Crusader Feces, Bat Feces, Latin swear words, and building a village - medieval news roundup

Here are some news stories from the medievalverse, and a few from beyond it... Crusader Feces An article in the International Journal of Pal...

Colosseum Cleaning Yields Ancient Art Discoveries Including Old Frescos, Graffiti

A long-delayed restoration of the Colosseum's only intact internal passageway has yielded ancient traces of red, black, green and blue f...

Famed Roman shipwreck reveals more secrets

Ancient artifacts resembling the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient bronze clockwork astronomical calculator, may rest amid the larger-than-e...

Ancient Carving Shows Stylishly Plump African Princess

By Owen Jarus A 2,000-year-old relief carved with an image of what appears to be a, stylishly overweight, princess has been discovered in an...

Hadrian's hall: archaeologists finish excavation of Roman arts centre

Archaeogists who have completed the excavation of a 900-seat arts centre under one of Rome's busiest roundabouts are calling it the most...