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A Medieval Village Hidden Beneath a Belgian Town Center Kept Its Shape for 1,000 Years
A medieval village plan has been found beneath the modern center of Denderleeuw in East Flanders, revealing how a moated residential compound shaped the Belgian town’s layout for nearly 1,000 years. The discovery was made during archaeological excavations near the local church, where researchers uncovered traces of a 10th-century settlement surrounded by a moat. The…
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Medieval ‘City of the Hobbits’ and War Artifacts Unearthed at Bulgaria’s Ancient Thracian Site Perperikon
Archaeologists working at the ancient Thracian city of Perperikon in Bulgaria have uncovered a fascinating medieval settlement nicknamed the “City of the Hobbits” alongside war artifacts that reveal the site’s turbulent past. Led by Professor Nikolay Ovcharov, the excavation team is shedding new light on this 8,000-year-old archaeological treasure nestled in the Eastern Rhodope mountains.…