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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
Archaeologists exploring the enigmatic Teutonic fort also found projectiles...
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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).
Lawrence wrote this as...
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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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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
Its about 20 min long a tad boring, but it does seem to explain this modern...
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I was there once.
It was unremarkable. There's nothing technically insurmountable, that I could see.
There was a movie by Doris Wishman, shot...
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Egyptian boats
by Witness » Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:55 am
3,800-Year-Old 'Tableau' of Egyptian Boats Discovered
More than 120 images of ancient Egyptian boats have been discovered adorning the inside of a...
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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:
THE 'OLD GENTLEMAN' OF RAAHE -the oldest surviving diving suit in the world.
The best-known item in Raahe Museum is the Old...
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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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The art of Onfim
by Witness » Wed Dec 21, 2016 6:38 am
The Art of Onfim: Medieval Novgorod Through the Eyes of a Child
One of the most fascinating archeological finds in Russia has been the discovery...
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Last post by Witness Wed Dec 21, 2016 6:38 am
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
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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Thinker
by Witness » Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:19 pm
Clay figurine is Bronze Age ancestor of Rodin’s ‘Thinker’
Archaeologist who unearthed 3,800-year-old ceramic statue in Yehud says nothing like it...
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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
The upper class contents of the little nugget suggests it likely belonged to Bishop...
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That's not funny!
--J.D.
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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):
Terracotta, 3000 – 2500 BCE.
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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?
Frandsen’s collection of 1,277 chunks of mineralized feces, otherwise known as coprolites, has been certified as the...
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Ahem…
That's not archeology .
Wit – pedantic asshole – ness
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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
My mind is going, I cant remember if I posted this.
Recovered from Normandy, or so the story goes. Have no reason to disbelieve it. About 1...
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Last post by Zombie Abdul 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?
Yes, but it was only a toy – which doesn't count.
For those interested in the Polish thingy:
Upper Palaeolithic...
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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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A database
by Witness » Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:37 am
The Megalithic Portal .
A bit of woo going on, but quite usable to find a location and see some on-site pictures.
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Last post by Zombie Abdul 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):
Major...
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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
Satyr & nymph
(Bar/Brothel of Innulus and Papilio): Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye, wondrous...
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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
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
The 4,000-year-old Hittite cuisine was cooked in Alacahöyük, an important Neolithic...
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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.
Iraq’s Transport Minister Kazem Finjan claims that the first airport in the world was built by ancient aliens....
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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:
The foundations have been...
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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
Modern humans evolved in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago. But how did our species...
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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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Petra
by Witness » Wed Sep 28, 2016 3:54 pm
Monumental Forgotten Gardens of Petra Rediscovered After 2,000 Years
Petra is perhaps best known for its sandstone canyon that leads directly to...
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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.
In...
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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
Researchers from the Bodleian Libraries and from...
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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
An interesting article about what lies beneath the streets of NYC.
The fact that there are steam pipes under there always surprised me.
Two...
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Last post by Zombie Abdul 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
Exclusive: Stonehenge had a close, wooden rival of gigantic proportions - that...
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Last post by Witness Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:12 am
Ancient hygiene
by Pyrrho » Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:51 pm
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Ancient Poop Sticks Offer Clues to the Spread of Disease Along the Silk Road
The parasites found within the 2,000-year-old-feces smeared on bamboo...
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I'm trying to figure out the mechanics of poop sticks. google was no help. Nor is my imagination.
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Last post by Rob Lister Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:05 pm
Proto-Indo-European
by Witness » Sat Jul 23, 2016 5:45 am
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Time traveling to the mother tongue
The sounds of languages that died thousands of years ago have been brought to life again through technology...
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pre-1066 English really is a completely foreign language.
Yeah, before the frenchyfied Northmen came to educate the Sassenach. :wink:
As for the...
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Last post by Witness Mon Jul 25, 2016 5:39 am
1943 UK Ration
by Doctor X » Sun Jul 24, 2016 12:50 pm
This is why I do not accept the records of fighter pilots from the 1940s. Bitch all you want about modern pilots juicing and all of that--these guys...
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Ancient D20
by Nyarlathotep » Tue Jul 19, 2016 6:15 pm
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I have seen this before, but it popped up again in one of my other haunts
Ancient D20 Emerges From The Ashes of Time
Jokes about Ptolemaic nerds...
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I wouldn't have expected that.
I suppose older D6's have been found?
That one looks pretty fucking cool though.
If anyone is curious:
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Last post by Anaxagoras Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:19 am
Breast Bags
by ed » Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:49 pm
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The earliest bra. Found in Austria.
Using both their archaeological context—the fill layer was likely created during a fifteenth-century renovation...
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The Romans already had bikinis:
From the Villa Romana del Casale , first quarter of the 4 th century CE.
And this mosaic from a bedroom shows...
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Last post by Witness Wed Jul 20, 2016 12:15 am
Philistines
by Witness » Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:01 am
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Philistines more sophisticated than given credit for, say reseachers
Discovery of 3,000-year-old cemetery in Ashkelon will dispel many myths and...
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↑ Yes, vae victis! (Brennus, 390 BCE).
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Last post by Witness Tue Jul 12, 2016 3:57 am
Hi! Holy of Holies, I'm Home
by Doctor X » Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:51 am
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Always enjoyed the story about the goddess and her temple at ‘Ain Dara. There is a lot of crapola on Al Gore's interwebs. Wiki is fairy decent,...
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Actually, the first step is the left step.
--J.D.
I, demonstrably, do not know my left from my right. :oops:
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Last post by Fid Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:57 am
Doggerland
by Fid » Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:31 pm
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This is for Ed, I would like your thoughts on this movie. I thought it was amazing, a sci fi with little but talking. And yes it's in archaeology.
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This is for Ed, I would like your thoughts on this movie. I thought it was amazing, a sci fi with little but talking. And yes it's in archaeology....
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Last post by Rob Lister Tue Jul 05, 2016 1:32 pm
Vikings are back!
by Witness » Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:15 am
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Ship Photos – Real Viking Ship Completes North Atlantic Crossing
The world’s largest viking ship has arrived in North America after crossing the...
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That's pretty cool, but do they cheat by bringing any modern navigation aids or other nice things on board?
Good question – I don't know the answer....
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Last post by Witness Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:33 pm
Vintage doodles
by Witness » Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:23 am
Dunno if that counts as archeology, but I found it interesting:
Medieval Book Historian Erik Kwakkel Discovers and Catalogs 800-Year-Old Doodles in...
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