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The mystery of the missing skeletons
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/06/08 - 15:44. 701 CE to 800 CE | 801 CE to 900 CE | Archaeology | Islam | Judaism | Middle EasternDozens of skeletons, thought to be Muslim and dating from the 8th or 9th centuries C.E, have been removed from the site of excavations near the Temple Mount according to the Israel Antiquities Authority who have deemed the incident "a serious mishap."
Sherwood's "Thynghowe" may be Anglo-Saxon mound
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008/05/03 - 22:05. 701 CE to 800 CE | Archaeology | EnglishHusband and wife Lynda Mallet and Stuart Reddish discovered a mysterious mound three years ago in Sherwood Forest, Nottingham, England with the help of 19th century maps. Now they believe the site may have been an Anglo-Saxon gathering place.
Combs and shears honored Anglo Saxon dead
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2008/04/22 - 00:03. 601 CE to 700 CE | 701 CE to 800 CE | Archaeology | EnglishArchaeologists have long believed that Anglo Saxon burial customs required elaborate displays, but new evidence points to the use of more common devotions such as combs, razors and other household items.
Will Lindisfarne Gospels return north?
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008/03/15 - 22:01. 701 CE to 800 CE | English | Scribal Arts | TelegraphThe flack over the return of cultural treasures to their native lands has started again, this time over the Lindisfarne Gospels, the priceless 8th century manuscripts currently residing in the British library in London.
8th century kiln found in Vietnam
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2008/01/14 - 21:48. 701 CE to 800 CE | Asian | Glass and Ceramics | Yahoo! NewsArchaeologists working in Vietnam's central province of Quang Ngai have discovered an ancient brick kiln dating to the 8th century CE.
Viking halls may help rewrite Norwegian history
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2008/01/10 - 21:54. 701 CE to 800 CE | Aftenposten | Archaeology | Architecture and Construction | ScandanavianNorwegian historians are rethinking the distribution of power in Viking Norway after the recent discovery of two massive Viking halls in Borre. The halls date to around 700-800 C.E. (photos)
New research project to illuminate "Dark Age" Scotland
Submitted by Sabine Berard on Fri, 2007/12/14 - 18:10. 601 CE and Earlier | 601 CE to 700 CE | 701 CE to 800 CE | 801 CE to 900 CE | Celtic | ScottishThe National Museums of Scotland are launching a new project to shed light on the so-called Dark Ages to educate people about the surprisingly sophisticated cultures of the Picts, Gaels, and Norse.
Beowulf for Children
Submitted by Justin on Thu, 2007/11/15 - 12:57. 701 CE to 800 CE | English | Humor | Meridies | SaxonJust in time for the release of the new Beowulf film comes a...ahem...slightly different retelling of the tale, by Rathflaed DuNoir, The Black Bard of Meridies.
Viking symposium in Melbourne, November 24, 2007
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/11/13 - 12:46. 701 CE to 800 CE | Arts and Sciences | Lochac | ScandanavianOn November 24, 2007, the University of Melbourne in Victoria will present Vikings and Their Enemies: A Symposium from 9.45am - 5.30pm at the Wood Theatre.
Beowulf in performance
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/10/02 - 12:33. 701 CE to 800 CE | English | Fine Arts | Performing Arts | Video AlbumBenjamin Bagby offers a performance of the Anglo-Saxon classic epic Beowulf accompanied by a six-string Anglo-Saxon harp.
12 medieval graves found at Aldbourne
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/09/02 - 16:00. 701 CE to 800 CE | Archaeology | EnglishArchaeologists working on a dig at Crowcastle in Aldbourne, England have discovered 12 graves dating back to the 8th century. The remains were unearthed during excavation for a housing development.
Nicholas Howe, Anglo-Saxon scholar, dies in Oakland, California
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/03/04 - 18:04. 701 CE to 800 CE | English | Fine Arts | Geography | MilestonesNicholas Howe, one of the world's leading scholars of Anglo-Saxon studies, died of complications arising from leukemia September 27, 2006 in Oakland, California. R. M. Liuzza of the University of Tennessee has posted an obituary on the Old English Newsletter website.
History Channel explores the Dark Ages
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/02/27 - 19:03. 601 CE to 700 CE | 701 CE to 800 CE | 801 CE to 900 CE | 901 CE to 1000 CEOn Sunday March 4, 2007, the History Channel will premiere a two-hour program on the history of the Dark Ages. Long characterized as barbaric and uncivilized, the program will attempt to dispel the myths and explore the real and varied history of the period.
"Sunstones" aid in Viking navigation
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/02/26 - 01:35. 701 CE to 800 CE | General Science | ScandanavianHungarian researchers report that viking sailor used special crystals they called "sunstones" to aid in navigation. These stones helped polarize sunlight that was obscured by clouds and fog common to sea travel in Arctic climates.
Tara Brooch: a national treasure
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/02/12 - 20:22. 701 CE to 800 CE | Irish | Jewelry/LapidaryWriting for Now Online, Michelle Lynch looks at the famous Tara Brooch, one of the great treasures in the National Museum of Ireland that "makes the heart sing."
Blue Lady Tavern chronicles life in an 8th century Saxon town
Submitted by Justin on Wed, 2007/01/24 - 16:56. 701 CE to 800 CE | English | Fine Arts | Regia Anglorum | SaxonLeofwen Taverner of Eoforwic, modernly known as Nan Hawthorne, is an historical novelist and member of Regia Anglorum who writes a wonderful and detailed diary of her persona, presented to our modern eye as a blog.
Blue Lady Tavern
Submitted by Justin on Tue, 2007/01/23 - 13:40. 701 CE to 800 CE | English | Fine Arts | Regia Anglorum | SaxonLeofwen Taverner of Eoforwic, modernly known as Nan Hawthorne, is an historical novelist who writes a wonderful and detailed diary of her persona, presented to our modern eye as a blog. Installments talk about the daily goings-on, from the pedestrian to the sublime, in an 8th century CE town in Saxon England.
Today in the Middle Ages: October 10, 732
Submitted by Ursula on Tue, 2006/10/10 - 14:16. 701 CE to 800 CE | Armoured Combat | Christianity | French | Islam | Today in the Middle AgesCharles Martel's forces won the Battle of Tours fought on October 10, 732. Gibbon and other traditional historians credit his victory with saving Christian Europe from Muslim domination.
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8th Century Moravian Parchment Discovered
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2006/10/08 - 13:19. 701 CE to 800 CE | Scribal Arts | SlavicResearchers working in a Benedictine monastery in Rajhrad, Czech Republic, have made an accidental - and priceless - discovery: a fragment of an 8th century CE document, one of the oldest in Moravia.
Saxon Belt On Display For First Time
Submitted by JaneStockton on Sun, 2006/09/03 - 19:00. 601 CE to 700 CE | 701 CE to 800 CE | Exhibits | Metalworking | SaxonA rare, copper alloy Saxon belt buckle, dated to between 600 CE and 720 CE has gone on display for the first time.
Public Allowed to Join in Welsh Dig
Submitted by Ursula on Tue, 2006/07/25 - 14:07. 701 CE to 800 CE | 801 CE to 900 CE | 901 CE to 1000 CE | BBC News | Christianity | WelshMembers of the public will have an opportunity to help excavate the site of an early Christian cemetery in Pembrokeshire.
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Iron Age Bog bodies found were society's elite
Submitted by Gwenhyfar on Fri, 2006/06/23 - 23:38. 701 CE to 800 CE | Celtic | IrishResearch into Iron Age bog bodies discovered in the midlands of Ireland has revealed they were elite members of society who may have met violent deaths as part of kingship rituals.
Today in the Middle Ages: June 5, 709
Submitted by Ursula on Mon, 2006/06/05 - 13:28. 701 CE to 800 CE | Christianity | German | Paganism | Today in the Middle AgesSt. Boniface and his missionary companions were killed by pagan Germans on June 5, 709.
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Today in the Middle Ages: May 25, 735
Submitted by Ursula on Fri, 2006/05/26 - 00:44. 701 CE to 800 CE | Christianity | English | General Science | Today in the Middle AgesOn May 25, 735, the Venerable Bede ended his peaceful, learned life in the Northumbrian monastery where he had lived over fifty years.
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Today in the Middle Ages: May 15, 756
Submitted by Ursula on Mon, 2006/05/15 - 15:46. 701 CE to 800 CE | Islam | Middle Eastern | Spanish | Today in the Middle AgesOn May 15, 756, Abd ar-Rahman was proclaimed Emir of Cordoba, beginning the three-century Umayyad dynasty of Moorish Spain.
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Blood of the Vikings
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2006/03/16 - 16:10. 701 CE to 800 CE | English | ScandanavianOn March 18, 2006, the Science Channel will broadcast The Blood of the Vikings, a cultural look at the Viking lifestyle along the northeast coast of England.
Sutton Hoo Research Project Archive Online
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2006/01/02 - 22:27. 701 CE to 800 CE | EnglishProf Martin Carver and the Sutton Hoo Research Project are pleased to announce the launch of a new digital archive: The Sutton Hoo Research Project (1983-2001) Archive. The ten volume study of the archaeological site is available online.
8th Century Building Gets Grant Money for Improvements
Submitted by Vallawulf on Mon, 2005/12/26 - 17:21. 701 CE to 800 CE | Architecture and Construction | English | Modern Society | StoneworkA £50,000 grant will pay for a tour of Dewsbury Minster, showcasing its 'lost' heritage. It will also pay for improvements to the Grade II-listed building’s outdated lighting, heating, access, signs and literature in the site's west end.
Footwear Helps Understand Viking Life
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2005/11/16 - 16:52. 701 CE to 800 CE | Costuming | English | Exhibits | ScandanavianEnglish professor Peter Addyman has collected nearly 10,000 pairs of Viking shoes dating largely to the 8th century. The shoes are part of the amazing collection of artifacts found in York, England.
Moroccan City Holds Secrets from Roman Through Medieval Times
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2005/11/01 - 12:31. 601 CE and Earlier | 701 CE to 800 CE | African | Architecture and Construction | Islam | RomanMoroccan archaeologists from the National Institute of Archaeological Sciences and Heritage are combing through research discovered during a recent excavation of the Roman city of Thamusida and its medieval layers up to Islamic times.
