What's your artifact doing in Boss Kean's ditch?
A German (natch) Target Rifle
by ed » Sun Jun 12, 2022 1:57 pm
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A rather cool thing.
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The stock is such an odd shape. It looks like there's a crack in the metal (?) at the tip of the lever.
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Cannon
by Pyrrho » Sat Apr 30, 2022 6:50 pm
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Because it is not a boring subject.
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Okay so what happens is that Chrome and other web browser will not load mixed-security content, meaning that when a site like this loads under https,...
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Another interesting Garden Gun
by ed » Sun Feb 06, 2022 5:23 pm
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Picked it up yesterday, shoots BB Caps and 9mm rimfire shot cartridges.
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Since you don’t actually need a gun, one could engineer a single shot simple device to use instead
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How old is it?
by robinson » Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:57 pm
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A serious question. Carbon dating is cool but doesn't work for really old shit. But, if carbon dating says cave art is 22,000 years old, and then...
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It’s gone
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Last post by robinson Wed Mar 30, 2022 11:25 am
The Coelacanth of trees
by ed » Sun May 06, 2018 4:22 pm
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Wollemia is a genus of coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae. Wollemia was only known through fossil records until the Australian species...
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You may have examined some other Araucarians in person, even if you live in America: many of the expired trees in Petrified Forest National Park in...
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Last post by Skeeve Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:39 pm
9,000 Year-Old Shrine in Jordan
by Doctor X » Wed Feb 23, 2022 6:45 am
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Archaeologists find a 9,000-year-old shrine in the desert in Jordan
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Pity reply
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Last post by robinson Mon Feb 28, 2022 5:26 pm
Great Pyramid
by Skeeve » Sun Jan 01, 2017 6:31 pm
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Interesting youtube video.
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I recall that a Boy Scout troop in England did an exercise wherein they transported a stone from wherever the damn things were quarried to...
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Last post by ed Mon Feb 21, 2022 2:28 pm
Al Capone's 45
by ed » Sun Dec 05, 2021 2:09 pm
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Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000
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I like the engraving, do you think it was a standard design?
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Last post by solely Sun Dec 05, 2021 8:00 pm
A German (what else?) Garden Gun
by ed » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:13 pm
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Found this thing yesterday. It looks like a shotgun of modest caliber but upon closer examination, it is what is called a Garden Gun which is a new...
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I can imagine the utility if you were trying to fill a larder and didn’t want to carry multiple rifles. That one you have pictured is beautiful. A...
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An interesting Schutzen Pistol
by ed » Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:07 pm
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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Last post by robinson Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:20 pm
Interesting Belgian singe shot thingie
by ed » Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:23 am
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Got this today. Appealed to me because of the workmanship. Not as refined as a schutzen pistol but nicely done for something made ~1900. No idea of...
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Thanks Rob. I appreciate it.
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Last post by ed Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:48 pm
King Arthurs Britain
by ed » Mon Nov 08, 2021 5:26 pm
2018 so reasonably current. Interesting DNA data that shows lots of mixing in the eastern part of the island. Lots of archeological and DNA support...
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Last post by ed Mon Nov 08, 2021 5:26 pm
Egyptian Archaeology
by Witness » Mon Dec 17, 2018 1:38 am
As there are constantly new discoveries let's have a generic thread.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Oct 24, 2021 9:20 pm
Fakes V
by ed » Sat Sep 18, 2021 11:28 am
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If you have even a vague interest in military artifacts, you will have come across a helmet with a horrid gaping hole in it. The seller might indulge...
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The Scientific Reports paper has a whopping 53 figures. Some of of these show details of the archaeological dig site, while others show macroscopy...
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Oct 02, 2021 2:29 pm
Booze, not Bread
by Witness » Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:55 pm
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An ancient thirst for beer may have inspired agriculture, Stanford archaeologists say
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Beer was the reason for civilization
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An interesting target pistol
by ed » Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:55 pm
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Plus this bit of tangentially-related historical conjecture:
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Last post by Pyrrho Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:37 am
Beasts
by Witness » Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:29 am
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The forbidden gummy bear . It is a 3500-year-old amber bear amulet and was found in a peat bog near Slupsk, Poland.
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Japanese article reports the oldest known example of shark attack on humans skeleton.
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Last post by shuize Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:23 am
Ancient Aryans
by Doctor X » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:34 am
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A fun video on the basics of Nazi archaeology:
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You only have to throw your back out once shoveling it to learn to appreciate Arien technology.
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Last post by Bruce Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:42 am
The Sutton Hoo helmet
by Witness » Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:34 am
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There are technically better, but longer, videos on YT and this one has vintage interviews.
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A nice video by the curator:
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Last post by Witness Fri Jun 04, 2021 3:59 am
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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Plunder of Pompeii: how art police turned tide on tomb raiders
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Last post by Witness Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:43 am
Genetics!!!
by ed » Tue May 04, 2021 11:22 am
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Finally did a genetic thingie. Used this outfit:
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Give it a week.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Jun 02, 2021 7:26 am
Scotland
by Witness » Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:57 pm
Prehistoric carvings of red deer found in Scottish neolithic tomb
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Roman mosaics
by Witness » Tue May 26, 2020 10:18 pm
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A cool find:
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Zeugma, Turkey. The Euphrates washing over Roman mosaics:
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Last post by Witness Tue May 18, 2021 12:44 am
Wood Panel
by ed » Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:31 pm
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I collected old furniture a while back. This is just a piece I came across that interested me. It is a panel that might have been set in a coffer...
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It is genuine:
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Last post by Pyrrho Mon May 17, 2021 11:58 pm
Stonehenge!
by Doctor X » Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:11 am
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Stonehenge: DNA reveals origin of builders
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(for the terminally ignorant, we are in an ice age. The warm period of an ice age. The cold period ended 11,000 years ago)
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Last post by ed Thu Apr 29, 2021 3:15 pm
Coins
by Witness » Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:21 am
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Leaving the thread open for future finds…
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Arabian coins found in US may unlock 17th-century pirate mystery
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Last post by Witness Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:34 pm
Dead Sea Scrolls
by Witness » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:31 am
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Israel Finds New Dead Sea Scrolls, First Such Discovery in 60 Years
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Not true
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Last post by robinson Fri Mar 19, 2021 1:00 am
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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I thought, vague history book memories, that multiple eastern med countries had problems with the “sea people” at around the same time (I could be...
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Last post by Giz Tue Mar 16, 2021 1:33 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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The dinosaurs were a lie
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Last post by robinson Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:15 pm
Stuff people find
by Pyrrho » Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:14 am
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Cool story, if true:
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John Torrington
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Last post by Pyrrho Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:23 pm
Spanish-Chinese dictionary
by Witness » Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:53 am
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Taiwanese, Spanish scholars discover world's oldest Spanish-Chinese language dictionary
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Cool
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Last post by robinson Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:56 pm
Fakes IV
by ed » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:53 am
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There is a thing called a Trommel Magazine. It is a 32 round magazine for lugers and a certain machine gun. Thus
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Whoever faked it arranged the number so they add to 17.
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu Feb 18, 2021 2:42 pm
Fakes III
by ed » Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:22 pm
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So I knew (vaguely) a dealer guy, saw him at shows next to another old pal.
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As Peterson observed, some people do it for lulz. I saw a luger once that was faked. The dealer knew the story. The faker bought a modern barrel,...
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Last post by ed Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:41 pm
Money
by Witness » Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:26 am
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When was money invented? A new study has the answer
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Some criticism:
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Last post by Witness Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:52 am
Caligula's Gardens
by Witness » Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:05 am
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Caligula’s Gardens, Long Hidden Beneath Italian Apartment Building, to Go on View
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Nothing wrong with Caligula. Nope, not a thing.
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Last post by ed Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:31 am
Crystal dagger
by Witness » Wed Feb 05, 2020 11:16 pm
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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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I recall reading that a surgeon used a knapped blade for a procedure just to see.
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Last post by ed Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:11 am
Arrows
by Witness » Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:47 pm
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6,000 years of arrows emerge from melting Norwegian ice patch
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I have been following online, for many years, a group that looks for artifacts showing up from melting glaciers
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Last post by robinson2 Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:32 pm
Fakes II
by ed » Tue Nov 10, 2020 2:10 am
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So some time ago I came across a small (8 x 5 ) relief that spoke to me
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Refinished. Crap. Shooter. $600-800 tops.
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Last post by ed Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:43 pm
A S&W Target pistol
by ed » Sun Nov 29, 2020 11:22 am
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Just got this. Guy was not really sure what it was, upon investigation it is a Model 1 of the model of 1891 single shot target pistol. Funny thing is...
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It is
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Last post by ed Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:23 am
Sumer
by Anaxagoras » Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:00 am
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Interesting YouTube video I came across:
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Anax, you misspelled Summer.
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Last post by shemp Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:10 pm
Bronze Age settlement found beneath the sea
by robinson » Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:48 pm
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Where the Ropotamo river enters the Black Sea
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Clearly on this forum, Archaeology is as popular as it is in the real world
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Last post by robinson Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:59 am
Metal monolith found in remote desert area
by robinson » Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:57 am
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A public safety crew flying over southeastern Utah found an unusual monolith in a remote area of the state. The sleek metal structure embedded in the...
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It took me 3 minutes to figure out who the artist is
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Last post by robinson Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:58 am
Restoration project
by ed » Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:20 pm
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So I bought this Free Pistol that happenned to have the grip cap busted.
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hmmmm .. appropriate.
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Last post by ed Tue Nov 10, 2020 1:53 am
Our family tree
by Witness » Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:09 am
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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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Nice find!
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Last post by Witness Fri Nov 06, 2020 12:13 am
Free Pistols
by ed » Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:53 pm
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For reasons too tedious to explain, even for me, I developed an interest in Free Pistols. These are the things that are used in the 50m( :x ) Free...
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Im happy to joke about it but i dont want that crap in my house.
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Last post by ed Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:24 am
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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Neanderthals created the first cave paintings, and they were not white, like the reconstructions always show.
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Last post by robinson Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:38 am
Dead Sea Scrolls DNA
by Witness » Sat Jun 06, 2020 12:32 am
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The Dead Sea Scrolls contain genetic clues to their origins
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Pig skin no good for scrolls
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Last post by robinson Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:10 pm
Nazi warship and… fabulous treasure?
by Witness » Thu Oct 01, 2020 1:16 am
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Nazi warship found off Polish coast, sparking hopes of treasure
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Wow
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