Medieval chess piece of a knight unearthed
A chess piece depicting a knight has been found in the remains of a house, dating back to the 13th century, in Tønsberg, Norway.
A chess piece depicting a knight has been found in the remains of a house, dating back to the 13th century, in Tønsberg, Norway.
A Roman law code manuscript dating to 6th century has been discovered within a book binding of 1537 copy of Hesiod’s of “Works and Days” using a combination of imaging techniques, including visible-light hyperspectral imaging, and X-ray fluorescence imaging.
In a recent dig at Wallinford Museum a small medieval Arabic chess piece was discovered.