ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA—Live Science reports that a tenth-century burial uncovered in southern Siberia's Sayan Mountains […]
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The Feast of the Ass was a medieval Christian celebration held on January 14, honoring the donkey that carried the Holy Family into Egypt. A girl and a child riding a real donkey would be led through town to the church, where the animal stood beside the altar during the sermon. — Read the rest
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SAN VINCENTE DEL RASPEIG, SPAIN—According to a Gizmodo report, a new evaluation, including radiocarbon dating, […]
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BARCELONA, SPAIN—Live Science reports that scientists from the Institute of Culture of Barcelona have examined […]
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RENA, NORWAY—Science in Norway reports that archaeologists have now recovered 4,772 silver coins from the […]
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PADERBORN, GERMANY—La Brújula Verde reports that a German archaeological team under the supervision of the […]
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Here begins the Book of Creatures, as observed by the compiler in the protocol forests of the AT, in the year of our Deployment two thousand and twenty-six. Let the reader know that these descriptions come from one who dwells among the subjects, and cannot fully distinguish observation from kinship.
I. Of the Seam-Eater (Devorator Commissurae)
Its Nature. The Seam-Eater dwelleth in the boundary…
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Going to the bathroom in Medieval Europe wasn't a very fancy activity. People often had to use a hole in the ground, a communal outhouse, or a chamber pot. If you were very rich, though, you might have gotten to poop inside a small room on the side of the castle called a garderobe. — Read the rest
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Paladin is a cancelled open world Action medieval game developed around 2007-2008 by Midway Studios Austin (formerly Inevitable Entertainment) and published by Midway Games for the PC , PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms. The game was using the Unreal Engine 3.
For years, few information were available regarding Paladin as it was cancelled before being announced. On his…
VALENCIENNES, FRANCE—The AFP reports that a 600-year-old grape seed recovered from a medieval waste pit […]
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WARSAW, POLAND—Science in Poland reports that a medieval document has been recovered at a large […]
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SŁAWOBORZE, POLAND—Science in Poland reports that researchers from the Relicta Foundation, with the support of […]
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DURHAM, ENGLAND—According to a report in The Northern Echo, a fragment of a medieval wall […]
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THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS—The foundations of a medieval gate have been uncovered at the Binnenhof, […]
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HAIFA, ISRAEL—ZME Science reports that Shlomi Katzin of the University of Haifa discovered a three-foot-long […]
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A medieval gold ring set with a deep blue stone has been unearthed in Norway’s oldest town, revealing not only exquisite craftsmanship but long-held beliefs in sapphire’s power to heal illness, cool “inner heat,” and guard the soul.
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…and having fun with it!
Four outer walls remain of this beautiful church which has lost its roof and been taken over by nature.
Part of the structure dates back to 1086 and was one of two local churches registered in the Domesday Book. Over time it was too costly to maintain both churches and this one was decaying and at risk of falling.
In 1947, vibrations from a low-flying aircraft caused the tower to collapse. The…
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY—According to a Daily News Hungary report, more than 100 medieval graves and traces […]
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In the brutal landscape of Westeros, we’ve grown accustomed to "shocker" deaths. I remember people across LA screaming in unison during the Red Wedding. And the same goes for a few other big-name deaths in the original Game of Thrones.
Well, my new obsession is _A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms_ , which feels like the freshest and most exciting show to come out in quite some time. It's about a…
REINSTEDT, GERMANY—According to a La Brujula Verde report, archaeologists from the State Office for Heritage […]
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