Thursday, September 28, 2023

Oxford Was The Murder Capital of Late Medieval England, And It Was All Because of Students

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Detail of a 14th century medieval miniature of Cain killing Abel. (British Library) Oxford today is known as a place of learning and elite s...

The interactive Medieval Murder Maps give unique insight into violence, and justice in late medieval London, York, and Oxford.

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Discover the murders, sudden deaths, sanctuary churches, and prisons of three thriving medieval cities. Click on a pin to read the story bas...

'Very rare' Iron Age arrow with quartzite tip uncovered from melting ice after 3,500 years

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The newly discovered arrow has a quartzite arrowhead that was attached to a birch shaft.  (Image credit: Espen Finstad/secretsoftheice.com) ...

Shimmering item in dirt turns out to be rare 1,200-year-old treasure in Norway.

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Thirty years ago, while driving along a highway in Norway, Harald Jacobsen noticed some peculiar-looking soil — and stumbled upon the ruins ...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Large Roman Public Latrine With 60 Wooden Seats Discovered In Bet Shean, Israel

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Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority Archaeological excavations have revealed large Roman latrines located in Bet Shean, Israel. These latri...

Impressive Textile Reconstruction Shows What Viking Age People Dressed Like

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The finished outfits in the Viking Age exhibition, The Raid, at the National Museum of Denmark. Credit: Charlotte Rimstad Some historical mo...

Talk about striking gold! Britain's oldest coin hoard is discovered in Buckinghamshire dating back 2,173 years - and experts say it could be worth £30,00

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A metal detectorist has uncovered Britain's oldest hoard of gold coins dating back 2,173 years. Stephen Eldridge found the 12 Iron Age p...

Intact 1,800-Year-Old Roman Sarcophagus With Unexpected Treasures Found In France

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It does not happen often archaeologists find an ancient unlooted Roman sarcophagus. When it happens, like it just did in France, it is an ex...

British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

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The British Museum has asked the public to help identify and recover ancient artefacts that have gone missing from its collection. Last mont...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

VOTIVE GOLD HOARD FOUND IN PAGAN TEMPLE

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IN A PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE UNIVERSITY OF OSLO’S MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A VOTIVE GOLD HOARD DURING RO...

1400-year-old gold foil figures found in pagan temple

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Archaeologists have discovered a votive gold hoard during road development works in Vingrom, south of Lillehammer on the shores of Lake Mjøs...

Untouched 1,300-Year-Old Grave Of Merovingian Warrior With Complete Armor Found In Ingelheim, Germany

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The grave of a Merovingian warrior richly equipped with swords, knives, spears, and a shield. Credit: Kaiserpfalz Ingelheim Jan Bartek - Anc...

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The warrior's grave was found at an early medieval cemetery in the German town of Ingelheim, which was later the site of one of Charlema...
Friday, September 01, 2023

Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Settlers

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The 2013 Michaelmas Term of the University of Oxford online course “ Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Settlers ” will begin on Wednesday, 27 Se...

What Viking Funerary Flatbread Teaches Archeologists About Ancient Baking

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When most people think of the Vikings, they probably envision what the Vikings did way before picturing what they ate. But if food is fuel, ...
Monday, August 28, 2023

The Norse and the Sea: the Maritime Cultural Landscape of Scandinavian Scotland

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The Norse and the Sea: the Maritime Cultural Landscape of Scandinavian Scotland Paper by Alex Sanmark and Shane McLeod Given at the Archaeol...

Vikings Were in America Before Columbus, Study Claims

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Vikings from Greenland were living in North America before the arrival of Christopher Columbus, according to a recent study.. Credit: Helgi ...

Reconstructed Roman Gateway Tells The Story Of Britain’s Invasion

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Richborough Roman Fort with the newly reconstructed gateway. Courtesy of English Heritage The soil from these ditches would have been mounde...

Teeth Can Preserve The Signal of Pathogens For Hundreds of Years, Study Finds

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(Henry Horenstein/The Image Bank/Getty Images) An analysis of  antibodies  extracted from 800-year-old teeth has provided a new way to ident...
Friday, August 18, 2023

International Medieval Congress 2024

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The Viking Society is proposing to organise sessions at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds in 2024. The dates of the Conference ar...