What's your artifact doing in Boss Kean's ditch?
a sword
by ed » Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:14 pm
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I said that I'd post some objects that I really really like. This is one.
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That must be why nobody gets knifed there
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Swiss gunmakers
by ed » Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:21 pm
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Got this
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... we could have mudslides entombing whole towns. :|
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An interestig American target pistol
by ed » Mon Sep 07, 2020 11:19 am
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Just got this thing. A bit overpriced but it is a single digit serial and in excellent shape.
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Was then the inventor merely producing a piece of art much like a painting, and then dutifully numbering the prints for us to admire? I must admit...
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Facial Reconstruction: Bullshit or not???
by ed » Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:02 pm
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Seems cool. Went to a whole ride thing in York, they had some cutesy pseudo antique name to gull the turistas, Jorik or some such crap. Sorta...
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I bet if time travel was possible and we could somehow go back and see what the dinosaurs actually looked like, we might find out that they don't...
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An interesting Schutzen Pistol
by ed » Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:07 pm
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I ecently bought this thing. Another Schutzen Pistol, that is a specialized target pistol for the 54.68 yard target event. That is that you shoot a...
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FedEx second day. Got the guy to use my account. But us mail is most usual
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Last post by ed Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:57 pm
Hyksos
by Witness » Fri Jul 17, 2020 2:28 pm
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Ancient Teeth Show 'Invasion' of Egypt 3,600 Years Ago Was No Invasion at All
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Now I want to know who the ocean people were
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Last post by robinson Mon Aug 17, 2020 11:29 am
The Egypt Thread
by Witness » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:22 pm
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More will be found…
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And a juicy contract for the army? :mrgreen:
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Last post by Witness Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:50 pm
Ancestors of domestic cats
by Witness » Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:17 pm
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Ancestors of domestic cats in Neolithic Central Europe: Isotopic evidence of a synanthropic diet
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Cracks a goodam flea...
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Last post by Fid Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:48 pm
Looters & Smugglers
by Witness » Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:57 am
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Greek police break up gang that excavated, sold antiquities
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Finally got around to it. :coolspecs:
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Gunners Quadrants
by ed » Sun Sep 29, 2019 12:33 pm
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Found this in the rather unsettling town of Arcadia yesterday.
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Just got this. It's a Watkins Clinometer
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Last post by ed Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:10 pm
Perpetual dinosaur thread
by Witness » Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:57 am
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Discoveries are regularly made, so we'll have a neat thread. (And one day, I'm sure, Pyrrho will rename the sub-forum to Archaeology & Paleontology…...
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Skull of Smallest Dinosaur Discovered in Amber
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:37 am
An potentially somewhat interesting acquisition
by ed » Sun Jun 14, 2020 10:28 am
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Just got this from a dealer. It is a Langenhan single shot target pistol. German ( :roll: ). Not sure exactly when it was made. Early 20th c. Just...
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That reminds me of a gun show I visited in New Hampshire many years ago. I was admiring a Bushmaster rifle in .223. The nice gentleman asked me where...
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Last post by DJ Sun Jun 21, 2020 3:56 pm
Fake Artifacts
by Pyrrho » Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:33 pm
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A nice cottage industry for the entrepreneur.
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Fantastic
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Last post by robinson Fri Jun 19, 2020 3:35 pm
London’s oldest theatre
by Witness » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:12 am
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London’s oldest theatre discovered in East End excavation
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Particularly when it involves Witness. There is something about him ... something troubling. And his preferred units are highly suspect.
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Last post by Witness Sun Jun 14, 2020 2:24 pm
Roman mosaics
by Witness » Tue May 26, 2020 10:18 pm
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A cool find:
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Archaeologists at work on the mosaic believed to be from the 6 th century CE, found during construction of a hotel in Hatay, Turkey.
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Last post by Witness Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:24 am
Sistine Chapel Mosaic (Pillaged)
by ed » Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:08 pm
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I think I mentioned that I used to live/work in Westport (Home of White People) CT. years ago. Thing is that the consignment shop in town ot really...
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Noted and logged.(one of those smiley things included)
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Last post by Fid Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:46 am
Roman owl brooch
by Witness » Sun Jun 07, 2020 2:20 am
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A curious owl-shaped brooch was discovered near the town of Nexø on the island of Bornholm in Denmark. It is 2,000 years old and made of bronze,...
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Roman silver snail brooch/fibula, 2 nd – 3 d c. CE.
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Last post by Witness Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:45 pm
Dead Sea Scrolls DNA
by Witness » Sat Jun 06, 2020 12:32 am
The Dead Sea Scrolls contain genetic clues to their origins
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Last post by Witness Sat Jun 06, 2020 12:32 am
Sniffing out old tombs
by Witness » Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:20 am
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Dogs show a nose for archaeology by sniffing out 3,000 year old tombs
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That’s fucking cool as shit
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Last post by robinson Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:58 pm
Pompeii update
by Witness » Thu Oct 18, 2018 2:55 am
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New Pompeii Graffiti May Rewrite History In A Major Way
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Which ones are you using?
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Last post by Witness Sun May 31, 2020 9:42 pm
My contribution to archaeology
by ed » Sat May 23, 2020 10:05 pm
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We want macrophotographies of the junk! For Science™ !
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Last post by Witness Sun May 24, 2020 8:39 pm
Nazi Germany then and now
by ed » Sun May 17, 2020 10:56 am
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Interesting. The Ministry of Propaganda looks pretty intact.
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Interesting. The Ministry of Propaganda looks pretty intact.
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Last post by Hotarubi Wed May 20, 2020 11:04 pm
Mammoth ivory
by Witness » Mon Jul 29, 2019 3:19 am
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Permafrost thaw sparks fear of 'gold rush' for mammoth ivory
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Hmm
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Last post by robinson Wed May 20, 2020 8:04 am
Erdställe / Schratzenlöcher
by Witness » Mon May 11, 2020 1:00 am
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Citing Wikipedia:
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↑ No need to painfully dig long narrow tunnels for that.
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Last post by Witness Fri May 15, 2020 10:05 pm
A painted cannon
by ed » Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:30 am
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I have a cannon from ca.1500 that has couple of interesting features. One is that when I got it, it still had a powder charge in it. We flushed it...
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But...howabout the trilobites and their less crunchy (but quite tasty) cousins crawdadiae.
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Last post by Fid Sun May 03, 2020 4:10 am
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:41 am
Florida Man
by Witness » Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:31 am
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Florida man finds trove of valuable treasures from 1715 shipwreck
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during a viscous storm
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:00 am
HH Holmes - America's Ripper
by ed » Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:21 pm
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Interesting story, I first became aware of this guy (who was really evil, I think) when a read a book Devil in the White City
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For those interested, the French had the roughly contemporaneous Henri Désiré Landru , conman & assassin too.
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Last post by Witness Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:38 am
Baalbek
by Skeeve » Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:17 pm
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I did search first...
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I love it when they sing it in Old Italian. :)
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Last post by Witness Thu Apr 09, 2020 1:28 am
Ancient jewelry
by Witness » Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:11 am
Another open thread, hopefully to be continued.
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Last post by Witness Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:11 am
Digitally Reconstructed Medieval Castles
by Abdul Alhazred » Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:34 pm
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Digitally Reconstructed Medieval Castles
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Noted..... 8)
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Last post by Bruce Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:24 am
A Blast from the Past
by Witness » Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:59 am
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A computer simulation of an ancient Roman instrument recreates sounds that historians could only imagine before.
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One of the possible references:
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Last post by Witness Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:36 am
Armageddon Now!
by Doctor X » Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:45 am
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Good article/book review on Megiddo:
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History.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Mar 11, 2020 2:05 am
Shropshire sun pendant
by Witness » Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:20 pm
British Museum acquires 3,000-year-old Shropshire sun pendant
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Last post by Witness Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:20 pm
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Last post by Zombie DrMatt Fri Feb 07, 2020 10:11 pm
Crystal dagger
by Witness » Wed Feb 05, 2020 11:16 pm
4,500 year old quartz crystal dagger with ivory hilt. Found in a Copper Age-era tomb in Valencina de la Concepción, Spain.
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Last post by Witness Wed Feb 05, 2020 11:16 pm
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Last post by Doctor X Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:08 am
Our family tree
by Witness » Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:09 am
Long article, with lots of links, so I'll copy only the first paragraphs and you'll click the link if interested:
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Last post by Witness Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:09 am
Pylos
by Witness » Sat Dec 28, 2019 1:39 am
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Archaeologists unearth gold-lined Mycenaean royal tombs in Greece
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Recent excavations in the ancient Greek city of Pylos revealed a gold pendant featuring the likeness of Hathor, an Egyptian goddess who was a...
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Last post by Witness Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:13 pm
Rare Book
by ed » Tue Dec 31, 2019 2:19 pm
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Rare is a funny word. I have read that a book is only considered rare if there are less than 10 or so copies extant. That would mean that the First...
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All very stimulating.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:02 pm
Decorated Skeletons
by ed » Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:10 pm
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Just came across this. Curious.
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Roggenburg, Germany.
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Last post by Witness Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:43 am
Great Pyramid
by Skeeve » Sun Jan 01, 2017 6:31 pm
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Interesting youtube video.
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Maybe they'll find the grain storage after all.
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Last post by gnome Sun Dec 29, 2019 10:01 pm
Lugers
by ed » Fri Nov 22, 2019 12:49 pm
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The Luger is probably the most iconic firearm in the world. Maybe the AK is catching up but I'd wager that if you did a properly constructed test...
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UPDATE !!!
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Last post by ed Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:50 pm
Elgin's marble casts
by Witness » Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:44 am
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Elgin's casts of Parthenon marbles reveal details since lost from statues
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Well I did have the property surveyed and drew a dick and balls on each wooden stake.
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Last post by Fid Sat Dec 14, 2019 1:36 am
First porn, addendum
by Witness » Sat Sep 16, 2017 2:58 am
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An interesting article on the Venus of Hohle Fels:
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We already had the Willendorf Venus:
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Last post by Witness Sat Dec 07, 2019 2:11 am
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Nov 20, 2019 2:08 am
Roman genetics
by Witness » Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:28 am
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A recent study reveals huge genetic diversity among ancient Romans, it was like today’s New York city
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I don't suppose this is a great big surprise to anyone?
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:22 am
Paleolithic anime (speculative)
by Witness » Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:33 am
Animation in Palaeolithic art: a pre-echo of cinema
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Last post by Witness Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:33 am
Complete phoney and fake
by ed » Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:31 am
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I bought one like this in Maine many years ago. It isn't really a fake sine there was never a real knife like this in service in Nazi Germany. Rather...
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Then there is Joe Walters, owner of the House of Swords and Militaria. I have written about him here, how I was first exposed to real faking thru his...
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