What's your artifact doing in Boss Kean's ditch?
Tzompantli
by Witness » Wed Jul 11, 2018 3:27 am
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News from the Mesoamerican Empire of Dumbth™:
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Looking at stuff like that, it occurs that it's a bloody wonder the human species has made it this far. Quicker the Planet takes a good, healthy dump...
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Devil coins
by Witness » Sun Jul 08, 2018 3:36 am
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Not really archaeology, but fun (and strange):
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Ever read Anglo Saxon Attitudes by Angus Wilson? :coolspecs: No, but I will. :)
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Last post by Witness Tue Jul 10, 2018 2:39 am
Ötzi
by Witness » Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:06 am
The Final Hours of the Iceman’s Tools
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Stonehenge
by Anaxagoras » Fri Jun 22, 2018 6:06 am
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I'm seeing all sorts of headlines similar to this one:
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A bit repetitive, but gives a good general view:
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Last post by Witness Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:46 pm
Old Earth
by Witness » Sun Jun 24, 2018 3:44 am
Pyrrho, can you please rename this subforum to Archaeology and Paleontology ? ed is OK with that. Thanks.
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Last post by Witness Sun Jun 24, 2018 3:44 am
$17 billion shipwreck found
by Pyrrho » Wed May 23, 2018 6:23 pm
With cannon.
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Last post by Pyrrho Wed May 23, 2018 6:23 pm
Mardaman
by Witness » Wed May 23, 2018 1:33 am
Cuneiform tablets from Bassetki reveal location of ancient royal city of Mardaman
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Last post by Witness Wed May 23, 2018 1:33 am
Parthenon
by Witness » Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:05 pm
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Last post by Witness Tue May 01, 2018 11:42 pm
Electrical Worker Acquires Personal Effects of ed's Ancestor
by Nyarlathotep » Wed Aug 24, 2016 11:50 pm
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Film at 11
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There's no drunk postin' in the building!
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Last post by Fid Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:14 pm
Way high tech wreck of nazi sub found
by Fid » Sat Apr 21, 2018 3:29 am
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Yeah, yeah thems nazis but do war graves only apply in ones territorial waters?
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Way high tech by Nazi sub standards means a snorkel so they can run their engine and charge their batteries submerged.
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Last post by Fid Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:41 pm
New "Nasca" Lines
by Witness » Thu Apr 12, 2018 10:54 am
Massive Ancient Drawings Found in Peruvian Desert
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Last post by Witness Thu Apr 12, 2018 10:54 am
"Freedom Coins"
by Witness » Thu Apr 05, 2018 2:43 am
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Trove of ancient 'freedom coins' unearthed in Jerusalem
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One, three, five, six and seven clearly show the alien face huggers the reptilian jooz were planning to use to control the world...eventually.
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Last post by Witness Wed Mar 28, 2018 4:18 am
Tattoo
by Witness » Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:36 am
World's oldest tattoo art found on Egyptian mummy that has been in British Museum for 100 years
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Last post by Witness Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:36 am
War
by ed » Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:26 pm
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Interesting. I would argue that the death rate is constant. Also note that the greatest bloodletting occurred after women got the right to vote.
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What accounts for the streaks on the right--are those extended conflicts winding down?
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Last post by gnome Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:57 pm
USS Lexington found
by Anaxagoras » Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:05 am
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Expedition led by Microsoft co-founder locates lost WWII carrier
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SEE!!!
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Bayeux "tapestry"
by Witness » Thu Mar 01, 2018 3:27 am
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[quote= The Crown Chronicles ] Bayeux Tapestry will be loaned to UK for exhibition
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--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:26 am
Gods in color
by Witness » Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:52 am
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Rediscovering the Blazingly Bright Colors of Ancient Sculptures
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So really the ancients had lousy taste after all.
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Last post by Witness Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:47 am
Shakespeare busted
by Anaxagoras » Thu Feb 15, 2018 12:12 pm
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Maybe this belongs in History rather than Archeology but it's almost as if they dug up a new find here. An old, long ignored manuscript was found in...
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I think the more important question pertains to his harassment of women and young boys in his theater troupe. #METOO
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Mayan structures
by Witness » Sat Feb 03, 2018 2:59 am
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Fortresses, farmlands of the Maya emerge from massive LiDAR survey
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Oh shit.
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Last post by sparks Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:52 pm
Celtic Coin Hoard
by Witness » Tue Jan 02, 2018 5:04 am
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From a year ago:
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Hmmm Treasure Trove .
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Last post by Witness Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:56 am
Plain of Jars
by Witness » Wed Dec 27, 2017 5:14 am
New findings on Lao Plain of Jars help unravel ancient mysteries
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Last post by Witness Wed Dec 27, 2017 5:14 am
Bronze Age iron
by Witness » Sat Dec 23, 2017 3:42 am
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Bronze Age artifacts used meteoric iron
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↑ Good point.
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Last post by Witness Sun Dec 24, 2017 4:54 am
"Bones with Bling"
by Witness » Sat Nov 25, 2017 3:30 am
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Bones with Bling: The Amazing Skeletons of the Roman Catacombs
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Arts and Crafts of the Dark Ages?
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Last post by Bruce Sat Nov 25, 2017 3:57 pm
Learn cuneiform
by Witness » Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:16 am
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The last line says without gluten .
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Last post by Witness Mon Nov 20, 2017 5:11 am
Minoan Sealstone
by Witness » Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:56 am
Archaeologists Find Unique Minoan Sealstone in Greece
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Last post by Pyrrho Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:22 pm
Leptis Magna (Libya)
by Witness » Wed Oct 11, 2017 12:43 am
The site.
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Last post by Witness Wed Oct 11, 2017 12:43 am
Greek DNA
by Witness » Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:36 am
The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals
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Last post by Witness Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:36 am
Lost languages
by Witness » Wed Sep 27, 2017 1:01 am
Lost Languages Discovered in One of the World’s Oldest Continuously Run Libraries
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Last post by Witness Wed Sep 27, 2017 1:01 am
Black Sea Shipwrecks
by ed » Fri Oct 21, 2016 12:23 pm
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Marco Polo himself may have recognised this medieval trading ship. It’s one of the 40 or so shipwrecks newly discovered on the bed of the Black Sea...
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If you're interested, recent article from the Smithsonian on the subject, with links: .
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Last post by Witness Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:52 am
Extremely ancient civilizations
by Pyrrho » Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:59 am
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Here are two examples from Mexico. One is El Pillar, the lost and buried city of the Maya in the Yucatan. This site is totally buried but with the...
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I was. I had a cute little girl I called Claw. She was ... not quite warm. We had your mom.
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Last post by Rob Lister Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:26 am
Temple of Artemis
by Witness » Sat Sep 23, 2017 12:23 am
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Temple of Artemis Found on Greek Isle of Euboea
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Now they get 10% growth in all cities, and 15% production bonus building ranged units.
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Last post by gnome Sat Sep 23, 2017 1:26 am
H. L. Hunley (submarine)
by Witness » Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:14 am
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H. L. Hunley , often referred to as Hunley , was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that played a small part in the American Civil War....
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Awesome! I must tell お姉さん who loved the book when she was a Wee Lass.
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Earliest zero
by Witness » Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:11 am
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University of Oxford
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It all depends on how you define it; however, if I understand properly--and I have been told that millions are bigger than 100,000 --the concept as a...
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Last post by Doctor X Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:29 am
Roman GDP
by Witness » Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:39 am
More History than Archaeology, but interesting anyway:
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Domitilla Catacombs
by Witness » Sat Sep 09, 2017 1:26 am
Domitilla catacombs unveiled after years of renovation
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Last post by Witness Sat Sep 09, 2017 1:26 am
I coulda told 'em that
by Paulie Cicero » Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:27 am
What 6000 years? Italians been making wine ever since God made Italians. Or Sicilians, even.
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Last post by Paulie Cicero Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:27 am
Farewell and Adieu Ye fair Spanish ladies...
Nyarlathotep » Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:09 am
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It is bad that I read this story...
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‘We knew the ship was doomed’: USS Indianapolis survivor recalls four days in shark-filled sea
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Last post by Anaxagoras Sun Aug 20, 2017 11:40 pm
USS Indianapolis
by Pyrrho » Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:10 pm
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Found.
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Drinking Narragansett from a can? Yeesh!
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:25 am
Wooden toe
by Witness » Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:06 am
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Swiss Egyptologists study 3000-year-old prosthesis
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↑ That was my take on the word. Is anatomy passé ?
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Last post by Witness Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:24 am
Venice Time Machine
by Witness » Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:50 am
More history than archaeology…
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Last post by Witness Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:50 am
350-year-old corpse of French noblewoman found
by Witness » Mon Aug 14, 2017 1:13 am
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Fully dressed and preserved 350-year-old corpse of French noblewoman found
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When you're as old as ed , lots of stuff becomes...fascinating. :ImOuttaHere:
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Last post by sparks Mon Aug 14, 2017 12:57 pm
The remains of the Romanovs
by ed » Tue Jul 11, 2017 1:39 am
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An altogether sad story. Interesting read.
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Two thoughts about that:
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Last post by ed Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:42 pm
Ancient ordnance
by Pyrrho » Sat Jul 15, 2017 12:13 pm
Builders in the old part of the Canadian city of Quebec have unearthed a live cannonball fired by the British during a siege in 1759.
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Last post by WildCat Sun Jul 23, 2017 3:04 pm
Thoughts on the past - ping Witness
by ed » Sun Jul 16, 2017 12:44 pm
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I was perusing a book I own entitled The English Mediaeval House by Margaret Wood and saw two of my favorite quotes that relate to a study of the...
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+1 to that
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Last post by ed Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:45 pm
BRAINNNSSSS
by Pyrrho » Sat Jul 15, 2017 10:33 am
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Archaeologists excavating a mass grave in Spain have found the largest collection of naturally preserved human brains in the world, a scientist...
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Abby ... someone.
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Last post by sparks Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:55 pm
Visards
by Witness » Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:07 am
For refined, upper-class ladies in 16th-century Europe, getting a tan, especially on your face, was not a good look.
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Knights vs. Snails
by Witness » Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:51 am
Not archaeology stricto sensu , but a fun video about illuminated manuscripts:
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