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Treasures found in the UK indicate Thetford was Pagan until the fifth century
Jewelry in a Roman treasure hoard found in Thetford Forest, East Anglia, indicates that Thetford was Pagan until the fifth ...
Worcester Telegram11d
Opening set for Arms and Armor Galleries — featuring Higgins Armory Collection — at WAM
WORCESTER — Worcester Art Museum has announced that its long-awaited Arms and Armor Galleries will open to the public on Nov.
Phys.org18d
Farmers brought fish up the mountains of Europe as early as the 7th century, ancient DNA reveals
High-mountain lakes were historically fishless due to natural barriers, but historical documents began to record fish stocking in European high-mountain lakes during the 14th and 15th centuries CE.
Live Science18d
'Hairy books' bound by medieval monks are covered in sealskin, study finds
A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.
The Northern Echo29d
Askrigg villagers left furious about St Oswald's renovation
A village is furious with its vicar for having a 15th-century church tower rendered in white, making it "an abomination" which can be seen for miles. Askrigg, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales ...
Daily Sabah29d
15th-century hammam in Konya to be transformed into water museum
The historic Karamanoğlu Mehmet Bey Hammam, located next to the Meram Bridge in Türkiye's Konya, is undergoing restoration by the Konya Metropolitan Municipality and will be transformed into a water ...
Daily Mail29d
The weirdest medieval cures you could try at home... if you dare: Manuscripts reveal bizarre methods 15th century doctors used to 'cure' common illnesses
A 15th Century manuscript containing the unusual ... surgical diagrams and some of the earliest anatomical images in western Europe. A particularly striking manuscript contains illustrations ...