has made it possible to answer queries about the origins of medieval village layouts, such as Appleton-le-Moors. Most of the villages in our countryside today have their origins in the distant past.

has made it possible to answer queries about the origins of medieval village layouts, such as Appleton-le-Moors. Most of the villages in our countryside today have their origins in the distant past.

Want to "walk" through a real Viking village? The sequences below from the NOVA film "The Vikings" offer a fascinating and unprecedented look at Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists ...