Ticia Verveer

@TiciaVerveer
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Archaeologist, author.
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Maritime archaeologists from the Danish Viking Ship Museum say they found the wreck of warship Dannebroge, destroyed by the British Navy during the Battle of Copenhagen.
https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/calendar/events/danish-maritime-archaeologists-discover-flagship-lost-in-the-battle-of-copenhagen-on-2-april-1801
Dutch authorities showed the recovered helmet of Coțofenești and two bracelets (one is missing) that were stolen last year in the Netherlands.
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/gestolen-gouden-helm-en-twee-armbanden-teruggevonden-na-aanwijzingen-van-de-verdachten~a764b744/
Gestolen gouden helm en twee armbanden teruggevonden na aanwijzingen van verdachten

De Roemeense gouden helm die werd gestolen bij de kunstroof in het Drents Museum in Assen, is gevonden. In de oude statenzaal van de provincie in Assen staan zwaarbewapende mannen rond een vitrine waarin de helm en ook twee van de drie gestolen armbanden te bewonderen zijn. „De helm is licht ingedeukt, maar dat is te herstellen.”

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Vanwege nieuwe ontwikkelingen in het onderzoek naar de roof van Roemeense kunstschatten uit het Drents Museum in Assen organiseert het Openbaar Ministerie vanmiddag een persbijeenkomst in Assen. Of de gouden helm van Cotofenesti en de drie gouden armbanden terecht zijn, wil het OM nog niet bevestigen.

https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/18344805/grote-ontwikkeling-rondom-gestolen-roemeense-gouden-helm-om-geeft-vanmiddag-toelichting?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQ7F2tjbGNrBDsXD2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHjz56iY-AGVs4yF7Q144FiEwrHAqhwHEnvwvesROmqcBm_WPpP2E4fwDrlc-_aem_hCOee983VQc1In_J-0YMRA

Grote ontwikkeling rondom gestolen Roemeense gouden helm, OM geeft vanmiddag toelichting

De Roemeense kunstschatten die vorig jaar op 25 januari werden gestolen uit het Drents Museum zijn weer terecht.

RTV Drenthe

The Dutch police have recovered the Helmet of Cotofenesti, stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen in January last year, Arthur Brand announced on X. Sources also told Dagblad van het Noorden and RTL Nieuws that the stolen treasures have been recovered

https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/02/dutch-police-recover-romanian-gold-helmet-stolen-drents-museum-heist-art-detective

Researchers sequenced the genomes of 54 grape seeds dating from the Bronze Age to the medieval period. A 600-year-old grape seed from northern France is genetically identical to grapes used today to make pinot noir wine.

Roman-era genomes reflect long-distance exchange from Iberian, Balkan, Levantine, and Caucasian domesticated varieties.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-grape-pinot-noir-wine-found-toilet-medieval-hospital-france/

Ancient DNA reveals 4000 years of grapevine diversity, viticulture and clonal propagation in France.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70166-z

600-year-old grape seed used to make pinot noir wine found in toilet of medieval hospital in France

The seed reveals that people in France have been cultivating the popular variety of grape since at least the 1400s, scientists say.

Archaeologists from Warsaw University discovered several shipwrecks near a shallow rock formation at the ancient Greek port of Ptolemais, off the coast of Libya.

https://scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2C112057%2Cpolish-archaeologists-discover-remains-ancient-ship-graveyard.html

Polish archaeologists discover remains of ancient ship graveyard

Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw have uncovered a more than 100-metre-long strip of ancient shipwreck remains near the port of Ptolemais in current-day Libya, indicating multiple maritime disasters occurred along the route to the city, researchers said.

Science in Poland
The 14th-century Barcelona Haggadah portrays a moment of the Seder eve. Placing the basket over the head of the participants was a Sephardi custom and it was considered as a symbolic way to experience the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, carrying unleavened dough on their backs.

Hag Pesach Sameach, Happy Passover

A family by the Seder table, from the Barcelona Haggadah,Catalonia, 1340. The Haggadah is a service book read during Seder, a ritual feast which takes place on the eve of Passover to commemorate and reenact the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.

Members of a synagogue in Salford have made a plea after two scrolls, referred to as Sifrei Torah plurally and Sefer Torah, were stolen from their shul. The scrolls were taken by three men at around 5.30am on Friday (March 20).

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/thieves-steal-torah-scrolls-salford-33658435

Thieves steal Torah scrolls from Salford synagogue

"Our efforts is to get the scrolls back"

Manchester Evening News
Greece to Restore Thermopylae, Site of the 300 Spartans’ Stand Against Persia https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/27/greece-thermopylae-restore-spartans-persians/
Greece to Restore Thermopylae, Site of the 300 Spartans’ Stand Against Persia - GreekReporter.com

Greece is upgrading Thermopylae, the site of the Spartans’ stand against the Persians, with restoration works and improved visitor access.

GreekReporter.com