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7 Abandoned Medieval Villages Seen From The Air (And One From Under The Sea)

Imagine exploring a deserted medieval village. You wander down an ancient hollow way, pass a deserted fishpond, and step into an abandoned house. Inside, you find all sorts of clues about medieval village life….

Vikings Introduced A ‘Scandalous’ New Hairstyle And The Anglo-Saxons LOVED It

Aside from their stereotypical burning, pillaging and raping, Vikings also seem to have introduced a new hairstyle to early medieval England. But as the trend grew, some Anglo-Saxon priests started to express concern over this…

FOUND: Tiny Wooden Figurines Of People Weaving From 2,000 Years Ago

Credit: Tao Xie; Copyright Antiquity Publications Ltd. Archaeologists have found a bunch of miniature wooden figurines still weaving at their tiny looms after 2,o00 years. The miniature scene, made up of 15 tiny weavers,…

These Historically Accurate Medieval Armour Print Leggings Are FABULOUS

What could be better for digging in than a pair of super-comfy leggings? Why, super-comfy leggings that make your legs look like a lean, mean, medieval fighting machine of course! So here’s a tip:…

FOUND: Oops, That Wasn’t A Massive Statue Of Ramses II After All

That doesn’t make the discovery any less exciting. In fact, it gives us the opportunity to talk about a completely different pharoah who, frankly, was just as cool. You probably saw the pictures of…

Today Is Also St Gertrude’s Day – Patron Saint of Cats

Cat-lovers, rejoice! While many of us will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day, today is also St Gertrude’s Day, known to many as the patron saint of cats. Much of what we know about Saint…
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FOUND: Caraca, An Ancient Roman City Described By Ptolemy

For decades, people have argued about the exact location of Caraca. Now, it seems that archaeologists have finally found it. Using drones and ground-penetrating radar, archaeologists have pinpointed their search and revealed the perfectly…

Six Of Our Favourite Books From The Ancient World

Mmm… the smell of old books; something that can never be replaced by the Kindle. But if you can’t judge a book by its cover, you certainly shouldn’t judge it by its smell, because…

FROM THE LAB: These Bones May Be The First Clues To Lindisfarne’s Anglo-Saxon Cemetery

By now, you’ve probably heard about the Anglo-Saxon namestone that we found during our first season of excavation at Lindisfarne. What we haven’t mentioned yet are the scattered human bones we found nearby. Who…

Amazing Artefacts: King Eadberht’s Last Silver Sceat

Minted over 1,200 years ago, this heavily worn silver coin featuring a fantastical, four-legged beast was found at the site of Lindisfarne’s first Anglo-Saxon monastery. In 2016, DigVentures began the first full-blown search for…

Why Almost Everything We Thought We Knew About Skellig Michael Is Wrong

Circular huts and lonely hermits? Here’s why (almost) everything we thought we knew about Skellig Michael could be wrong. As DigVentures gets ready to invite our crowdfunders to join us for a second round…

FOUND: Beautiful Bone Harpoons From 13,000 Years Ago

Archaeologists have collected over 500 absolutely stunning bone harpoons, some of which are 13,000 years old and may have been used for hunting hippo. We often hear about the prehistoric people who hunted woolly…

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