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#11

Ancient and Medieval History / Warrior burial in North Macedo...

Last post by Duncan Head - Oct 08, 2026, 07:03 PM

https://arkeonews.net/a-2600-year-old-warrior-buried-with-a-helmet-sword-shield-and-gold-face-covering-found-in-north-macedonia/#google_vignette

#12

Ancient and Medieval History / Sunken Silk Road city found

Last post by Duncan Head - Oct 08, 2026, 07:01 PM

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/lost-sunken-silk-road-city-found-under-kyrgyzstans-largest-lake-what-happened-to-the-important-trade-center-and-connecting-link-between-china-and-the-mediterranean/articleshow/134761133.cms

Under Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan. The city name is unknown, and so is how it was submerged.

#13

Ancient and Medieval History / Fortified Teutonic Order15th c...

Last post by Duncan Head - Oct 08, 2026, 06:59 PM

https://archaeologymag.com/2026/10/15th-century-windmill-and-fortifications-at-puck/

Found in (what is now) northern Poland.

#14

Ancient and Medieval History / Ur III period tablets reveal r...

Last post by Duncan Head - Oct 08, 2026, 06:56 PM

https://archaeologymag.com/2026/10/ur-iii-tablets-reveal-royal-estates-in-mesopotamia/

The workings of royal estates round Umma.

#15

Ancient and Medieval History / Sculpture finds from Aquinum

Last post by Duncan Head - Oct 08, 2026, 06:54 PM

https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/10/an-image-of-romes-most-solemn-sacrifice-an-altar-dedicated-by-an-augustan-sevir-and-a-buried-lightning-bolt-found-in-the-city-of-juvenal/

#16

Ancient and Medieval History / Oldest gun found in South Kore...

Last post by Duncan Head - Oct 08, 2026, 06:49 PM

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/soldiers-sweeping-for-land-mines-in-south-korea-have-unearthed-the-countrys-oldest-gun-a-600-year-old-inscribed-bronze-tube-180989610/

A 14th-15th century bronze handgun.

#17

Battle Reports / Re: Optio at ICON

Last post by dwkay57 - Oct 08, 2026, 01:09 PM

Interesting battle in terms of the Roman confidence rising and falling. The legions seemed to take quite a battering and might have welcomed some support on the right flank to turn the battle.

Did any of the "zany" visitors take an interest in the "two old dudes playing with toy soldiers"?

#18

Ancient and Medieval History / Medieval military contracts

Last post by Imperial Dave - Oct 07, 2026, 06:23 PM

https://www.medievalists.net/2026/10/contracts-for-war-how-medieval-bishops-raised-armies/?utm_source=gravitec&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=Push+Notification

Busy bees

#19

Battle Reports / Re: Optio at ICON

Last post by Justin Swanton - Oct 07, 2026, 03:45 PM

Good to see 👍🏼. Many traders 'of interest' attending, Justin?

All kinds of traders. Those that vaguely intersect with my fields of interest are the Warhammer and boardgame distributors. Nobody who actually sells Ancients stuff - we have to import or make all that ourselves.

#20

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Purple

Last post by Ian61 - Oct 07, 2026, 10:40 AM

Yes, this is now a popular idea for folks 'recreating' old techniques. Can confirm a very smelly process! From the murex snail there is quite a range of colours depending on the exact snail type and the processing done. The 'Blog' appears to have been removed but this sounds like the old chap who started doing this some time ago and was certainly at the start of the trend in that area of the world.