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• Viking treasure unearthed on English farm
Some of the coins mixed Christian and pagan imagery, shedding light on the beliefs of newly Christianized Vikings, said Gareth Williams, a curator of early medieval coins at the British Museum. The booty was likely accumulated through a combination of ...
• Algerian officials: Baby found alive after floods
Some 1,400 houses were severely damaged in this medieval town located in a long and narrow valley known as the M'zab, about 370 miles (600 kilometers) south of the capital, APS said. The M'zab is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site and lies on ...
• Fewer 'sworn virgins' in Albania
The practice of sworn virgins stems from the Kanun, medieval laws handed down orally for generations before being codified in the early 20th century. It transcends religion, with sworn virgins found among Albania's majority Muslim community as well ...
• Scholar claims to find lost Jewish capital
... yurt-shaped dwellings, and he believes these are part of what was once Itil, the Khazar capital. By law Khazars could use flamed bricks only in the capital, Vasilyev said. The general location of the city on the Silk Road was confirmed in medieval ...
• Ricky Gervais becomes reluctant leading man
He likens himself to a medieval prince, only crowned because everyone else qualified for the job died from the Black Plague. “My career isn’t acting,” he says. “This is a big bonus. There’s diversions doing what I do. What I really do is ...