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Ancient hygiene
by Pyrrho » Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:51 pm
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Ancient Poop Sticks Offer Clues to the Spread of Disease Along the Silk Road
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I'm trying to figure out the mechanics of poop sticks. google was no help. Nor is my imagination.
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Proto-Indo-European
by Witness » Sat Jul 23, 2016 5:45 am
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Time traveling to the mother tongue
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pre-1066 English really is a completely foreign language.
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1943 UK Ration
by Doctor X » Sun Jul 24, 2016 12:50 pm
This is why I do not accept the records of fighter pilots from the 1940s. Bitch all you want about modern pilots juicing and all of that--these guys...
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Ancient D20
by Nyarlathotep » Tue Jul 19, 2016 6:15 pm
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I have seen this before, but it popped up again in one of my other haunts
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I wouldn't have expected that.
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Breast Bags
by ed » Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:49 pm
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The earliest bra. Found in Austria.
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The Romans already had bikinis:
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Philistines
by Witness » Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:01 am
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Philistines more sophisticated than given credit for, say reseachers
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↑ Yes, vae victis! (Brennus, 390 BCE).
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Last post by Witness Tue Jul 12, 2016 3:57 am
Hi! Holy of Holies, I'm Home
by Doctor X » Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:51 am
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Always enjoyed the story about the goddess and her temple at ‘Ain Dara. There is a lot of crapola on Al Gore's interwebs. Wiki is fairy decent,...
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Actually, the first step is the left step.
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Doggerland
by Fid » Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:31 pm
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This is for Ed, I would like your thoughts on this movie. I thought it was amazing, a sci fi with little but talking. And yes it's in archaeology.
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This is for Ed, I would like your thoughts on this movie. I thought it was amazing, a sci fi with little but talking. And yes it's in archaeology....
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Last post by Rob Lister Tue Jul 05, 2016 1:32 pm
Vikings are back!
by Witness » Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:15 am
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Ship Photos – Real Viking Ship Completes North Atlantic Crossing
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That's pretty cool, but do they cheat by bringing any modern navigation aids or other nice things on board?
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Last post by Witness Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:33 pm
Vintage doodles
by Witness » Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:23 am
Dunno if that counts as archeology, but I found it interesting:
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Early Gunpowder Weapons
by ed » Mon Jun 27, 2016 12:49 pm
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We post pictures of all sorts of ugly black guns with little emotional appeal. I thought that I'd share a thing that I got some time ago....
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didn't those chinese folk have gunpower prior to all that? hard to believe they never weaponized it.
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Last post by ed Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:40 pm
Late medieval artifacts in Florida
by ed » Sun Jun 26, 2016 2:56 pm
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Because the Conquistados were here in the late 15th early 16th c.
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It's of course a matter of interpretation and opinion, and there's no clean-cut limit, but can one still attribute de Soto's expedition (1539 – 1540)...
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Last post by Witness Mon Jun 27, 2016 3:43 am
Oldest handwritten documents in Britain
by Nyarlathotep » Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:49 am
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Fascinating stuff.
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Just watch 'Spartacus'...
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Interesting object
by ed » Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:30 am
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I sorta wanted this primarily for current events, ironic as that concept is given the context, but also for objects that one might come across or...
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I have always wanted a carving of Jesus' ass.
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Last post by shemp Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:34 am
Whoa!!!! This is cool.
by ed » Mon Jun 20, 2016 11:17 pm
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Interesting stuff comes up in the news and I, and some of you, purloin items from museums and private collections so we now have a place to share...
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On a more serious note. I thought this was cool.
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