What's your artifact doing in Boss Kean's ditch?
Mythical Chinese Gold
by Witness » Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:47 am
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Legendary sunken treasure discovered in SW China
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Salt taken, pretty stuff though.
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Azilian engravings (14,000 BP)
by Witness » Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:06 pm
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Abstract
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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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Lycurgus cup
by Witness » Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:46 pm
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Lycurgus Cup: A Piece of Ancient Roman Nanotechnology
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Really well preserved.
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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!
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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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IMG_8146.JPG
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Two screwdrivers!!? My Gawd, you might have randomly dismantled something!!! Terrorisms I tell ya!
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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:
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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:
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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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Last post by ed Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:12 am
Crusader Castle
by Witness » Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:52 am
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Board game and luxuries discovered in Crusader castle in the Galilee
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Interesting, thanks for posting. I had an interest in these things and came across a book by T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia).
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Last post by ed Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:11 pm
Bronze-Age Fashion ("Egtved girl")
by Witness » Sun Jan 15, 2017 8:54 pm
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An iconic Bronze Age girl who was buried in Denmark about 3,400 years ago came from a foreign land, a new analysis of her hair and teeth suggests....
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Listy's 'ad her.
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Last post by sparks Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:30 pm
Eds Coral Castle Quarry and Flywheel, Engineering Mystery Solved
by Skeeve » Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:51 am
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Eds Coral Castle Quarry and Flywheel, Engineering Mystery Solved
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I was there once.
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Last post by Badger Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:05 pm
Egyptian boats
by Witness » Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:55 am
3,800-Year-Old 'Tableau' of Egyptian Boats Discovered
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Last post by Witness Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:55 am
Diving suit
by Witness » Sun Dec 18, 2016 6:57 am
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Something for ed:
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Saying that The Life Aquatic is a black rapist cunt does not Clark Kent the egg salad. :)
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Last post by sparks Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:09 pm
The art of Onfim
by Witness » Wed Dec 21, 2016 6:38 am
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The Art of Onfim: Medieval Novgorod Through the Eyes of a Child
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12 year old boys never change. I had that same scrawl in my trapper keeper.
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Last post by corplinx Sat Dec 24, 2016 5:48 pm
The sword of Goujian
by Witness » Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:16 pm
The Sword of Goujian (Traditional Chinese: 越王勾踐劍, Simplified Chinese: 越王勾践剑) is an archaeological artifact of the Spring and Autumn period (771 to...
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Last post by Witness Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:16 pm
Pioneer Audio Timer from the 70s
by corplinx » Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:17 pm
Ancient Find
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Last post by corplinx Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:17 pm
Museum of Artifacts
by Pyrrho » Thu Nov 24, 2016 4:12 pm
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For when you have time to waste.
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What do you question as being genuine?
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Last post by Grammatron Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:50 pm
Thinker
by Witness » Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:19 pm
Clay figurine is Bronze Age ancestor of Rodin’s ‘Thinker’
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Last post by sparks Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:54 am
300 year-old grogan
by Pyrrho » Wed Nov 23, 2016 10:44 pm
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Researchers Trace 300-Year-Old Lump of Poop to Danish Bishop
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That's not funny!
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Nov 23, 2016 11:36 pm
First porn
by Witness » Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:02 am
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Apparently the Swiss were already into modern art? :?
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More from the Indus valley (Mergarh/Baluchistan):
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Last post by Witness Sun Nov 20, 2016 5:14 am
Altÿnkazgan
by Witness » Sun Nov 20, 2016 5:04 am
Archaeologists have uncovered a gigantic, 1,500-year-old stone monument near the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan. The structure is reminiscent of...
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Last post by Witness Sun Nov 20, 2016 5:04 am
Racketeer Nickels
by Pyrrho » Fri Nov 18, 2016 12:53 am
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What makes the Deadwood coin special is that it may be the only racketeer nickel to actually show up in an archeological dig. The fact that it was...
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--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Nov 18, 2016 9:01 am
World's Greatest Coprolite Collection
by Pyrrho » Fri Nov 18, 2016 12:57 am
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Florida Man, who else?
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Ahem…
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Last post by Witness Fri Nov 18, 2016 4:15 am
Richard III
by ed » Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:28 pm
You may remember the amazing find of the bones of Richard III. Since then there has been an autopsy. Interesting stuff that makes archeology so...
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Last post by ed Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:28 pm
Normandy Find
by ed » Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:23 pm
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My mind is going, I cant remember if I posted this.
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ed you must rehost.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:29 pm
2,000 year old boomerang unearthed in France
by Witness » Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:53 am
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Boomerangs are usually associated with Australian aborigines but these amazing wooden weapons have been found in Egypt, apparently dating back 2,000...
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Very cool. You ever throw one?
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Last post by Witness Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:36 pm
Temple Mount Sifting Project
by Witness » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:45 am
The Temple Mount Sifting Project (formerly known as the Temple Mount Salvage Operation) is an Israeli archaeological project begun in 2005 dedicated...
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Last post by Witness Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:45 am
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Last post by Witness Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:50 am
A database
by Witness » Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:37 am
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The Megalithic Portal .
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Bookmarked for later time wastage.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:49 am
Hallstatt
by Witness » Mon Nov 07, 2016 3:22 am
The Froggies are, since 2014, scratching the dirt off an enormous Iron Age princely tomb/tumulus in Lavau (banks of the Seine river):
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Last post by Witness Mon Nov 07, 2016 3:22 am
Lake Michigan shipwreck
by Witness » Sun Oct 16, 2016 2:14 am
Photo mosaic of the 123-foot schooner Rouse Simmons, which lies in 170 feet of water in Lake Michigan. The video was captured during one 25-minute...
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Last post by Witness Sun Oct 16, 2016 2:14 am
Lewd graffiti from Pompei
by Witness » Fri Oct 14, 2016 3:26 am
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Satyr & nymph
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That's a mosaic, not graffiti.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Sat Oct 15, 2016 8:17 pm
Praeneste fibula
by Witness » Sat Oct 15, 2016 5:15 am
The Praeneste fibula (the brooch of Palestrina ) is a golden fibula or brooch, today housed in the Museo Preistorico Etnografico Luigi Pigorini in...
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Last post by Witness Sat Oct 15, 2016 5:15 am
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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Bloody British. :HoppingMad2:
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Last post by ed Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:08 pm
An interesting survival
by ed » Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:46 am
I like things that are sort of messages from the past, an inscription in an old book that no one has noticed for 300 years, an arrow fired into a...
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Last post by Witness Wed Oct 12, 2016 4:52 am
Pompeian house
by Witness » Tue Oct 11, 2016 2:42 am
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Archaeologists have virtually reconstructed an ancient Pompeii house in 3D, revealing the beauty of a well-to-do Italian home almost 2,000 years...
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I'm a step closer to writing that book, Witness. I located my archives from 2003-2005 from when I was especially active on the JREF forum, before...
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Last post by Witness Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:49 am
Hittite cuisine
by Witness » Sat Oct 08, 2016 1:52 am
Archaeological team prepares 4,000-year-old Hittite meals
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Last post by Grammatron Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:51 pm
7,000 year old alien base found
by Pyrrho » Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:49 am
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Well that's what the man says.
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Is his name Lupe Azfuque?
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Last post by shemp Fri Oct 07, 2016 4:02 am
Nero's rotating dining room
by Witness » Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:31 am
Sorry guys, found no good video in English but I'll summarize the comments and you'll get it easily from the graphics:
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Last post by Witness Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:31 am
Out of Africa, once
by Witness » Thu Sep 29, 2016 11:57 pm
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A Single Migration From Africa Populated the World, Studies Find
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I read about that, very interesting. I'm currently reading Stephen Baxter's Evolution , which is relevant and darn good SciFi. :)
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Last post by asthmatic camel Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:59 pm
Petra
by Witness » Wed Sep 28, 2016 3:54 pm
Monumental Forgotten Gardens of Petra Rediscovered After 2,000 Years
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Last post by Witness Wed Sep 28, 2016 3:54 pm
Reading old documents
by ed » Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:46 pm
Experts using a novel computer imaging program have for the first time virtually unwrapped an ancient scroll too burned and fragile to be opened.
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Last post by ed Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:46 pm
Cybele
by Witness » Tue Sep 13, 2016 10:14 pm
A 2,100-year-old marble mother goddess sculpture of Kybele has been unearthed during excavations in the Black Sea province of Ordu’s Kurul Castle,...
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Last post by Witness Tue Sep 13, 2016 10:14 pm
Ötzi
by Witness » Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:00 pm
Ötzi the Iceman was a dapper dresser. About 5,300 years ago, he sported a fur hat made from a brown bear, a sheepskin loincloth, leggings and a coat...
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Last post by Witness Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:00 pm
New old codex (sic)
by Witness » Tue Sep 06, 2016 4:54 am
High-tech imaging reveals rare precolonial Mexican manuscript hidden from view for 500 years
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Last post by Witness Tue Sep 06, 2016 4:54 am
The Archaeology of a Modern City
by ed » Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:33 am
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An interesting article about what lies beneath the streets of NYC.
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Sometimes the archaeological remains are out in the open.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:18 am
More fuel for British woo
by Witness » Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:12 am
Remarkable ancient structure found just two miles from Stonehenge
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