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Castle Keep
The keep, located within a courtyard and surrounded by a curtain wall, was the heart of a medieval castle. The hall keep was a low building while the tower keep or donjon could have three or more floors and be topped by turrets and battlements...
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ArchaeoConcept Interview
ArchaeoConcept is an independent company based in Biel, Switzerland that finds solutions to problems encountered by archaeologists and heritage managers which cannot be answered from within existing structures. Through its integrative projects...
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Your Anderson Shelter This Winter (1940)
Full title reads: "YOUR ANDERSON SHELTER THIS WINTER". Close up shot of a cartoon showing 'wailing winnie' - the air raid siren. A family silhouetted against light walking to their shelter. The family is seen sitting in shelter wearing...
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Hall Keep, Colchester Castle
The hall keep of Colchester Castle, Essex, England (c. 1074 CE). The sides of the keep measure 46 x 33.5 metres (151 x 110 ft).
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The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys
The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys is an ancient Egyptian text in which the two goddess-sisters call the soul of the god Osiris to rejoin the living. The poem takes the form of a call-and-response liturgy and the dual entreaties of the...
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Dover Castle Keep
The donjon or keep of Dover Castle, Kent, England. The castle was first built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century CE and it was then extensively rebuilt with new walls and a keep added by Henry II (r. 1154-1189 CE).
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Pembroke Castle Keep
The keep of Pembroke Castle, Wales, built by the famous English knight Sir William Marshal (c. 1146-1219 CE).
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Cardiff Castle Shell Keep
The shell keep of Cardiff Castle, built c 1150 CE.
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Arcade, Rochester Castle Keep
An arcade within the tower keep of Rochester Castle, Kent, England, 11th century CE.
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Nijo Castle Keep
The keep of Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan. The castle was first built in 1603 CE by the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (r. 1603-1605 CE).