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6 days ago

Two Medieval Men Found Buried in Prehistoric Site - Medievalists.net

Medieval men were buried in the Menga dolmen, a Neolithic monument in Spain, over 4,000 years after its construction, demonstrating the site's enduring symbolic importance across millennia.
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3 months ago

Medieval Cemetery Unearthed in Denmark Reveals Over 50 Skeletons - Medievalists.net

Archaeologists in Denmark have uncovered more than 50 skeletons during an excavation in central Aarhus, offering new insight into the city's earliest Christian past. The discovery comes from work led by Moesgaard Museum at a historic burial ground once located on the edge of the medieval town. The excavation is taking place in St. Oluf's Street (Sankt Olufs Gade), close to what were once the defensive ramparts of Aros, the Viking settlement that grew into modern Aarhus.
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6 months ago

Excavations at Tower of London shed light on centuries of life and death

Two skeletons from the Tower reveal diverse origins, contrasting childhood health and diets, and broader medieval burial complexity at the site.
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