Basic Literacy
Apr. 15th, 2022 10:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jsburbidge From a Guardian article on archaeological finds under Notre Dame Cathedral :
"The find included several ancient tombs from the middle ages ..."
No, it included mediaeval tombs from the middle ages. Ancient tombs would have to go back to the days of Lutetia. These are 13th to 14th Century, not ancient.
"The find included several ancient tombs from the middle ages ..."
No, it included mediaeval tombs from the middle ages. Ancient tombs would have to go back to the days of Lutetia. These are 13th to 14th Century, not ancient.
