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hicockalorum:

Some of the more than 1,500 plague victim bodies recently found on a small Venetian island are seen here.

The Archaeology of the Garden on Flickr.

These are the items I found while digging in my garden today!

* A silver spoon
* An old school pull tab
* A random metal tube
* A little ceramic tile

medieval:

kunstwissenschaftlerin:

erman archeologists have discovered a gate in an early medieval wall (the so-called Danewerk) separating the empire of Charlemagne from the Danish Vikings to the north.  The article credits the Vikings as the true inventors of Blitzkrieg, as they zipped around the European coasts in their awesome dragon boats.  Notably, today’s modern border between Germany and Denmark roughly follows the contours of said wall.  Follow the link below for a full article (in German) on the find, plus a cool slide show of photos and maps.

Danewerk: Archäologen finden das Tor zum Wikingerreich - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten - Wissenschaft

From plow furrows in Sheridan Square to the foundations of a 17th-century City Hall/local pub (man, wouldn’t that make council meetings more fun?), this nifty map traces some of the most fascinating finds in New York City urban archaeology.

Via Boing Boing

(via theshipthatflew)

The haunting mystery of Britain’s headless Romans may have been solved at last, thanks to scars from a lion’s bite and hammer marks on decapitated skulls. (Click photo for full article)