Archaeologica.org

Really it is only in the last 50 years that people have begun to worry about the pilfering of archaeological sites. Sadly, I suspect that a lot of that concern began because of the fraudulent "antiquities" that flooded the market.

Again, you are replying to a dead thread.

I approved this post because there was no reason not to.

But, you are replying to a thread which has been dead for 12 years

https://www.archaeologica.org/forum/app ... p/faq#f1r0



Go to the User Control Panel and select Profile.

Avatar's are included.

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/09/the-oracle-of-delphi/135089 Delphi was an ancient sanctuary of the Pythia, located on the south-western slope of Mount Parnassus in central Greece. The Pythia was established as a high priest cult around the 8th century BC (although some sources suggest they may...

Yes, that's a fair impression.

I knock out 3-4 Russian spammers per day but the community seems to have withered in Michelle's absence.

If you have a link to the story feel free to post it.

I always think of the medieval world as one big rat's nest.

Besides, the Oxyrhynchus Papyri were found in a garbage midden. Beggars can't be choosers.

In England.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/oxbur ... index.html

Archaeologists find rare artifacts under floorboards of English manor house

In the 4th and 3d centuries BC the Romans habitually raised 4 legions every year. Each legion was about 4,000 men and two were assigned to each consul. Adding in some cavalry (Romans were not great horsemen ) and skirmishers each army would have amounted to less than 10,000 men. Because of their pol...

I must agree Simon. I've always doubted the numbers reported by ancient historians. Particularly the opposition that they reported they faced. The infrastructure to support vast armies did not exist.

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/06/did-corn-fuel-cahokias-rise/134037 Today, much of the corn (Zea mays) grown in North America is used to produce corn ethanol – a blend that is added to fuels, primarily gasoline. But approximately 1,000 years ago, in what is now southern Illinois, corn may have ...

For workers, yes.

Of course this was long before coinage was invented.

One of the more compelling arguments I'd seen was that the Hyksos were brought in as mercenaries and given their utilization of chariots and compound bows there is still much to support that idea. Those weapons were revolutionary to Egypt when introduced. As a cohesive mercenary group they were in a...

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-new-find-the-hyksos-didn-t-invade-ancient-egypt-they-lived-there-1.8995876?utm_source=smartfocus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=archaeology-and-science&utm_content=5019042 Archaeologists Debunk 3,000-year-old Fake News: The Hyksos Didn’t Invade Ancient Egy...