News of the Week
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News of the Week


The medieval news of the week:

The week's medieval related headlines:

Prague's famed Charles Bridge to undergo renovation


The Byzantine castle 'Hieron Oros' remains vulnerable


Archaeologists Study Terrain Outside Medieval Fortress Cherven

Roberta Frank in the Sports Pages

Medieval Cambodian City Was World's Largest

A bit overstated but.....

Revealedix: the Gaul of Asterix was no joke

Ring declared treasure

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Christian Necropolis on Perperikon


Ottoman Turks possibly perpetrated massacre during 14th Century
Bulgarian siege:




- New Excavations Begin At Bulgaria?s Medieval Urvich Fortress
Archaeologists began new excavations at the medieval Urvich fortress 20km from Bulgaria?s capital city Sofia at the beginning of October 2012, with the first finds including silver rings, earrings and bronze and iron personal items, Bulgarian archaeology...

- Easter Mass Returns To Old Bulgarian Capital After 618 Years
An Easter Mass in the old Bulgarian capital of Veliko Tarnovo is going to be served at the Tsarevets fortress for the first time in 618 years. The mass will be held Saturday evening into Sunday outside the walls of the fortress, but within the patriarchy...

- Medieval News Of The Week(s)
Two Weeks worth of news stories because I forgot to post these last week. Oldest listed first: Bishop?s Palace to yield its final secrets as dig ends Secret life of medieval city found under Cathedral Square More on this: 51 Headless Vikings Found in...

- News Of The Week
The biggest news in Medieval related things is that the International Congress on Medieval Studies starts on Thursday and goes to Sunday. Since I'll be in attendance, there will be no news update next week, but all news I can gather or that is sent...

- Medieval News Of Last Week
The news of last week: A little slow getting this up: Gilded Horns Stolen in Denmark AND: Danish Police Recover Archaeologists hunt fire disaster EXCLUSIVE: MOVIE FOOTAGE FROM MIDDLE AGES! CAMPAIGNERS FIGHT TO SAFEGUARD RUINS Treasure trove is found...



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