Birchbark Message Tells Story of Medieval

Birchbark Message Tells Story of Medieval Traveler : DNews

A sad tale of a Medieval traveler has emerged from the historical center of Moscow as archaeologists unearthed a rare letter written on birch bark. Dated to the 14th century, the manuscript was found in a district close to Red Square by a team of the Russian Academy of Sciences who dug 13 feet down.

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