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Showing posts with label fortress. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Was Alfred the Great Just a King that was Great at Propaganda?

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Ancient Origins Stuart Brookes /The Conversation The Last Kingdom – BBC’s historical drama set in the time of Alfred the Great’s war ...
Sunday, April 9, 2017

Crusader Shipwreck Yields Coins and Other Artifacts from the Final Years of a Holy Land Fortress

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Ancient Origins Marine archaeologists have discovered some intriguing artifacts in the wreck of a ship belonging to the Crusaders in Ac...
Sunday, February 12, 2017

Archaeologists to Explore Mysterious Underground Structure at the Desert Fortress of Masada

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Ancient Origins A team of archaeologists from Tel Aviv University have returned to Masada in Israel, after a 11-year hiatus, in order t...
Monday, January 23, 2017

Kumbhalgarh: The Great Wall You Have Never Heard Of (and it is NOT in China)

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Ancient Origins The wall that encircles the ancient fort of Kumbhalgarh is one of the biggest secrets in India, and possibly the entire...
Monday, November 21, 2016

Unearthing the 1,000-Year-Old Story of a Rare Viking Toolbox

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Ancient Origins The discovery of a rare 1,000-year-old Viking toolbox containing 14 unique iron tools caused excitement during recen...
Tuesday, July 12, 2016

The Viking Fortress that Burned: Arson Investigator to Analyze 1,000-Year-Old Crime Scene

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Ancient Origins Archaeologists have asked police to send an arson investigator to the site of a 1,000-year-old Danish castle that appa...
Friday, September 12, 2014

Ancient Viking Fortress Reveals 'Fierce Warriors' Were Decent Architects

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By Elizabeth Palermo   Researchers explore the Viking fortress, discovered on the Vallø estate, near Køge, Denmark. Credit: The Danis...