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Posted on June 19, 2014July 18, 2014

Archeology vs. Historical Reenactments

Medievalists.net has an interesting article about the risk of contamination of archeological sites by historical reenactments. One of the potential side effects of reenactors trying to be as “period” as possible is that the more successful they are, the more they risk confusing future archeologists.

Posted on April 29, 2014

Medieval Kings Had Clean Ears

Archeology suggests that medieval kings had clean ears. Please make a note of it.

Posted on April 10, 2014

Viking Poop Found

I decided not to include a “feature image” with this story about medieval barrels found with poop inside, still in “excellent condition.” You’re welcome.

My only hope is that someday future scholars unearth a barrel of my poop and deem it “excellent” as well.

Posted on March 28, 2014

How We Almost Lost Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo was the granddaddy of all medieval archeological finds, an Anglo-Saxon burial site excavated in 1939 that really captured the imagination like no other find until the Staffordshire Hoard was discovered in 2009.

But we almost lost Sutton Hoo to treasure hunters in the Tudor era.  You can read more about that in “Sutton Hoo, Treasure Hunters, and a Lucky Escape” at the British Museum blog.

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