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by Minimalist
Thu May 01, 2025 3:38 pm
Forum: Show us your photos of archaeological sites!
Topic: amerithalensis
Replies: 1
Views: 28

Re: amerithalensis

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.
by Minimalist
Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:48 pm
Forum: GuestBook and Comment Section
Topic: Archaeologica Website
Replies: 2
Views: 36

Re: Archaeologica Website

Here's the link that I get.

https://www.archaeologica.org. Looks the same as always.
by Minimalist
Mon Mar 17, 2025 4:16 pm
Forum: GuestBook and Comment Section
Topic: Sister In Law Day Date 2024
Replies: 1
Views: 64

Re: Sister In Law Day Date 2024

I always considered Halloween to be an inclusive In-Law day.
by Minimalist
Thu Feb 06, 2025 5:59 pm
Forum: Old World
Topic: Herculaneium Scrolls Being Unwrapped - Read.
Replies: 1
Views: 4059

Re: Herculaneium Scrolls Being Unwrapped - Read.

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 ...
by Minimalist
Fri Jan 17, 2025 9:06 am
Forum: Old World
Topic: Pompeii Continues to Divulge Its Wonders
Replies: 1
Views: 3408

Re: Pompeii Continues to Divulge Its Wonders

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...
by Minimalist
Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:42 am
Forum: Old World
Topic: Roman Dodecahedron - What Could It Be?
Replies: 0
Views: 448

Roman Dodecahedron - What Could It Be?

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...
by Minimalist
Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:55 am
Forum: GuestBook and Comment Section
Topic: How to change my password in my profile at archaeologica.org ??
Replies: 1
Views: 1387

Re: How to change my password in my profile at archaeologica.org ??

1- Click on your User Name in the bar below the banner.

2- Click on the caret next to your user name.

3- Select Profile.

4- Select Edit Profile.

5- Select Edit Account Settings.

6. Make your changes.
by Minimalist
Sat Jan 04, 2025 9:16 am
Forum: GuestBook and Comment Section
Topic: How to answer archaeologica.org ??
Replies: 1
Views: 325

Re: How to answer archaeologica.org ??

> Go to the Post in the Thread to which you wish to reply.

> Click POST REPLY

> Type your reply in the box which opens

> Hit SUBMIT when you are done.
by Minimalist
Sat Aug 17, 2024 9:17 am
Forum: Old World
Topic: Bronze Age Boat Experiment
Replies: 0
Views: 2016

Bronze Age Boat Experiment

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...
by Minimalist
Sun Aug 11, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: Mythology, Ritualisms, Traditions and Folklore
Topic: Combating Pseudoscience
Replies: 8
Views: 23322

Re: Combating Pseudoscience

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

Thread locked.
by Minimalist
Mon Aug 05, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: New World
Topic: Ontario Lake - Mysterious Structure
Replies: 21
Views: 18126

Re: Ontario Lake - Mysterious Structure

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

Thread locked.
by Minimalist
Fri Jul 19, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: Old World
Topic: Special Issue: Excavations at Schöningen
Replies: 5
Views: 6139

Re: Special Issue: Excavations at Schöningen

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...
by Minimalist
Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Old World
Topic: Ancient Mystery?
Replies: 2
Views: 2277

Re: Ancient Mystery?

When I visited the Roman/Greek ruins at Pompeii, Ephesos and Corinth the guides made it a point to note that where businesses were established on the ground floors on the various streets (this version of Corinth was the Roman city after the Romans had leveled the Greek city in 147 BCE) they would po...
by Minimalist
Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: Mythology, Ritualisms, Traditions and Folklore
Topic: Religious thought
Replies: 43
Views: 89718

Re: Religious thought

I suspect it is a legacy from the early days of archaeology. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries most "archaeologists" were sent out by religious-based institutions looking for evidence that their fairy tales were true. It's a knee jerk reaction and I agree that there is a large degr...
by Minimalist
Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:17 am
Forum: Anthropology and Primitive Societies
Topic: Interesting Hypothesis
Replies: 15
Views: 12886

Re: Interesting Hypothesis

Well...we and their art have survived to the present. The artists have not so all we have to go by is careful investigation of what is discovered as evidence. The Great Pyramid presents the same dilemma. No one knows how it was built but there are countless hypotheses out there claiming one or anoth...