Medieval Coin in Canada Challenges Story of North American Discovery
A 600-year-old coin discovered in Canada's Newfoundland has archaeologists excited as it could push back the date for the rediscovery of North America.
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A 600-year-old coin discovered in Canada's Newfoundland has archaeologists excited as it could push back the date for the rediscovery of North America.
© The British Library News Pamphlet illustration depicting the Great Flood in the Bristol Channel Jan 1607Historians from the University of Bristol have discovered contemporary accounts of numerous weird weather events that happened in the Bristol area around the turn of the 17th century, including devastating floods, massive snowfalls and frosts that saw rivers frozen for months. The detail comes from a chronicle that was acquired by Bristol Archives in 1932 but then declared as 'unfit for production' due to its extremely fragile nature. Access to the manuscript was very limited making it d...