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Old 19-02-2016, 22:29
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Wow, most of these articles are so interesting! I'm especially surprised a garment like that has survived for so long - what a find.

I hadn't heard about Peterborough's Pompeii before. So much stuff going on and I didn't have a clue.
That garment is simply remarkable - from well over five millennia ago.
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Old 22-02-2016, 19:46
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Rapa Nui was not as warlike as has been previously depicted.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...Jared-Diamond/
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Old 25-02-2016, 20:56
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The fall of the Maya.

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160...ll-of-the-maya
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Old 26-02-2016, 21:17
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The real 'Gods of Egypt'.

http://news.discovery.com/history/an...tos-160226.htm
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Old 03-03-2016, 22:01
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King Tut's Great Grandparents.

Yuya (right) and Tuyu are looking pretty good considering that they are a mere 3,400 years old.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...res-yuya-tuyu/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/c...apt.1190.1.jpg

More photographs of Yuya.

https://nizinlopez.files.wordpress.c...pg?w=545&h=707

http://anubis4_2000.tripod.com/Speci...6pics/Yuya.jpg
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Old 04-03-2016, 04:52
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God knows!

Imagine the technology in five millennia - who knows what will be possible then?
Do you think there will still be a human race on Earth in five millennia? I have a feeling we will have wiped ourselves out by then or climate change will do it for us.
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Old 05-03-2016, 00:04
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Do you think there will still be a human race on Earth in five millennia? I have a feeling we will have wiped ourselves out by then or climate change will do it for us.
I think that there will.

Despite all that primitive religion, wars and the dark side of human nature can throw at us the march of science will light the way forward.

Unless of course we invent an AI network that suddenly decides we are surplus to the requirements of it's needs or the planet.

The surprising things that are missing from ancient art.

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic....m-ancient-art/
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Old 17-03-2016, 22:05
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More solid evidence for what could be the the greatest archaeological discovery of all time!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...t-archaeology/

http://www.livescience.com/54081-kin...dar-scans.html

http://www.livescience.com/42296-king-tut-photos.html
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Old 19-03-2016, 19:22
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A very rare Viking crucifix and an ancient Roman gold coin have been discovered.

http://news.discovery.com/history/ar...tor-160318.htm

http://news.discovery.com/history/ar...oin-160314.htm
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Old 21-03-2016, 20:03
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A couple of recent discoveries from Ancient Egypt.

http://www.livescience.com/54108-lio...iscovered.html

http://www.livescience.com/54100-pha...gists-say.html
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Old 21-03-2016, 22:26
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Not one reply?

Muslims, sex, religion, migrants.
If only the old papyrus had mentioned aliens coming down to build the pyramids. The writer missed a trick, there.
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Old 21-03-2016, 22:45
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If only the old papyrus had mentioned aliens coming down to build the pyramids. The writer missed a trick, there.
It originally did but then the Men in Black altered it at the behest of the Illuminati.
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Old 21-03-2016, 22:58
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Malcolm_Reed has possession of the oldest & most valuable papyrus scrolls known to man.
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Old 24-03-2016, 20:19
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Malcolm_Reed has possession of the oldest & most valuable papyrus scrolls known to man.
He probably does!

The Viking 'Galloway Hoard' (with gallery).

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...d-archaeology/
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Old 28-03-2016, 21:11
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I do hope that some of the damage done by those IS savages can one day be reversed in the archaeological jewel of Palmyra.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...haeology-Rome/
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Old 29-03-2016, 00:14
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We should find out more about the secret chamber in Tutenkhamun's tomb this week!
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Old 29-03-2016, 00:16
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We should find out more about the secret chamber in Tutenkhamun's tomb this week!
I can't wait for that it's fascinating!
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Old 29-03-2016, 00:23
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He probably does!

The Viking 'Galloway Hoard' (with gallery).

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...d-archaeology/
Yes. That was amazing, items from scotland/Ireland, Viking, silk from Turkey etc.
Kind of shows just how far travelled people could have been way back when. Trade routes & the like.
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Old 29-03-2016, 02:53
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I can't wait for that it's fascinating!
It could be the greatest archaeological discovery of all time.

Fingers crossed.

Good to see you posting again by the way.
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Old 29-03-2016, 04:20
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It could be the greatest archaeological discovery of all time.

Fingers crossed.

Good to see you posting again by the way.
having read a shed load of ridiculous whining and uniformed bollox in a couple of threads today i don't think i'll be bothering again for some time
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Old 29-03-2016, 04:23
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having read a shed load of ridiculous whining and uniformed bollox in a couple of threads today i don't think i'll be bothering again for some time
Well it is DS.

Goodnight.
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Old 01-04-2016, 22:53
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The very latest on what could be the greatest archaeological discovery of all time.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...i-archaeology/

Etruscan inscriptions and an ancient Egyptian necropolis at Gebel el Silsila.

http://news.discovery.com/history/ar...ple-160331.htm

http://www.livescience.com/54252-egy...red-tombs.html
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Old 01-04-2016, 23:39
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[quote=Keyser_Soze1;82002733]The very latest on what could be the greatest archaeological discovery of all time.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...i-archaeology/
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More waiting before we know! I'd never make an archaeologist - no patience. Still, at least there will be the documentary to look forward to.
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Old 02-04-2016, 01:12
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More waiting before we know! I'd never make an archaeologist - no patience. Still, at least there will be the documentary to look forward to.
Can you imagine the impact if Nefertiti's intact tomb really was found?

I bet the Egyptian tourist industry is bloody holding it's breath!
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Old 02-04-2016, 02:26
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Can you imagine the impact if Nefertiti's intact tomb really was found?

I bet the Egyptian tourist industry is bloody holding it's breath!
Tut's tomb hadn't been looted when found so if this is Nefertiti's, the treasures and artefacts should be intact. I would love them to make such a find. But a cautionary note -
I saw a documentary where an annexex contained the embalmer's materials and detritus, not the longed for tombs.
But if it is her tomb, it would be wonderful if they could make a facial reconstrucion from her mummy - she is so beautiful.
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