Archive - Jul 17, 2005

Traders, Saints, and Pirates

Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2005-07-17 17:40
Editors of Heroic Age: A Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe have announced the publication of Issue 8: Traders, Saints, and Pirates: The Sea in Early Medieval Northwestern Europe.

Medieval Charnal House Restored in English Basement

Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2005-07-17 12:45
A 14th century English home, owned by a lawyer, has a secret in its basement: It is the final resting place of some 10,000 of London's dead.

Bronze Orpheus Might Point to Tomb

Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2005-07-17 09:38
Archaeologists working on a site near the village of Tatul in Bulgaria are hoping that the discovery of a rare bronze statue of Orpheus might lead to the hero's tomb.