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Researchers excavated the ground beneath a 700-year-old medieval church and discovered a burial site with more than 200 individuals.

In the picturesque town of Morlaix in northwestern France, archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery that has opened a window into medieval religious life. As researchers carefully excavated a ...
Miami Herald

Remnants of medieval church — and hundreds of bodies — found at UK university

A medieval church and burials were discovered as a university transforms a shopping center into an urban campus in the U.K. Mikal Ludlow Photography University of Gloucestershire Excavations in the ...
Archaeology

Writing on the Church Wall

Panels on the octagonal font in the nave of St. Margaret’s church have medieval markings thought to bring luck or protect from evil.(Courtesy Matthew Champion, Norfolk and Suffolk Medieval Graffiti ...
Hyperallergic

Witch Marks, Curses, and Magic in the Neglected History of Medieval Graffiti

Compass-drawn Hexfoil or “Daisy Wheel” designs from English medieval churches (all images courtesy Matthew Champion and Ebury Press) Champion writes that “the medieval church was a far more ...
Charlotte Observer

Remnants of medieval church — and hundreds of bodies — found at UK university

Excavations in the courtyard of the University of Gloucestershire’s City Campus have revealed new details about the history of a medieval church that once stood in its place — and the people buried ...