What's your artifact doing in Boss Kean's ditch?
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
The corpse of Louise de Quengo, a widow from an aristocratic family from...
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When you're as old as ed , lots of stuff becomes...fascinating. :ImOuttaHere:
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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:
The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.
- Stalin, Attrib.
or
No man is an island,...
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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.
They posed for...
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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
I bought the first one today. The revisited one seems like a new book. I read some pages on Google and it seemed pretty good.
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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.
But this is a goooooood boy! And we love him!!!
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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.
The implication of such...
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Last post by Witness Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:07 am
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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Shigir Idol
by Witness » Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:01 am
Beaver's teeth 'used to carve the oldest wooden statue in the world'
New scientific findings suggest that images and hieroglyphics on the wooden...
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Last post by Witness Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:01 am
Photospheres
by Witness » Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:45 am
What is the purpose of this website?
The primary purpose of this site is to provide a series of links to archaeological photo spheres.
It is also...
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Last post by Witness Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:45 am
Skeletons under Florida wine shop
by Pyrrho » Sat May 27, 2017 11:23 am
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Because where else?
According to FirstCoast, last October hurricane Matthew damaged a wine shop on St. Augustine’s plaza. After the hurricane,...
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There is an old French drinking song with the chorus:
Et si je meurs,
je veux qu'on m'enterre
dans une cave
où il y a du bon vin.
And if I die
I...
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Last post by Witness Mon May 29, 2017 3:47 am
Heads AND bodies
by Witness » Sun May 21, 2017 12:58 am
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Easter Island’s monumental stone heads are well-known, but there’s more to the story: all along, the sculptures have secretly had torsos, buried...
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What's your statue doin' in Boss Kean's ditch?
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Last post by Boss Shorty Sun May 21, 2017 1:44 am
Mummies, again
by Witness » Sat May 13, 2017 5:25 pm
17 mummies discovered in central Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in desert catacombs in Minya province, an unprecedented...
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Last post by Witness Sat May 13, 2017 5:25 pm
Mes Aynak
by Witness » Tue May 09, 2017 2:49 am
Mes Aynak (Pashto: مس عينک, meaning little source of copper ) is a site 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, located in a barren region of...
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Last post by Witness Tue May 09, 2017 2:49 am
Chauvet Cave
by Witness » Tue May 02, 2017 7:04 pm
(not from the link)
Some very good quality pictures by a guy tasked with making panoramas there (the original, not the for tourists copy)....
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Last post by Witness Tue May 02, 2017 7:04 pm
Bog bodies
by Witness » Mon May 01, 2017 5:24 am
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Europe’s Famed Bog Bodies Are Starting to Reveal Their Secrets
High-tech tools divulge new information about the mysterious and violent fates met by...
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This has interested me since I first read PV Glob's Bog People when I was a mere tad. Thanks.
ETA that's the Tollund man unless my eyes are...
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New finds in Egypt
by Anaxagoras » Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:48 am
Egypt unearths 8 mummies in 3,500-year-old tombs
Cairo (CNN)Egyptian officials unearthed eight mummies, 10 colorful sarcophagi and numerous...
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Colorized photos
by Pyrrho » Fri Apr 14, 2017 12:42 am
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Quite impressive.
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Pretty אל damn'd impressive:
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Apr 14, 2017 5:46 am
Mythical Chinese Gold
by Witness » Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:47 am
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Legendary sunken treasure discovered in SW China
CHENGDU, March 20 (Xinhua) -- A centuries-old legend that a vast booty of treasure belonging to...
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Salt taken, pretty stuff though.
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Last post by Fid Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:55 pm
Azilian engravings (14,000 BP)
by Witness » Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:06 pm
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Abstract
The development of the Azilian in Western Europe 14,000 years ago is considered a “revolution” in Upper Paleolithic Archaeology. One of...
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My grandpa used to take me on walks by the Etowah river after a rain. We would find arrow heads. I like to imagine the lives of the people that...
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Last post by Fid Sun Mar 26, 2017 5:11 am
Lycurgus cup
by Witness » Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:46 pm
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Lycurgus Cup: A Piece of Ancient Roman Nanotechnology
In the 1950s, the British Museum came into possession an ancient glass chalice called the...
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Really well preserved.
Oh, and balls.
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Last post by Fid Sun Mar 26, 2017 4:49 am
Caligula's boat
by Witness » Sun Mar 19, 2017 3:56 am
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From Lake Nemi ( Nemorensis Lacus ), drained by Mussolini, boat later destroyed by artillery fire during WWII.
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The damn thing was a firetrap and a right old dump! Jolly good that we bombed the shit out of it! Probably saved thousands of lives!
Some say it was...
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Last post by Witness Mon Mar 20, 2017 6:53 pm
Slum archaeology
by Witness » Sat Mar 18, 2017 6:08 am
Giant 3,000-year-old statue of Pharaoh Ramses II found buried in a Cairo slum is hailed as 'one of the most important discoveries ever'...
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Last post by Witness Sat Mar 18, 2017 6:08 am
1860 Cavalry Saber Blade
by ed » Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:16 pm
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Found this blade at a show this pase weekend. I used to collect swords, American mostly, sold off all but a few. The...
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Two screwdrivers!!? My Gawd, you might have randomly dismantled something!!! Terrorisms I tell ya!
Actually I was working in a small engine repair...
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Last post by Fid Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:18 pm
Moving in Plate Armour
by Witness » Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:32 pm
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More History than Archeology, hope I won't get banned… :mrgreen:
The text is even read in old French pronunciation!
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Went to an exhibition of medieval stuff with a friend today. As it happens we could try wearing a helmet replica. Test report:
– it's really, really...
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Now this is cool
by ed » Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:32 pm
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Melbourne based archaeological virtual reality startup, Lithodomos VR, has closed a $900,000 AUD (679,500 USD) seed funding round. The company is...
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Earlier in 2016, Lithodomos VR produced a virtual reality app to present an archaeologically accurate 3D reconstruction of ancient Jerusalem as it...
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Last post by Fid Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:32 pm
Salem
by ed » Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:12 am
Came across this in Archeology Mag today. Interesting that the place of execution of the Salem witches could be forgotton. This topic has interested...
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Last post by ed Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:12 am
Crusader Castle
by Witness » Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:52 am
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Board game and luxuries discovered in Crusader castle in the Galilee
Archaeologists exploring the enigmatic Teutonic fort also found projectiles...
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Interesting, thanks for posting. I had an interest in these things and came across a book by T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia).
Lawrence wrote this as...
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Last post by ed Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:11 pm
Bronze-Age Fashion ("Egtved girl")
by Witness » Sun Jan 15, 2017 8:54 pm
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An iconic Bronze Age girl who was buried in Denmark about 3,400 years ago came from a foreign land, a new analysis of her hair and teeth suggests....
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Listy's 'ad her.
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Last post by sparks Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:30 pm
Eds Coral Castle Quarry and Flywheel, Engineering Mystery Solved
by Skeeve » Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:51 am
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Eds Coral Castle Quarry and Flywheel, Engineering Mystery Solved
Its about 20 min long a tad boring, but it does seem to explain this modern...
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I was there once.
It was unremarkable. There's nothing technically insurmountable, that I could see.
There was a movie by Doris Wishman, shot...
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Last post by Badger Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:05 pm
Egyptian boats
by Witness » Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:55 am
3,800-Year-Old 'Tableau' of Egyptian Boats Discovered
More than 120 images of ancient Egyptian boats have been discovered adorning the inside of a...
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Last post by Witness Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:55 am
Diving suit
by Witness » Sun Dec 18, 2016 6:57 am
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Something for ed:
THE 'OLD GENTLEMAN' OF RAAHE -the oldest surviving diving suit in the world.
The best-known item in Raahe Museum is the Old...
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Saying that The Life Aquatic is a black rapist cunt does not Clark Kent the egg salad. :)
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Last post by sparks Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:09 pm
The art of Onfim
by Witness » Wed Dec 21, 2016 6:38 am
The Art of Onfim: Medieval Novgorod Through the Eyes of a Child
One of the most fascinating archeological finds in Russia has been the discovery...
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Last post by Witness Wed Dec 21, 2016 6:38 am
The sword of Goujian
by Witness » Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:16 pm
The Sword of Goujian (Traditional Chinese: 越王勾踐劍, Simplified Chinese: 越王勾践剑) is an archaeological artifact of the Spring and Autumn period (771 to...
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Last post by Witness Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:16 pm
Museum of Artifacts
by Pyrrho » Thu Nov 24, 2016 4:12 pm
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For when you have time to waste.
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What do you question as being genuine?
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Last post by Grammatron Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:50 pm
Thinker
by Witness » Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:19 pm
Clay figurine is Bronze Age ancestor of Rodin’s ‘Thinker’
Archaeologist who unearthed 3,800-year-old ceramic statue in Yehud says nothing like it...
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300 year-old grogan
by Pyrrho » Wed Nov 23, 2016 10:44 pm
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Researchers Trace 300-Year-Old Lump of Poop to Danish Bishop
The upper class contents of the little nugget suggests it likely belonged to Bishop...
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That's not funny!
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Nov 23, 2016 11:36 pm
First porn
by Witness » Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:02 am
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Apparently the Swiss were already into modern art? :?
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More from the Indus valley (Mergarh/Baluchistan):
Terracotta, 3000 – 2500 BCE.
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Last post by Witness Sun Nov 20, 2016 5:14 am
Altÿnkazgan
by Witness » Sun Nov 20, 2016 5:04 am
Archaeologists have uncovered a gigantic, 1,500-year-old stone monument near the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan. The structure is reminiscent of...
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Last post by Witness Sun Nov 20, 2016 5:04 am
Racketeer Nickels
by Pyrrho » Fri Nov 18, 2016 12:53 am
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What makes the Deadwood coin special is that it may be the only racketeer nickel to actually show up in an archeological dig. The fact that it was...
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--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Nov 18, 2016 9:01 am
World's Greatest Coprolite Collection
by Pyrrho » Fri Nov 18, 2016 12:57 am
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Florida Man, who else?
Frandsen’s collection of 1,277 chunks of mineralized feces, otherwise known as coprolites, has been certified as the...
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Ahem…
That's not archeology .
Wit – pedantic asshole – ness
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Last post by Witness Fri Nov 18, 2016 4:15 am
Richard III
by ed » Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:28 pm
You may remember the amazing find of the bones of Richard III. Since then there has been an autopsy. Interesting stuff that makes archeology so...
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Last post by ed Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:28 pm
2,000 year old boomerang unearthed in France
by Witness » Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:53 am
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Boomerangs are usually associated with Australian aborigines but these amazing wooden weapons have been found in Egypt, apparently dating back 2,000...
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Very cool. You ever throw one?
Yes, but it was only a toy – which doesn't count.
For those interested in the Polish thingy:
Upper Palaeolithic...
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Last post by Witness Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:36 pm
Normandy Find
by ed » Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:23 pm
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My mind is going, I cant remember if I posted this.
Recovered from Normandy, or so the story goes. Have no reason to disbelieve it. About 1...
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How true!
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Last post by Witness Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:26 pm
Temple Mount Sifting Project
by Witness » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:45 am
The Temple Mount Sifting Project (formerly known as the Temple Mount Salvage Operation) is an Israeli archaeological project begun in 2005 dedicated...
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Last post by Witness Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:50 am
A database
by Witness » Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:37 am
The Megalithic Portal .
A bit of woo going on, but quite usable to find a location and see some on-site pictures.
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Last post by Witness Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:37 am
Hallstatt
by Witness » Mon Nov 07, 2016 3:22 am
The Froggies are, since 2014, scratching the dirt off an enormous Iron Age princely tomb/tumulus in Lavau (banks of the Seine river):
Major...
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