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During Coronado’s expedition, the 40-pound hackbut cannon — pictured here — bore a striking resemblance to German light artillery from the 15th or 16th century. Equipped with a robust wooden ...
The ship is from the 15th or 16th century ... including remnants of an 18th-century citadel and a Spanish Civil War air raid shelter. With only 85% of the site excavated so far, archaeologists ...
To learn more about a 15th-century city known as Guiengola ... Although its existence was mentioned in historic Spanish texts and archaeologists have conducted work at the site, the city's ...
A coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered near a medieval synagogue in Israel. Why it was deposited there, however, is a mystery. When you purchase through links on our site ...
It's a rare privilege, Lauinger says, to hold an artifact that speaks to him from the 15th century BCE; notably one that puts him in direct touch with Bronze Age residents of the Amuq Valley of Hatay, ...
A council worker who is a champion jouster on her days off is set to scale a 3,000ft mountain dressed in her full replica 15th century armour. Emma Pearn will trek up Pen y Fan in the Brecon ...
Amateur historian Dhanpaul assisted in discovering the 15th-century stone inscription at Nadupalli in Kolar taluk. The inscription details the donation of a Garuda Kambha to a Vaishnava temple.
MARY’S CITY, MARYLAND—Live Science reports that X-rays of a piece of metal unearthed at the colonial fort at Historic St. Mary’s City confirm that it once formed part of a suit of armor.
What they found late last year was a rare piece of 17th-century armor called a tasset, which was designed to hang from a breastplate and protect one of the wearer’s thighs during battle.
A set of four recently restored 15th-century tapestries, known as the Pastrana tapestries, will be on view at SMU's Meadows Museum through May 13. A set of four recently restored 15th-century ...
There, some flourished in the Spanish army as Conquistadors ... who was curious about the Greek conquistador’s arquebus (heavy, 15th century matchlock gun), and challenged him to prove his might. It ...