Medieval History
When archaeologists working through the Victorian spoil heaps at Creswell Crags in 2006 uncovered a stone with a familiar carved geometric pattern, it opened yet another aspect of the ever-developing story of the important prehistoric caves.
What the experts from Sheffield University had unearthed was in fact a medieval incarnation of the strategy board game Nine Men?s Morris, which had been popular since Roman times.
Click here to read this article from Culture 24
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Medieval History
The medieval mystery of Nine Men's Morris investigated at Creswell Crags in Derbyshire
When archaeologists working through the Victorian spoil heaps at Creswell Crags in 2006 uncovered a stone with a familiar carved geometric pattern, it opened yet another aspect of the ever-developing story of the important prehistoric caves.
What the experts from Sheffield University had unearthed was in fact a medieval incarnation of the strategy board game Nine Men?s Morris, which had been popular since Roman times.
Click here to read this article from Culture 24
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By Owen Jarus An ancient clay vessel reconstructed from pieces discovered at a Canadian museum is riddled with tiny holes, leaving archaeologists baffled over what it was used for. The jar, just 16 inches (40 centimeters) tall and dating back about 1,800...
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