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Celtic Coin Hoard
by Witness » Tue Jan 02, 2018 5:04 am
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From a year ago:
Researchers Finish Separating World’s Largest Celtic Coin Hoard
Last Friday, conservators at Jersey Heritage finally completed...
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Hmmm Treasure Trove .
Belongs to the crown then I think.
Apparently it stays in Jersey, perhaps on loan from Her Majesty , or Jersey has a special...
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Plain of Jars
by Witness » Wed Dec 27, 2017 5:14 am
New findings on Lao Plain of Jars help unravel ancient mysteries
A joint research team from Australia and Laos has uncovered a new set of human...
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Bronze Age iron
by Witness » Sat Dec 23, 2017 3:42 am
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Bronze Age artifacts used meteoric iron
You may already be surprised to hear there are iron objects dating back to the Bronze Age, but their...
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↑ Good point.
Partial answer:
Tutankhamun, pharaoh from 1332 to 1323 BC, possessed a 34cm long dagger made of iron and decorated with gold. The...
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"Bones with Bling"
by Witness » Sat Nov 25, 2017 3:30 am
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Bones with Bling: The Amazing Skeletons of the Roman Catacombs
Way back towards the end of the Middle Ages, 1578 to be exact, came the fascinating...
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Arts and Crafts of the Dark Ages?
Nothin' says good Christian lovin' like a full beard on a skeleton made from gold, rubies, sapphires, and pearls....
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Learn cuneiform
by Witness » Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:16 am
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The last line says without gluten .
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Minoan Sealstone
by Witness » Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:56 am
Archaeologists Find Unique Minoan Sealstone in Greece
In 2015, University of Cincinnati (UC) archaeologists Professor Jack Davis and Dr. Shari...
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Leptis Magna (Libya)
by Witness » Wed Oct 11, 2017 12:43 am
The site.
Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus Augustus (11 April 145 – 4 February 211), born there, died in York while preparing to invade Scotland....
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Last post by Witness Wed Oct 11, 2017 12:43 am
Greek DNA
by Witness » Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:36 am
The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals
Ever since the days of Homer, Greeks have long idealized their Mycenaean...
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Lost languages
by Witness » Wed Sep 27, 2017 1:01 am
Lost Languages Discovered in One of the World’s Oldest Continuously Run Libraries
Saint Catherine’s Monastery, a sacred Christian site nestled in...
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Black Sea Shipwrecks
by ed » Fri Oct 21, 2016 12:23 pm
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Marco Polo himself may have recognised this medieval trading ship. It’s one of the 40 or so shipwrecks newly discovered on the bed of the Black Sea...
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If you're interested, recent article from the Smithsonian on the subject, with links: .
Since 2015, the Maritime Archaeological Project expedition...
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Last post by Witness Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:52 am
Extremely ancient civilizations
by Pyrrho » Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:59 am
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Here are two examples from Mexico. One is El Pillar, the lost and buried city of the Maya in the Yucatan. This site is totally buried but with the...
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I was. I had a cute little girl I called Claw. She was ... not quite warm. We had your mom.
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Temple of Artemis
by Witness » Sat Sep 23, 2017 12:23 am
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Temple of Artemis Found on Greek Isle of Euboea
AMARYNTHOS, GREECE—Swissinfo reports that a team of Swiss researchers led by Karl Reber of the...
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Now they get 10% growth in all cities, and 15% production bonus building ranged units.
They should spam some artillery.
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H. L. Hunley (submarine)
by Witness » Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:14 am
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H. L. Hunley , often referred to as Hunley , was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that played a small part in the American Civil War....
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Awesome! I must tell お姉さん who loved the book when she was a Wee Lass.
Though, to be fair, unlike Moby Dick , at least in Gone with Sherman Who Fucks...
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Earliest zero
by Witness » Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:11 am
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University of Oxford
Published on Sep 14, 2017
The Bakhshali manuscript is an ancient Indian mathematical manuscript written on more than 70 leaves...
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It all depends on how you define it; however, if I understand properly--and I have been told that millions are bigger than 100,000 --the concept as a...
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Roman GDP
by Witness » Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:39 am
More History than Archaeology, but interesting anyway:
In a nutshell demonstrates why the Eastern Roman Empire lasted so much longer than the...
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Domitilla Catacombs
by Witness » Sat Sep 09, 2017 1:26 am
Domitilla catacombs unveiled after years of renovation
The catacombs of Domitilla, close to the Appian Way, have been restored with laser and...
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Last post by Witness Sat Sep 09, 2017 1:26 am
I coulda told 'em that
by Paulie Cicero » Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:27 am
What 6000 years? Italians been making wine ever since God made Italians. Or Sicilians, even.
Researchers Discover Italy’s Oldest Wine in...
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Last post by Paulie Cicero Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:27 am
Farewell and Adieu Ye fair Spanish ladies...
by Nyarlathotep » Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:09 am
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It is bad that I read this story...
Shipwreck of USS Indianapolis, Which Helped Create the Atomic Bomb, Found After 72 Years
And my first thought...
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‘We knew the ship was doomed’: USS Indianapolis survivor recalls four days in shark-filled sea
Good read. And pretty much how it was described in...
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USS Indianapolis
by Pyrrho » Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:10 pm
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Found.
Naval researchers announced Saturday that they have found the wreckage of the lost World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis on the floor of...
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Drinking Narragansett from a can? Yeesh!
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:25 am
Wooden toe
by Witness » Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:06 am
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Swiss Egyptologists study 3000-year-old prosthesis
It is likely to be one of the oldest prosthetic devices in human history: Together with other...
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↑ That was my take on the word. Is anatomy passé ?
P. – S.
:mrgreen:
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Last post by Witness Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:24 am
Venice Time Machine
by Witness » Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:50 am
More history than archaeology…
Project page with technical details & more videos:
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350-year-old corpse of French noblewoman found
by Witness » Mon Aug 14, 2017 1:13 am
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Fully dressed and preserved 350-year-old corpse of French noblewoman found
The corpse of Louise de Quengo, a widow from an aristocratic family from...
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When you're as old as ed , lots of stuff becomes...fascinating. :ImOuttaHere:
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The remains of the Romanovs
by ed » Tue Jul 11, 2017 1:39 am
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An altogether sad story. Interesting read.
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Two thoughts about that:
The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.
- Stalin, Attrib.
or
No man is an island,...
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Last post by ed Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:42 pm
Ancient ordnance
by Pyrrho » Sat Jul 15, 2017 12:13 pm
Builders in the old part of the Canadian city of Quebec have unearthed a live cannonball fired by the British during a siege in 1759.
They posed for...
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Thoughts on the past - ping Witness
by ed » Sun Jul 16, 2017 12:44 pm
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I was perusing a book I own entitled The English Mediaeval House by Margaret Wood and saw two of my favorite quotes that relate to a study of the...
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+1 to that
I bought the first one today. The revisited one seems like a new book. I read some pages on Google and it seemed pretty good.
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Last post by ed Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:45 pm
BRAINNNSSSS
by Pyrrho » Sat Jul 15, 2017 10:33 am
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Archaeologists excavating a mass grave in Spain have found the largest collection of naturally preserved human brains in the world, a scientist...
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Abby ... someone.
But this is a goooooood boy! And we love him!!!
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Visards
by Witness » Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:07 am
For refined, upper-class ladies in 16th-century Europe, getting a tan, especially on your face, was not a good look.
The implication of such...
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Last post by Witness Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:07 am
Knights vs. Snails
by Witness » Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:51 am
Not archaeology stricto sensu , but a fun video about illuminated manuscripts:
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Shigir Idol
by Witness » Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:01 am
Beaver's teeth 'used to carve the oldest wooden statue in the world'
New scientific findings suggest that images and hieroglyphics on the wooden...
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Last post by Witness Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:01 am
Photospheres
by Witness » Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:45 am
What is the purpose of this website?
The primary purpose of this site is to provide a series of links to archaeological photo spheres.
It is also...
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Skeletons under Florida wine shop
by Pyrrho » Sat May 27, 2017 11:23 am
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Because where else?
According to FirstCoast, last October hurricane Matthew damaged a wine shop on St. Augustine’s plaza. After the hurricane,...
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There is an old French drinking song with the chorus:
Et si je meurs,
je veux qu'on m'enterre
dans une cave
où il y a du bon vin.
And if I die
I...
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Last post by Witness Mon May 29, 2017 3:47 am
Heads AND bodies
by Witness » Sun May 21, 2017 12:58 am
Easter Island’s monumental stone heads are well-known, but there’s more to the story: all along, the sculptures have secretly had torsos, buried...
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Sun May 21, 2017 1:52 am
Mummies, again
by Witness » Sat May 13, 2017 5:25 pm
17 mummies discovered in central Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in desert catacombs in Minya province, an unprecedented...
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Last post by Witness Sat May 13, 2017 5:25 pm
Mes Aynak
by Witness » Tue May 09, 2017 2:49 am
Mes Aynak (Pashto: مس عينک, meaning little source of copper ) is a site 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, located in a barren region of...
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Last post by Witness Tue May 09, 2017 2:49 am
Chauvet Cave
by Witness » Tue May 02, 2017 7:04 pm
(not from the link)
Some very good quality pictures by a guy tasked with making panoramas there (the original, not the for tourists copy)....
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Last post by Witness Tue May 02, 2017 7:04 pm
Bog bodies
by Witness » Mon May 01, 2017 5:24 am
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Europe’s Famed Bog Bodies Are Starting to Reveal Their Secrets
High-tech tools divulge new information about the mysterious and violent fates met by...
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This has interested me since I first read PV Glob's Bog People when I was a mere tad. Thanks.
ETA that's the Tollund man unless my eyes are...
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New finds in Egypt
by Anaxagoras » Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:48 am
Egypt unearths 8 mummies in 3,500-year-old tombs
Cairo (CNN)Egyptian officials unearthed eight mummies, 10 colorful sarcophagi and numerous...
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Colorized photos
by Pyrrho » Fri Apr 14, 2017 12:42 am
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Quite impressive.
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Pretty אל damn'd impressive:
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Apr 14, 2017 5:46 am
Mythical Chinese Gold
by Witness » Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:47 am
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Legendary sunken treasure discovered in SW China
CHENGDU, March 20 (Xinhua) -- A centuries-old legend that a vast booty of treasure belonging to...
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Salt taken, pretty stuff though.
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Last post by Fid Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:55 pm
Azilian engravings (14,000 BP)
by Witness » Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:06 pm
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Abstract
The development of the Azilian in Western Europe 14,000 years ago is considered a “revolution” in Upper Paleolithic Archaeology. One of...
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My grandpa used to take me on walks by the Etowah river after a rain. We would find arrow heads. I like to imagine the lives of the people that...
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Last post by Fid Sun Mar 26, 2017 5:11 am
Lycurgus cup
by Witness » Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:46 pm
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Lycurgus Cup: A Piece of Ancient Roman Nanotechnology
In the 1950s, the British Museum came into possession an ancient glass chalice called the...
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Really well preserved.
Oh, and balls.
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Last post by Fid Sun Mar 26, 2017 4:49 am
Caligula's boat
by Witness » Sun Mar 19, 2017 3:56 am
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From Lake Nemi ( Nemorensis Lacus ), drained by Mussolini, boat later destroyed by artillery fire during WWII.
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The damn thing was a firetrap and a right old dump! Jolly good that we bombed the shit out of it! Probably saved thousands of lives!
Some say it was...
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Last post by Witness Mon Mar 20, 2017 6:53 pm
Slum archaeology
by Witness » Sat Mar 18, 2017 6:08 am
Giant 3,000-year-old statue of Pharaoh Ramses II found buried in a Cairo slum is hailed as 'one of the most important discoveries ever'...
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Last post by Witness Sat Mar 18, 2017 6:08 am
1860 Cavalry Saber Blade
by ed » Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:16 pm
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Found this blade at a show this pase weekend. I used to collect swords, American mostly, sold off all but a few. The...
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Two screwdrivers!!? My Gawd, you might have randomly dismantled something!!! Terrorisms I tell ya!
Actually I was working in a small engine repair...
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Last post by Fid Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:18 pm
Moving in Plate Armour
by Witness » Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:32 pm
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More History than Archeology, hope I won't get banned… :mrgreen:
The text is even read in old French pronunciation!
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Went to an exhibition of medieval stuff with a friend today. As it happens we could try wearing a helmet replica. Test report:
– it's really, really...
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Last post by Witness Sun Feb 12, 2017 5:34 am
Now this is cool
by ed » Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:32 pm
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Melbourne based archaeological virtual reality startup, Lithodomos VR, has closed a $900,000 AUD (679,500 USD) seed funding round. The company is...
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Earlier in 2016, Lithodomos VR produced a virtual reality app to present an archaeologically accurate 3D reconstruction of ancient Jerusalem as it...
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Last post by Fid Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:32 pm
Salem
by ed » Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:12 am
Came across this in Archeology Mag today. Interesting that the place of execution of the Salem witches could be forgotton. This topic has interested...
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