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Garry Shaw

As seen in: The Independent (UK), New Scientist, Flipboard, Science Magazine, The Art Newspaper, Apollo The Internacional Art Magazine, History Today, Timeless Travels
Author. New book: Cryptic: From Voynich to the Angel Diaries | Archaeology journalist @TheArtNewspaper + more | CertHe Archaeology Assessor @OxfordConted

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Migrants were a continuous feature of medieval Britain, archaeological study shows

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By Garry Shaw
| The Art Newspaper
In the sixth century, a monk named Gildas described the arrival of the Saxons in Britain as a mass movement of German and Scandinavian mercenaries, who descended on the island as a punishment. His words, and writings by later authors, influenced our understanding of this era for over 1,000 years, giving rise to the theory of an Anglo-Saxon invasion.
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Recent discoveries reveal how natural disasters shaped past civilisations: can it help us plan for the future?

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By Garry Shaw
| The Art Newspaper
One thousand years ago, the population of Pikillaqta in southern Peru abandoned their homes and left the city to ruin. This had been the greatest city of the Wari, a culture that dominated the region before the rise of the Inca. It had taken over 5,000 people more than 12 years to build this carefully planned city, and for nearly four centuries it had stood as a place of ceremony and administration—a symbol of Wari power. Then, it was nothing.
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Recently excavated ancient Maya hall may reflect early power-sharing among leaders

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By Garry Shaw
| The Art Newspaper
Archaeologists working at the ancient Maya site of Ucanal in Guatemala have identified a building in which leaders may have discussed political decisions more than 1,000 years ago. Described as a council house, it was built during a tumultuous era in Maya history, when consensus and power-sharing among rulers and nobles replaced the decisions of divine kings.
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