Archaeologists uncover oldest Roman irrigation system in Britain
Excavations at a £1 billion housing development site at Cambridge University in England have revealed what archaeologists believe is Britain’s oldest-known Roman irrigation system.In addition to...
View Article600-year-old astronomical sketch brought to life in fully functional model
A 600-year-old astronomical document is now moving into the modern era, with a symposium at the Whipple Museum titled ‘The Equatorie of the Planetis: Manuscript, Models, and Digitisation’ on 28th May,...
View ArticleResearchers trace origin of global fish trade in medieval London
Researchers have uncovered the medieval tipping-point when local fishing could no longer support the demands of the burgeoning metropolis, and catches started to come in from as far away as Arctic...
View Article300-Year-Old Shoe Behind Wall of English College Was Meant As Protection From...
Workers discovered a shoe this month behind a wall at a Cambridge University college in England that was probably meant to protect inhabitants of the building from mischievous or malicious spirits. The...
View ArticleFascinating Artifacts Unearthed in TWO Newly Discovered Neighboring...
Preparations for two new Cambridgeshire housing development projects have uncovered a fine collection of precious ornamental items and weaponry from Anglo-Saxon times and rare Roman era domestic...
View ArticleFace of ‘Ordinary Poor’ Man from Medieval Cambridge Graveyard Revealed
New facial reconstruction of a man buried in a medieval hospital graveyard discovered underneath a Cambridge college sheds light on how ordinary poor people lived in medieval England. The audience of...
View ArticleAncient Babylonian Reborn After Having Been Silenced for 2000 Years
Almost 2,000 years after falling out of use, a Cambridge University linguistics specialist, Dr. Martin Worthington has learned how to speak ancient Babylonian and is not only campaigning to revive it...
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