The Basiliscoe Mercury 323

The Basiliscoe Mercury323


TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community


Perhaps it’s the onset of darker evenings, but there is a plethora of grave stories this week. Otherwise- startling finds from the Gribshunden, a new museum at Azincourt and several stories about Vikings, swords and ships. Finally websites for European Open Days.


Arms and armour in the news


Ancient beasties and arms


The hyenas of Creswell Crags

https://museumcrush.org/the-bone-crunching-cave-hyenas-that-tell-the-story-of-creswell-crags/


Deer antler harpoon found

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49661125


Migration period sword found in grave near Uppsala- the picture is not it…

https://www.thelocal.se/20190826/rare-burial-site-uncovered-in-uppsala


Grave stories


Victims of a Mongol attack

http://www.medievalists.net/2019/09...ss-graves-from-the-mongol-invasion-of-russia/


London’s Black Death population is more diversethan thought

http://www.medievalists.net/2019/09...the-diversity-of-londons-medieval-population/


Putting a face to a Scottish skull

https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk...reconstruction-absolutely-captivating-182627/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49581010


Interpreting 4 skulls from Inca times

https://www.livescience.com/incan-reign-of-terror.html


Body dressed in feathers

https://andina.pe/ingles/noticia-pe...eaddress-and-tabard-in-pampa-cruz-765073.aspx


Hurrah- update on the one-legged general under the Russian dance floor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-...nts.org.uk/stories/the-archaeology-of-castles


Investigating a medieval Islamic palace in Spain

https://murciatoday.com/archaeologi...e-of-the-wolf-king-near-murcia_1093117-a.html


Castle life today

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48949433


On the frontlines


Myths and Agincourt

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...h-shakespeare-agincourt-museum-battle-henry-v


Finds from the Battle of Worcester uncovered

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-49551833


Cannons to the left, cannon to the right


Lantaka found in store- the 17th century date a tad optimistic

https://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/life/picker-finds-17th-century-cannon-in-storage-unit/


Update on the recent Vietnamese bronze cannon find from a beach in Lien Chieu district

https://en.vietnamplus.vn/bronze-cannon-dating-back-to-feudal-era-introduced-to-public/159883.vnp


Living in the past


My Summer in the Middle ages

http://www.medievalihttps://www.scotsman.com/heritage/t...t-drew-people-from-around-the-world-1-4996030


Café Basiliscoe


Researching ancient beers

https://eastoncaller.com/beer-archa...ncient-ales-with-some-strange-results/181146/


Princesses and Amazons


Empress Elizabeth on Corfu

http://www.ekathimerini.com/243909/...limpse-into-the-private-life-of-princess-sisi


Into the 20th century


Letters from WWI

https://onthewight.com/mini-series-...er-whilst-based-on-isle-of-wight-during-wwii/


Nautical news


Update on the Viking ship burial

https://www.lifeinnorway.net/gjellestad-viking-ship-archaeologists-find-keel-in-good-condition/

https://www.newsinenglish.no/2019/09/05/archaeologists-find-hull-of-viking-ship/


Recent work on excavation of flagship Gribshunden, lost 1495 https://phys.org/news/2019-09-spectacular-discoveries-excavation-unique-flagship.html

https://videnskab.dk/krop-sundhed/r...broest-se-de-nye-billeder-fra-udgravningen-af

https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=105&artikel=7294684


Shipwrecks of Maine

https://www.pressherald.com/2019/09/08/historic-shipwrecks-of-maine/


Travel piece about the San Jose wreck off Colombia

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190908-a-shipwreck-worth-billions-off-the-coast-of-cartagena


Latest from the search for the Endeavour

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-...us-likely-to-be-captain-cook-s-endeavour.html


Dingyuan Battleship lost 1894, located

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/02/c_138359004.htm



Museum news and exhibitions


News


ICOMdelays museum definition agreement

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/icom-kyoto


New museums


State funding agreed for new Ship Museum extension in Oslo

https://www.newsinenglish.no/2019/09/02/state-finally-funds-viking-ship-repairs/


Muséede Azincourt

https://www.facebhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49649356


Colonialism releases 3D models of Mau Mau concentration camps

https://www.museumsassociation.org/...eum-of-british-colonialism-3d-reconstructions


Museum musings


Kaiser’s heir wants his collections back

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/prince-s-art-claims-anger-german-public


Greenland’s heritage is melting in the heat

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scie...ens-archaeological-sites-greenland-180973021/


National Trust for Scotland in WWII

https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-national-trust-for-scotland-and-world-war-ii


Conservation corner


Conserving Veronese

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/veronese-s-papal-feast-to-be-conserved


Researching Viking age textiles

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/textile-archaeologists-use-ancient-tools-weave-tapestry-past


Objects


Lost Rossetti depicting medieval knightacquired by BM

http://artdaily.com/news/116439/Onc...g-acquired-by-the-British-Museum#.XW4h3uTsZ9A


Exhibitions


Medieval oak at Haddon

http://artdaily.com/news/116542/Medieval-sculptures-from-private-collection-unveiled-for-thttps://www.haddonhall.co.uk/special-events/


Fra Angelico in Madrid- almost finished

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/as-the-prado-becomes-an-internationhttps://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/exhibitions/moscow-kremlin-exhibitions/khraniteli-vremeni/


Exhibitions at Ottawa

https://www.warmuseum.ca/


Veronese in Washington

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/pre...jor-us-survey-to-reexamine-the-master-himself


Books


Peter Marsden: 1545: Who Sank the Mary Rose?

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/1545-Who-Sank-the-Mary-Rose-Hardback/p/16156



Online Book


Collection of essays on museum topics related to Kyoto2019

https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/...dium=social&utm_campaign=JOI10941&utm_term=ad


Collection of archaeological reports from Portugal- I found this website very erratic…Good luck!

http://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.p...s-do-cnans-arqueologia-nautica-e-subaquatica/



Popular culture


New novel set on the eve of Crecy

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/31/james-meek-interview-to-calais-in-ordinary-time


Events


Diary Dates


Museum events

https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on

https://www.museum.ie/Visit-Us/Events

https://www.nms.ac.uk/

http://livrustkammaren.se/en/visit/permanent-exihibition

https://www.awm.gov.au/visit


Conferences


16-17 November 2019 Portsmouth

The Nautical Archaeology Society and the Ordnance Society

Wooden Walls and Stone Bastions

https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/events-2/


23 November 2-19 Raglan

Symposium: Raglan Castle

https://www.sal.org.uk/events/2019/...ail&utm_term=0_c0cb6b55f1-3da2bfbb2d-83439177



Websites and downloads


1066 etc: Bedford Hours, Hastings & Monty Python

http://www.medievalists.net/2019/09/medieval-manuscripts-the-bedford-hours/

http://www.medievalists.net/2019/09...t-and-place-senlac-of-the-battle-of-hastings/

http://www.medievalists.net/2019/09/monty-python-holy-grail/



Focus on Open Doors month


Here’s a selection of sites with opening times over September

https://openhouselondon.org.uk/

http://www.medievalists.net/2019/09/medieval-sites-to-see-during-open-doors-festival-in-wales/

http://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/

http://www.europeanheritagedays.com/Home.aspx



Finally


This fortnight I tweeted some interesting cannon

https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe



Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –12 September 2019


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