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13th Century Shipwreck Sheds New Light On Medieval Trade
The Engelskär wreck was discovered in 1996. The wreck is lies only in 10 feet of water and is surprisingly unmolested. The exciting thing about this wreck is that the archeologists are finding several whole remains of medieval artifacts that are usually found elsewhere are but fragments of entire pieces they are extracting from this shipwreck. “We have some wrong pre-conceptions about maritime history. In the Middle Ages, the sea was the superhighway … Read entire article »
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11th Century Remains Found in Cambridge University
It is still amazing how often things like this keep appearing in the news. The items found during a recent archaeological dig in Cambridge include Roman Pottery and other Anglo-Saxon remains. Richard Newman of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit said: “The site has enabled us to prove what we previously had no proof for – that by the time of the Norman Conquest there was a thriving settlement in the middle of Cambridge.” The dig has reached what would … Read entire article »
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