7th Century
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About 7th Century
The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Common Era. The Muslim conquests began with the unification of Arabia by Prophet Muhammad starting in 622.
'Remarkable' 1,400-year-old possible temple found near Sutton Hoo
... They also identified evidence of 7Th Century metal working, two graves of an unknown date and evidence of earlier settlement and activity from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman periods...
Nessie hunters hear sounds but fail to record them
... The first written records of monster date from the 7Th Century when a chronicler told how many years before, the Irish monk St Columba had banished a water beast from the River Ness...
Trumpington burial: Teenage Anglo-Saxon girl's face revealed
... New specialist analysis of the 7Th Century teenager s bones and teeth has revealed more about her short life...
Cairo masterplan threatens ancient City of the Dead
... The authorities insist that none of the many registered monuments in this old part of Cairo, some dating back to the Arab Conquests in the 7Th Century, are being damaged and that due respect is being shown to the most important tombs...
Cambodia: Angkorian crown jewellery handed over in London
...By Celia HattonBBC NewsA vast trove of Cambodia s Angkorian crown jewellery, some dating back to the 7Th Century, resurfaced in London last summer, it has been revealed...
African, Arab or Amazigh? Morocco's identity crisis
... " Morocco is different from the Middle East, because it is fundamentally a Berber society, the Arabs came as outsiders in the 7Th Century...
Jewish students want change after NUS antisemitism claims
... Ms Dallali had been criticised over a tweet she posted in 2012, which referenced what has been described as a massacre of Jews in the 7Th Century, and which she has since apologised for...
Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall
...Forty-four pure gold coins dating to the 7Th Century have been found hidden in a wall at a nature reserve in northern Israel, archaeologists say...
Trumpington burial: Teenage Anglo-Saxon girl's face revealed
By Katy PrickettBBC News, East
The face of a girl who died More Than 1,300 years ago has been revealed through facial reconstruction.
Her skeleton was found at Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, in 2012.
The Image will Go On display as part of.
Anglo-Saxon specialist Dr Sam Lucy said " as an archaeologist I'm used to faceless people" so it was " really lovely" to see how she may have looked.
Forensic artist Hew Morrison created The Likeness using measurements of the Young Woman 's skull and tissue depth data for Caucasian females.
" Her left Eye was slightly lower, about half a centimetre, than her right Eye - this would have been quite noticeable in life, " He Said .
New specialist analysis of the 7Th Century teenager's bones and teeth has revealed more about her Short Life .
She was born near the Alps, probably in southern Germany, and moved to The Flat , Cambridgeshire fens at some point after she turned seven.
In addition, her diet changed once she came to England.
Dr Lucy said: " We now know the proportion of protein dropped, suggesting she was eating more meat and Dairy Products when in southern Germany than on arrival in Trumpington. "
Cambridge University studies published Last Year revealed.
Researchers already knew from previous analysis that she had been suffering from an unknown illness before her death.
Dr Sam Leggett, who helped conduct the Cambridge University isotopic analysis before she moved to Edinburgh University, said: " She was probably quite unwell, she travelled a long way to somewhere completely unfamiliar - Even the food was Different - it must have been scary. "
The Burial is one of only 18 bed burials uncovered So Far in the UK, while the gold and garnet cross indicates her Christianity - and her aristocratic or royal background.
Dr Lucy said research into European bed burials " really does seem to suggest The Movement of a small group of young elite women from a mountainous area in continental Europe to the Cambridge region in the third quarter of the seventh century".
The Woman could have arrived as a bride, or to join a monastic house like nearby Ely Abbey, and therefore she was part of " pan-European networks of elite women who were heavily involved in the early church".
Dr Lucy said: " She's a wonderful example of bringing The Past to life. "
Artefacts found with The Burial , including the " Trumpington Cross" and The Burial bed's decorative headboard, will join The Exhibition .
It explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.
Other highlights include pottery and textile finds and a young friar's elephant ivory belt buckle found in.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
