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Genetic proof: Remains of Richard III are really his

Richard III's body found af more than 500 years

Genetic evidence proof that the human remain found beneath a parking lot in Leicester last year really belonged to Richard III...

02 December 2014 by Jan Huisman

Rare 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...

20 April 2014 by Jan Huisman

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...

05 March 2014 by Jan Huisman

Carolingian church discovered in Germany

German archaeologists have found the remains of Germany’s second oldest church within the Mainz-cathedral (picture)...

04 March 2014 by Jan Huisman

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...

27 February 2014 by Jan Huisman

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...

02 February 2014 by Jan Huisman

Archaeologists unveil gaming culture of 7th century Anglo-Saxons

Coins minted by Edward I

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...

21 January 2014 by Jan Huisman

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...

15 December 2013 by Jan Huisman
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