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Medieval belt buckle of 'dragon' eating frog discovered in Czech Republic may be from unknown pagan...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 months agoBelt fitting or buckle made from bronze in about the eighth century. Its central design shows a...
1,500-year-old burial of lynx with 4 dogs stacked on it puzzles archaeologists
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 months agoEurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx). The discovery of a lynx buried with four dogs at an early-medieval...
11/23 is Fibonacci Day!
WHTM via Yahoo News· 6 months ago(WHTM) — Born in 1170, Leonardo Bonacci, aka Leonardo of Pisa, aka Leonardo Bigollo Pisano (‘Leonardo the Traveller from Pisa’) was one of the greatest...
Our European ancestors ate seaweed and freshwater plants, study suggests
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn recent years, seaweed may have gained a reputation for being a superfood, but new research...
DNA from skeletons ‘challenges perceptions and understanding of ancient England’
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoAncient DNA extracted from skeletons in burial sites across England shows evidence of mass migration...
The magnificent history of the maligned and misunderstood fruitcake
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFruitcakes are known for their legendary shelf life. CSA-Printstock via Getty Images Nothing says...
Daughter cleaning parents’ basement uncovers dozens of Viking-age artifacts in Norway
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe’ve all done a deep clean of the house and found stuff we forgot we had. If you’re lucky, you find...
Bygone Muncie: Journalist John Carlson was an antidote for a dark age
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf it wasn’t for the celibacy, I think being a medieval monk would be the best job in the world. As...
Europeans ate a lot more seaweed 8,000 years ago
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCoral Beach on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, dotted with various types of seaweed. The ocean’s diverse seaweeds are full of nutrients and can be very tasty....
Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoYour doctor’s MD emerged from the Dark Ages, where practicing rational “human medicine” was seen as...
