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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 »
Filed under: Archaeology, Medieval History
Medieval Jewish Bones Reinterred in Toledo
Jewish bones belonging to 105 bodies that were removed from a medieval Jewish cemetery in Toledo, Spain, were reinterred Sunday in their original graves. Because of the way they were buried, the bones, discovered six months ago during construction of a non-Jewish secondary school, are believed to be the remnants of Jews who lived between the 13th and 14th centuries in Toledo, once a major Jewish center. See full Article here … Read entire article »
Filed under: Jewish History