What's your artifact doing in Boss Kean's ditch?
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Pylos
by Witness » Sat Dec 28, 2019 1:39 am
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Archaeologists unearth gold-lined Mycenaean royal tombs in Greece
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Recent excavations in the ancient Greek city of Pylos revealed a gold pendant featuring the likeness of Hathor, an Egyptian goddess who was a...
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Rare Book
by ed » Tue Dec 31, 2019 2:19 pm
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Rare is a funny word. I have read that a book is only considered rare if there are less than 10 or so copies extant. That would mean that the First...
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All very stimulating.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:02 pm
Decorated Skeletons
by ed » Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:10 pm
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Just came across this. Curious.
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Roggenburg, Germany.
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Last post by Witness Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:43 am
Great Pyramid
by Skeeve » Sun Jan 01, 2017 6:31 pm
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Interesting youtube video.
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Maybe they'll find the grain storage after all.
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Last post by gnome Sun Dec 29, 2019 10:01 pm
Lugers
by ed » Fri Nov 22, 2019 12:49 pm
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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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UPDATE !!!
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Last post by ed Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:50 pm
Elgin's marble casts
by Witness » Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:44 am
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Elgin's casts of Parthenon marbles reveal details since lost from statues
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Well I did have the property surveyed and drew a dick and balls on each wooden stake.
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Last post by Fid Sat Dec 14, 2019 1:36 am
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:
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We already had the Willendorf Venus:
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Nov 20, 2019 2:08 am
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
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I don't suppose this is a great big surprise to anyone?
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:22 am
Paleolithic anime (speculative)
by Witness » Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:33 am
Animation in Palaeolithic art: a pre-echo of cinema
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Last post by Witness Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:33 am
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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Last post by ed Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:56 am
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
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Dayum.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:47 am
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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Last post by WildCat Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:44 am
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
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Be nice to have a period grapnel with a few fathoms of hemp rope to go with it.
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Last post by Witness Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:33 am
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
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Last post by ed Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:46 am
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Last post by Anaxagoras Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:51 am
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
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Last post by Witness Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:11 am
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?
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Carnivorous Cambrian Creature Had Rake-Like Claws and Pineapple-Slice-Shaped Mouth
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Last post by Witness Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:48 am
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
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Last post by Witness Tue Jul 30, 2019 2:45 am
Vagina monologue
by Witness » Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:57 am
Medievalists excited at parchment fragment of 'vagina monologue'
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Last post by Witness Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:57 am
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.
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Last post by Bruce Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:06 am
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!
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Last post by Carr Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:05 am
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
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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
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.
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Last post by Witness Mon May 13, 2019 1:39 am
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
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We have a word for stuff like that down here ...
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Last post by ed Sat May 11, 2019 11:56 am
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
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?
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Tue May 07, 2019 1:02 am
Thessaloniki
by Witness » Sat Apr 27, 2019 2:01 am
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Archeological treasures found during metro construction in Greece
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Fuckin' trash. I can find better stuff at almost any yard sale.
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Last post by shemp Sat Apr 27, 2019 2:38 am
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.
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Fucking sheep farmer! :)
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Last post by sparks Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:34 pm
Stonehenge!
by Doctor X » Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:11 am
Stonehenge: DNA reveals origin of builders
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Last post by Doctor X Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:11 am
Catalog of lost books
by Witness » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:01 pm
(Wish I could write like that!)
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Last post by Witness Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:01 pm
AC, you vile wanker ...
by ed » Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:32 am
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do you live anywhere near Cuffley?
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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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Last post by asthmatic camel Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:51 pm
Another "Hobbit"
by Witness » Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:52 am
Ancient Bones And Teeth Found In A Philippine Cave May Rewrite Human History
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Last post by Witness Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:52 am
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
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Huh huh. He said titty caca
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:49 pm
Civil War Vets
by ed » Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:34 pm
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Found this site
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they sold him to somebody in New England who needed a servant.
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Last post by Giz Fri Apr 05, 2019 12:57 pm
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 )
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Wrote about some SJW ranting about that:
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Last post by Witness Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:00 am
Kunara
by Witness » Sat Mar 23, 2019 2:03 am
A Historical Treasure Bordering Ancient Mesopotamia
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Last post by Witness Sat Mar 23, 2019 2:03 am
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
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With a heart in it?
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:21 am
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
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....
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Last post by ed Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:50 pm
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.
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Last post by sparks Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:54 pm
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
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Last post by Witness Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:47 am
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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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:26 pm
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
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Last post by Witness Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:12 am
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”
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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.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:08 am
Nazi survivals
by ed » Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:52 pm
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Found an interesting site
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That gives me an idea for a border wall design.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:18 am
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.
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Interesting thread, hope you'll keep it up with other examples.
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Last post by Witness Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:51 am
Boots (with skeleton) found in the Thames
by Witness » Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:55 pm
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500-year-old skeleton found in River Thames wearing remarkably well-preserved boots
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I wouldn't be caught dead in those boots!
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