over previous…
Public invited to tour archaeological dig in Cambridgeshire
A team of archaeologists from the University of Birmingham are set to share their work at the largest open area excavation to be…
Ruins of 13th-century castle discovered in northern England
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of Westgate Castle in the northern English area of Weardale in the North Pennies region. The lost castle…
Remains of Medieval Village found in Cheshire
Construction work on a new housing development in Runcorn, Cheshire, has unearthed what are thought to be the final remains of the medieval…