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fromIndependent
3 days ago

'The heritage still exists, it's a painful decision' - Newbridge Silverware factory ceases silver-plated cutlery production after 92 years

Newbridge Silverware's cutlery factory closes due to declining sales, transforming into an immersive museum guided by craftsmen.
fromMedievalists.net
2 weeks ago

New Medieval Books: Basics of Bloomery Iron Smelting - Medievalists.net

This manuscript is intended to fill the gap between 'the doer and the thinker', and so should be expected to be an overview, especially as applies to the fine details of current archaeology.
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Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

A Millennia-Long Fascination With Armor

The Worcester Art Museum's reopened armor galleries present global armor traditions, challenging medieval European romanticism and showcasing one of the nation's largest arms-and-armor collections.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 month ago

Analysis Nordlingen bronze sword shines spotlight on Bronze Age craftsmanship

A 3,400-year-old Nordlingen bronze sword shows exceptional Bronze Age metallurgy, precise tang-and-rivet construction, and copper-wire inlay revealing advanced metalworking skill.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
2 months ago

Extraordinary find: 10th c. bronze wheel cross matches mold found 43 years ago

A 10th–11th century bronze wheel cross found in western Havelland precisely matches a 1983 Spandau casting mold, offering tangible evidence of early Christianization in Brandenburg.
fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

A Medieval Bronze Cross Reunites with Its Lost Mould After 40 Years - Medievalists.net

An extraordinary archaeological discovery in eastern Germany has reunited a medieval bronze cross with the mould used to cast it-more than four decades after the mould itself was found. The object, a so-called wheel cross dating to the 10th or 11th century, offers rare and tangible evidence of early Christianisation among the Slavic populations of the region between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
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