Alchemy, flushing toilets and blood-letting: The secrets of medieval Oxford revealed
Exclusive: Investigators have found writing equipment, cutlery and even ceramic beer mugs used by students and teachers going back 800 years
David Keys Archaeology Correspondent
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Archaeologists have been unearthing the realities of daily life at Oxford University – as they were experienced some seven centuries ago.
In one of Britain’s largest-ever urban excavations, investigators have found the writing equipment, refectory cutlery and even ceramic beer mugs used by students and teachers back in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/oxford-university-archaeology-dig-secrets-medieval-beer-mugs-students-a8239266.html
