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Category Archives: Archaeology
The V-Word: a ‘Valkyrie’ figurine found in Denmark
Everyone is pretty quick to jump on the bandwagon and call the awesome new find in Denmark a ‘valkyrie’. I’ll admit, this stunning little 3D figurine of a woman with some sort of dagger and shield is fantastic, and it … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Art, History, Norse, On Display, Uncategorized
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Public Outreach Archaeology Done (Almost) Right: Santa María la Real
I got to visit Basque country earlier this summer, where I came across Santa María la Real, a church in Zarautz where a graveyard spanning from the Classical to late medieval periods was discovered. After excavations were concluded the site … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Medicine
Tagged menosca, public outrach archaeology, Santa María la Real, zarautz
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Good Health & Anglo-Saxons…And A Little Lead Poisoning
So it turns out that Anglo-Saxons were actually quite healthy, comparatively. There was more infectious disease than in the Roman period, but anaemia, dental, and joint disease all decreased, and were lower than in the medieval period that followed. Stature … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-Saxon/Old English, Archaeology, Medicine
Tagged cox, dark ages, dental health, diet, fluoride, health and disease in britain, lead, lfie span, palaeopathology, roberts, stature
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Cologne, Christmas, and Crystal Balls
In early December some friends and I spent a couple days in Cologne. When we stepped out of the train station, this is the sight that greeted us: It almost made up for the fact that we passed by Aachen … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Art, Frankish, On Display
Tagged 6th century, amulet, archaeology, christmas market, cologne, cologne cathedral, crystal ball, frankish burial, koln, kolner dom, meaney, pilgrim, reliquary, shrine of the three kings, travel, treasure
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Can You Make A Psalter Out Of Alphabet Soup?
John Gillis can. Well, almost. Gillis is the book conservator who has been in charge of restoring the Faddan More Psalter, which was found in a peat bog in Ireland in July 2006. Where the bog came in contact with … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Celtic, Paleography
Tagged archaeology, bog, book conservation, conservation, faddan more, gillis, irish, manuscripts, psalter, recent finds
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Things Medieval 