From SciTechDaily: Underneath an Ancient Castle: Researchers Discover Secret Passages Linked to Lenonardo Da Vinci.
New research uncovered hidden passages under Sforza Castle, potentially confirming legends linked to Leonardo da Vinci’s designs.
As part of a PhD thesis, the Politecnico di Milano conducted an advanced technological survey in collaboration with the Sforza Castle, with technical support from Codevintec.
That sounds like a very fun PhD thesis.
From the Smithsonian Magazine: Discover the Astounding Secrets of Scotland’s Stone Age Settlements.
As the plow worked the southern part of the field, it had caught on something heavy and dragged it from where it lay. That was why the tractor had stopped. Hoey watched as the plow rose from the earth. There was a slab lodged between its blades. “It wasn’t any old stone,” she recalls now. “It looked like it had been deliberately made.”
The rectangular object was a little over five feet long. Four semicircular notches along one side appeared very like handholds. The Orkney Islands are rich in prehistoric sites, and it was thought, at first, that the slab could be the capstone of a type of Bronze Age burial known as a cist. The possibility of human remains prompted investigation, and when, a week or so later, two archaeologists arrived from the Scottish mainland, Hoey was given a trowel and invited to help. What was revealed, as she scraped the earth, was the top of a wall. “It was so exciting and enthralling. I was the first person to see that in thousands of years.” [continue]
From Archaeologists unearth rich Viking women’s graves in Norway with jewelry and coins.
Archaeologists working on the west coast of Norway have uncovered a Viking Age burial site at Skumsnes farm in Fitjar. This site, believed to date back to the early 9th century, has revealed a wealth of artifacts that shed light on the lives of high-ranking Viking women and their roles in society. The findings include rare jewelry, silver coins, textile tools, and unique grave markers. [continue]