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There is a moderator hold on the first 10 posts of any new member. Just type what you want and hit "send." It will be approved (or disapproved) in a day or two. In the meantime...yes. It can look as if nothing is happening.

Your last post was your 10th which is supposed to be the cut-off point. We'll have to see if it works automatically or I have to do something. I did spend the weekend in the hospital. I had an infection and everyone panicked but they knocked it out in a day and then I spent two days waiting for them...

Dave, No. I have lymphoma and the treatment for that is chemotherapy. The first round of which, in Mid-May, flattened most of the visible tumor, Generally it is a six treatment course of action spread over 3 months. So far I am tolerating the drugs and their alleged side effects quite well. In fact,...

I just approved your post at Archaeologica but could you discuss what it is you are trying show with those? They vaguely resemble arrow heads.

Here's the link that I get.

https://www.archaeologica.org. Looks the same as always.

I always considered Halloween to be an inclusive In-Law day.

Progress. https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/science/herculaneum-scroll-words-deciphered/index.html ‘Disgust’ among first words decoded in 2,000-year-old charred scroll One of the first words to be translated was the ancient Greek διατροπή, meaning “disgust,” which appears twice within a few columns of ...

More fascinating discoveries from the ongoing Pompeii dig. This time, a private bath house. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15zgvnvk4do 'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii Archaeologists have discovered a sumptuous private bathhouse - potentially the largest ever f...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/12-sided-roman-relic-baffles-archaeologists-spawns-countless-theories/ar-AA1nVZUv?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=a673721a02bc4e57900bf265b42298d3&ei=60 12-sided Roman relic baffles archaeologists, spawns countless theories https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.ne...

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https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/12/science/uae-ancient-magan-boat-reconstruction A Bronze Age-style ship just sailed through the Persian Gulf 4,000 years after it was designed Writings on an ancient clay tablet have allowed experts to reconstruct a Bronze Age ship made of reeds and sail it on a maid...

Yes and pointless commentary on 7 year old threads is not appreciated.

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Actually, 16 years after the last post it is not all that "fascinating."

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While the Schoningen Spears are not exactly news....they were first found in the 90's.... this article from last April expresses some interesting observations about the technical woodworking ability of the manufacturers some 300,000 ybp and no one is suggesting that they were HSS. https://www.scienc...