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EUROPE, MEDIEVAL, WORLD

Plans for tennis court to be dug up to search for remains of Saxon King.

Plans for a tennis court to be dug up to search for remains of Saxon King. Saint Edmund is believed to have been killed by the Vikings in the 9th century after refusing to denounce his Christianity. His remains were kept in a shrine in Bury St Edmunds but were later lost during Henry VIII’s … Continue reading Plans for tennis court to be dug up to search for remains of Saxon King. →

EUROPE, SCOTLAND, WORLD

Oldest Pictish Fort Uncovered in Scotland

Oldest Pictish Fort Uncovered in Scotland Archaeologists working at the site of Scotland’s largest Pictish fort have made an “incredible” discovery after unearthing part of the power center’s defensive wall. The discovery has been made at Burghead in Moray, the largest known fort of its kind in northern Britain which is believed to have been … Continue reading Oldest Pictish Fort Uncovered in Scotland →