What's your artifact doing in Boss Kean's ditch?
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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:
Ivory sculpture in Germany could be world's oldest
The figurine originates from a...
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We already had the Willendorf Venus:
She's 8000 years younger. Prehistory dragged on forever. :(
Here's the Femme à la corne (woman with horn),...
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Sat Dec 07, 2019 2:11 am
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Lugers
by ed » Fri Nov 22, 2019 12:49 pm
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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Fri Dec 06, 2019 12:04 am
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Wed Nov 20, 2019 2:08 am
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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
A new study found that Romans were a much...
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I don't suppose this is a great big surprise to anyone?
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Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:22 am
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Paleolithic anime (speculative)
by Witness » Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:33 am
Animation in Palaeolithic art: a pre-echo of cinema
Marc Azéma a Palaeolithic researcher and film maker has been exploring the representation of...
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Last post by Witness
Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:33 am
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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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Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:56 am
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Sniffing out old tombs
by Witness » Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:20 am
Dogs show a nose for archaeology by sniffing out 3,000 year old tombs
Trained canines help locate burial sites dating back to the iron age in...
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Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:20 am
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Stealing ancient texts
by Witness » Thu Oct 24, 2019 2:26 am
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Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts to Hobby Lobby
An investigation found that Bible fragments in a museum started by the owners...
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Dayum.
And I thought this was going to be about early Mormon shenanigans or something like that. :notsure:
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Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:47 am
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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.
What it is is a Gunner's Quadrant and is used to lay or aim a piece of artillery....
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Modern version:
The M1A1 Gunner’s Quadrant is a portable precision leveling instrument used for laying artillery weapons in elevation, measuring...
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Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:28 am
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Perpetual dinosaur thread
by Witness » Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:57 am
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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Last post by Witness
Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:59 am
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Swords
by ed » Tue Sep 10, 2019 12:20 pm
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I used to collect swords, had quite a few now sold off mostly. I have 12 or so that I particularly liked. This one used to belong to Ewart Oakschott...
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Swords were actually rarely used in ancient and medieval combat, they were a sidearm much like pistols today. Spears/lances, pikes/halberts, and bow...
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Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:44 am
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Cutlasses
by ed » Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:16 pm
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So Saturday I went to a very large antique arms show in Lakeland FL. Bought a few things, an odd luger for one. But I also bought this
WTF is it?...
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Be nice to have a period grapnel with a few fathoms of hemp rope to go with it.
:wink:
Not sure what the wink is for but a fathom 6 feet or...
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Tue Sep 24, 2019 7:01 pm
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Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:33 am
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Change in Treasure Law in UK
by ed » Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:46 am
1. the introduction of a process similar to that in Scotland, whereby all Archaeological objects become the property of the Crown
2. the...
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Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:46 am
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Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:51 am
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Scythian boots
by Witness » Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:11 am
2300 years old Scythian woman's boot preserved in the frozen ground of the Altai Mountains
These bootees are entirely covered with ornament....
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Last post by Witness
Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:11 am
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New Cambrian beasts
by Witness » Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:57 am
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Yeah, it's paleontology – Pyrrho, can the sub-forum be renamed Archaeology & Paleontology?
If you have read Gould's book on the Burgess Shale,...
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Carnivorous Cambrian Creature Had Rake-Like Claws and Pineapple-Slice-Shaped Mouth
A new species of marine predator that lived about 506 million...
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Last post by Witness
Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:48 am
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Baltic Renaissance shipwreck
by Witness » Tue Jul 30, 2019 2:45 am
A 500-Year-Old Shipwreck Has Turned Up Perfectly Intact on Bottom of The Baltic Sea
Laying on the muddy floor of the frigid inland Baltic Sea,...
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Last post by Witness
Tue Jul 30, 2019 2:45 am
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Mammoth ivory
by Witness » Mon Jul 29, 2019 3:19 am
Permafrost thaw sparks fear of 'gold rush' for mammoth ivory
Prospectors in Russia dig up remains of extinct animals for trade worth an estimated...
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Last post by Witness
Mon Jul 29, 2019 3:19 am
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Vagina monologue
by Witness » Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:57 am
Medievalists excited at parchment fragment of 'vagina monologue'
Find in Austrian abbey dates poem to 200 years earlier than previously thought...
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Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:57 am
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Dracula's balls
by Pyrrho » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:39 pm
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Seriously.
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Told myself not to click. It's an obvious trap.
But my finger slipped.
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Last post by Bruce
Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:06 am
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Aberdeen Bestiary
by Witness » Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:43 am
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The Aberdeen Bestiary (Aberdeen University Library MS 24) is considered to be one of the best examples of its type due to its lavish and costly...
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There's no bestiality in the building!
If you must play grab-ass with Dogboy's dogs you do it outside on Sunday morning!
Any man practicing...
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Last post by Carr
Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:05 am
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Bark shield
by Witness » Tue May 28, 2019 2:47 am
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'Phenomenal' 2,300-year-old bark shield found in Leicestershire
Archaeologists hail iron age object a ‘marvellous, internationally important find’...
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Along with the bark shield, warriors of the period were also known to defend themselves with the leaf codpiece.
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Last post by Bruce
Tue May 28, 2019 6:07 am
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Who owns the past?
by ed » Thu May 09, 2019 10:43 am
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An issue of long standing, bubbling up as lesser races are encouraged to whine by their white liberal masters. Then, ownce they blow their precious...
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And yes, it was a problem later.
Bah, keeps them on the trot, as the Krauts say. :mrgreen:
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Last post by Witness
Mon May 13, 2019 1:39 am
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14th c. Chinese shipwreck
by Witness » Sat May 11, 2019 3:36 am
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Shipwreck recovered off South Korea reveals hidden secrets about Chinese porcelain, trade and culture
In 1323, the large trade ship left Ningbo,...
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We have a word for stuff like that down here ...
Targets
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Sat May 11, 2019 11:56 am
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Find in the UK
by ed » Thu May 09, 2019 10:17 am
An Anglo-Saxon burial chamber found on a grassy verge next to a busy road and not far from an Aldi is being hailed as Britain’s equivalent of...
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Last post by ed
Thu May 09, 2019 10:17 am
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Shaving in the stone age
by Witness » Fri May 03, 2019 2:47 am
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He brags a bit, modern diamond-covered blades are certainly sharper (you can't test them on your thumb), but it's fun to watch.
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Is it definitely determined that stone age men did not care for beards?
Stone age people in modern times do is not definitive because they may have...
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Tue May 07, 2019 1:02 am
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Thessaloniki
by Witness » Sat Apr 27, 2019 2:01 am
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Archeological treasures found during metro construction in Greece
Hellenistic era building foundations, found at Agia Sophia Station,...
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Fuckin' trash. I can find better stuff at almost any yard sale.
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Sat Apr 27, 2019 2:38 am
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Notre Dame
by ed » Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:08 pm
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Well, back in the day I took a trip to Paris with my soon to be wife. We went up on the crosswalk thingie on Notre Dame.
I noticed crap on the...
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Fucking sheep farmer! :)
Is that an aspiration?
Not in my book, but to each his own. :)
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Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:34 pm
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Stonehenge!
by Doctor X » Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:11 am
Stonehenge: DNA reveals origin of builders
By Paul Rincon Science editor, Bugger'd By Colonists News website
Researchers in London compared DNA...
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Last post by Doctor X
Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:11 am
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Catalog of lost books
by Witness » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:01 pm
(Wish I could write like that!)
'Extraordinary' 500-year-old library catalogue reveals books lost to time
The Libro de los Epítomes was a...
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Last post by Witness
Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:01 pm
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AC, you vile wanker ...
by ed » Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:32 am
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do you live anywhere near Cuffley?
I had a thought. Might be an interesting little project. But only if it is sorta near.
Historical research, no...
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Bit too far for an old man and his fag-o-cycle, that's more De_Bunk's neck of the woods.
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Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:51 pm
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Another "Hobbit"
by Witness » Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:52 am
Ancient Bones And Teeth Found In A Philippine Cave May Rewrite Human History
An unusual species of human apparently lived on the island of...
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Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:52 am
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The Tiwanaku from Lake Titicaca
by Witness » Sun Apr 07, 2019 2:27 am
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Underwater ritual offerings in the Island of the Sun and the formation of the Tiwanaku state
Significance
Ritual and religion are significant...
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Huh huh. He said titty caca
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Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:49 pm
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Civil War Vets
by ed » Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:34 pm
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Found this site
Turns out a bunch of relatives were in the CW. I assume that since my last name is unusual and all of us come from a small area in...
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they sold him to somebody in New England who needed a servant.
He was a William.
He was a Bill of sale?
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Last post by Giz
Fri Apr 05, 2019 12:57 pm
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The Day the Dinosaurs Died
by Anaxagoras » Fri Apr 05, 2019 3:49 am
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The Day the Dinosaurs Died (In the New Yorker )
Long story about recent developments in the field. You can read it or listen to it.
The following...
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Wrote about some SJW ranting about that:
Seems also the press got a bit carried away:
On March 29, prior to the study's publication in a...
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Last post by Witness
Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:00 am
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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
Excavations ongoing at the archaeological site of Pompeii outside Naples, Italy, have...
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Small find, but nice:
Ancient Pompeii: Archaeologists Discover Fast-food Business Preserved in Ruins of Roman City Destroyed by Volcano...
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Sun Mar 31, 2019 3:35 am
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Kunara
by Witness » Sat Mar 23, 2019 2:03 am
A Historical Treasure Bordering Ancient Mesopotamia
In Iraqi Kurdistan, excavations carried out by a French archaeological mission have revealed...
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Sat Mar 23, 2019 2:03 am
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Mayan ceramics
by Witness » Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:42 am
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Mexican archaeologists discover cave filled with near perfect Mayan ceramics
Mexican archaeologists say they've found a cave at the Mayan ruins of...
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With a heart in it?
I am asking for a friend.
--J.D.
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Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:21 am
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Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:16 am
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USS Hornet
by ed » Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:56 pm
The wreck of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet has been discovered in the South Pacific, 77 years after Japanese forces sunk the ship in a...
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Last post by ed
Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:56 pm
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Facial recognition for coins
by Witness » Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:32 am
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Around 20,000 coins, often several centuries old, are stored in the State Office's archives and vaults. The collection is constantly growing. Until...
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Interesting....
I had this notion back in the day when I collected armor that I could create a Wiki-like database of makers marks. Thing is that...
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Last post by ed
Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:50 pm
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This is How They Built the Inca Stone Walls (Video)
by Skeeve » Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:11 am
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Interesting video, decent naration, plausable explanation.
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Didn't occur to me it might be confuser generated, but you may be right.
When someone says 'good narration' I immediately think of George Page.
He...
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Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:54 pm
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Kyoto archaeology
by Witness » Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:47 am
Ahead Of 2020 Summer Olympics, A Building Boom In Kyoto Is Yielding Ancient Artifacts
Deep in the urban center of Kyoto, Japan, behind a department...
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Last post by Witness
Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:47 am
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Random stuff that got dug up
by Pyrrho » Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:26 pm
A World War One-era German hand grenade has been found among a delivery of potatoes shipped from France to a crisp factory in Hong Kong, police say....
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Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:26 pm
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Matthew Flinders
by Witness » Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:12 am
Remains of explorer Matthew Flinders found under London train station during HS2 dig, ending 200-year mystery
Matthew Flinders died at the age...
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Last post by Witness
Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:12 am
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Archaeologist debunks the myth of “the nearly naked Bushmen”
by Abdul Alhazred » Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:36 pm
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Archaeologist debunks the myth of “the nearly naked Bushmen”
Heritage Daily
The point being that there are other ways of assuaging nakedness than...
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I think your last sentence can't be applied to that semi-advertising of a semi-interesting book compiling semi-old field notes.
You are...
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:08 am
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Nazi survivals
by ed » Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:52 pm
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Found an interesting site
Thinking about it, how do you erase the architecture of a regime that was in place for a decade? I am a sucker for then...
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That gives me an idea for a border wall design.
If it's a nice hotel as well as a wall, it'll pay for itself.
And who knows more about running...
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:18 am
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Survivals
by ed » Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:15 am
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I like things that sorta made it , particularly when they are anonymous.
Here are two.
ScreenShot516.jpg
Note the shape of the open space. The...
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Interesting thread, hope you'll keep it up with other examples.
I'll contribute Kraków:
They were smart enough to keep the trace of the ramparts...
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Last post by Witness
Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:51 am
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Egyptian Archaeology
by Witness » Mon Dec 17, 2018 1:38 am
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As there are constantly new discoveries let's have a generic thread.
Untouched, 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Egypt
The discovery of the...
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It's a right old dump! I wouldn't be caught dead in there!
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Mon Dec 17, 2018 3:28 am