| Craig Johnson wrote: |
| [ Linked Image ] Roman Knife from new find linked above. |
| Roger Hooper wrote: |
| This small silver figurine was found in Denmark last December. She is being called a Valkyrie by most, though at least one person says she is a Shieldmaiden. Note the sword and shield. It is dated to around 800.
One Article about it |
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| Archaeologists in eastern France have made an "exceptional" discovery of what they believe is a Celtic prince buried in his chariot alongside exquisite ancient Greek ornaments. |
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| The fact that the objects were Greek "customised for barbarians" was proof of the extent of "exchanges between the Mediterranean and the Celts," |
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| the remains of a man who may have been a Norman knight. Scientists from Durham University found injuries to his legs consistent with a jousting accident. |
| Craig Johnson wrote: | ||
| Norman Knight Grave?
Hereford Cathedral Dig
Here is an example of some of the frustration I feel with reporting on archeology these days. One obviously would not get this kind of an idea as a reporter unless its mentioned. But one wonders what the specifics of such an injury to bone would be that would lead to an assumption of a jousting injury to the lower body? Best Craig |
| Pieter B. wrote: |
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Maybe they found the man with a lance firmly lodged in his femur ;) But yeah I see your frustration. |
| Craig Johnson wrote: | ||
That would be an exceptional and interesting find if so :) One would hope the supposition that it was such an injury has that kind of evidence behind it. Sadly I have seen in the past where a "guess" by someone at the dig sight can really lead folks astray in understanding evidence from the past. I have been very lucky to have walked the boundaries around Archeology, Material Sciences, Forensics, Historical Research and Craft and seen the deep insight cross disciplinary research can provide. But it can be a difficult area when folks try to get to specific to fast in areas that are beyond their usual skill set. I hope in this case it will be something we can study and learn from when we discover why they are thinking this is an injury from jousting. Best Craig |
| Niels Just Rasmussen wrote: |
| Just to bring this find to light.
A Crucible-Steel sword (!) found at Yaroslavl in Russia very probably from the sack of the town in 1238, where Mongol General Borondai/Buruldai - serving under Batu Khan - slaughtered the entire population. The sword is bend, so it is probably most likely a ritualistic way for the conquerers to slay the enemy weapon (as it was previously done by Germanic people in Europe). So is this really a sword? It seems quite thick (though it can be single edged and we see the weapon from the thicker side)? Source: http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archi...aeologists |