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- Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:27 am
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: He Missed The Big Show!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3842
He Missed The Big Show!
Burial site of a man who died in Pompeii before the eruption discovered. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-most-well-preserved-human-remains-pompeii-date-180978455/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=4856221...
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:27 am
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: Shipwreck Discovery Near Civitavecchia, Italy
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3794
Shipwreck Discovery Near Civitavecchia, Italy
Along the coastal route from Gaul and Spain to Rome. Est. to be 1st or 2d century BCE. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66337902?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA The wreckage of an ancient Roman ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast of Italy. The cargo ship was f...
- Mon May 22, 2023 9:41 pm
- Forum: New World
- Topic: If You Have An Hour To Kill
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2064
If You Have An Hour To Kill
There is a collection of "artifacts" found in Michigan in the late 19th century which has a bit of a cult following ( doesn't everything, these days?) and which is given a fair hearing in this video...before being demolished by modern science. I had heard of this, and essentially regarded ...
- Tue May 16, 2023 3:08 pm
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: Skeletons Found in Pompeii
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3780
Skeletons Found in Pompeii
Two died apparently when a wall caved in on them. https://www.rawstory.com/two-new-skeletons-found-at-pompeii-excavations/ Archaeologists at Pompeii said Tuesday that they had uncovered two new skeletons of male victims who likely died in an earthquake that accompanied the devastating volcanic erupt...
- Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:48 am
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: Full Sentence in Ancient Canaanite Script Deciphered
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4526
Full Sentence in Ancient Canaanite Script Deciphered
Nice work by the Israel Antiquities Group. And no mention of any silly gods!
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0f3svrh/...t-alphabet
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0f3svrh/...t-alphabet
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 5:10 pm
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: North Face Corridor or Chamber
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1952
Re: North Face Corridor or Chamber
I saw the report. It looks just like the relieving chamber above the King's Chamber - angled stones to disperse the weight. I'm more amazed that they had the engineering sense to know that they needed to relieve the stress on the lower stones than the fact that it is there. At least they didn't use ...
- Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:23 pm
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: Mummification "Lab" Found at Saqqara,
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4438
Mummification "Lab" Found at Saqqara,
Or: I Want My Mummy!
https://www.rawstory.com/surprising-anc ... iscovered/
https://www.rawstory.com/surprising-anc ... iscovered/
'Surprising' ancient Egyptian mummy ingredients discovered
- Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:58 am
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: Dig We Must!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4331
Dig We Must!
https://www.rawstory.com/rome-archaeolo ... ppian-way/
Rome archaeologists search for start of Appian Way
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 2:10 pm
- Forum: Anthropology and Primitive Societies
- Topic: Homo naledi had fire [!]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1769
Re: Homo naledi had fire [!]
There is always the chance - actually the great likelihood - that human evolution was not linear. Some scattered groups may have made advances far earlier than others but then died out for one reason or another.
We will never unravel this entire mystery.
We will never unravel this entire mystery.
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:29 am
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: Boats! Very Old Boats
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4316
Boats! Very Old Boats
From Haaretz, Archaeology Division https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-12-15/ty-article/hominins-were-sailing-the-mediterranean-half-a-million-years-ago-study-finds/00000185-1590-dcb5-abe7-dfbe1b5c0000?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=archaeology-and-science&utm_...
- Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:12 pm
- Forum: Australia & Oceania, Antarctica
- Topic: Giant Bones
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1877
Re: Giant Bones
Hello, Tang.
Well, "proof" is for mathematicians. Here we can consider the totality of evidence.
Do you have any scientific evaluation to share? That would be a good starting point.
Well, "proof" is for mathematicians. Here we can consider the totality of evidence.
Do you have any scientific evaluation to share? That would be a good starting point.
- Fri Nov 25, 2022 6:37 pm
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: Hail, Sponsian...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1815
Hail, Sponsian...
Coin confirms the existence of otherwise unknown "emperor." https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63636641 Gold coin proves 'fake' Roman emperor was real An ancient gold coin proves that a third century Roman emperor written out of history as a fictional character really did exist, ...
- Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:56 pm
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: Archaeology is where you find it.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3211
Re: Archaeology is where you find it.
If the dating of that artifact is correct then it is Middle Bronze Age c 1650 BCE which is about 2 centuries before Egyptian control of Canaan was cemented by Thutmosis III. Of course that has nothing to do with trade so what you suggest is possible. We do know for certain that there were extensive ...
- Wed Nov 09, 2022 5:52 pm
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: Archaeology is where you find it.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3211
Archaeology is where you find it.
Canaanite lice comb dug up in Tel Lachish. https://www.rawstory.com/rare-canaanite-inscription-found-on-ivory-comb-in-israel/ Rare Canaanite inscription found on ivory comb in Israel A rare inscription that sheds new light on the use of Canaanite language some 3,700 years ago has been discovered on ...
- Wed Nov 09, 2022 5:50 pm
- Forum: Old World
- Topic: Italy unearths exceptional haul of ancient bronzes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2894
Re: Italy unearths exceptional haul of ancient bronzes
Rome pretty much dominated the Italian Peninsula, south of the Po, after the Battle of Sentinum in 295 BCE. The Etruscans were allied with the Samnites and a few others but after Sentinum they were a spent force. As was customary, The Romans absorbed them rather than destroy them.