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It's strange to think an entire town could go missing, but that's exactly what happened to one medieval town which completely fell off the map in Norway.
For years, theories swirled about a “lost medieval town” buried under a grassy field in southern Norway. The legend attracted the attention of archaeologists, but early radar scans repeatedly found ...
The University of Cambridge project reveals sky-high homicide rates in medieval London, York and Oxford and shows that male college students were among the most frequent killers.
Photos show these scans, which archaeologists interpreted as likely being “the long-lost medieval town.” Two figures shows the radar scan (top) and the map based on it (bottom).
Archaeologists excavated a field in Norway after radar scans showed some buried buildings and found the ruins of a “lost medieval town.” Photo from Jani Causevic and NIKU For years, theories ...
Grisly medieval murders detailed in new interactive maps A ‘perfect storm’ of hormones, alcohol, and deadly weapons made this English city a murder hot spot in the 14th century. By Laura Baisas ...
Archaeologists in a historic city recently came across the remnants of an expansive medieval hospital.The discovery was announced by the City of York Council on June 9. The ancient remains were found ...
Medieval street plan meticulously recreated. “It’s about the earliest date we can really map the city in detail,” explains Professor Vanessa Harding, who contributed to the research and is ...
Rungholt was once a booming trade town where residents reaped profits from the land’s bountiful natural resources — until a changing climate and rising sea levels ripped it all away.
In what I think is a first, we are naming a street [underneath the city’s ramparts] after D&D co-creators Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, so that it, in a way, will become a real medieval Dungeon!
Photos show these scans, which archaeologists interpreted as likely being “the long-lost medieval town.” Two figures shows the radar scan (top) and the map based on it (bottom).