Genetic proof: Remains of Richard III are really his
Genetic evidence proof that the human remain found beneath a parking lot in Leicester last year really belonged to Richard III...
DisputedPast
A history blog with the latest from the pastRare early medieval coin treasure found in the Netherlands
A large number of early medieval coins were found last Thurday in Utrecht, Netherlands. The coins date back to the late 7th century...
1,400 year old Saxon burial found in Haddenham, England
During the construction of a residential area within the village of Haddenham an early Saxon burial (6th century AD) was uncovered...
Carolingian church discovered in Germany
German archaeologists have found the remains of Germany’s second oldest church within the Mainz-cathedral (picture)...
The forgotten culture of Eurasian warriors
The Polovtsians or Cumans roamed through Eastern Europe for centuries and left many statues, but they are mostly forgotten today...
Charlemagne was indeed large for its age: 1.84 meters.
The bones of the former emperor of the Franks and the Holy Roman Empire, Charlemagne or Charles the Great, proof that the ‘founder of Europe’ was a large man...
Archaeologists unveil gaming culture of 7th century Anglo-Saxons
An extremely rare gaming piece is dug up at an early medieval royal complex at Lyminge, Kent. The piece was used for a game that’s similar to backgammon...
Why corporal punishment on schools was invented
Until recently, it was common practice on schools to conduct corporal punishment on unruly students. Medievalist Dr. Ben Parsons researched the origins of this violent teaching method...
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