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A previously unknown work by Barbara Cartland has been discovered?
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A previously unknown work by Barbara Cartland has been discovered?
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There is no more despised and hated tyrant than Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus or 'Caligula' (a name Gaius absolutely hated) - he is always portrayed as being crazier than a shithouse rat and totally evil.
The truth was far more complex. But remember that history is almost always written by the winners and often by a man's enemies after he is dead. I love Mary Beard - so down to earth and she makes some top quality history documentaries. ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEhOk102ksk |
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A very nice little article on the world's oldest computer the famous Antikythera mechanism.
http://theconversation.com/what-the-...universe-62234 A lego version of this incredible example of ancient technology - just how cool is that? ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLPVCJjTNgk A mighty axe has been discovered in a 10th century Viking Dødehus ('Death House') in Haarup. http://www.livescience.com/55490-mig...king-tomb.html http://www.livescience.com/55487-pho...n-denmark.html Ten historical treasures that the world has lost during the last century. http://www.livescience.com/55560-his...ntly-lost.html More stories. http://www.livescience.com/55549-bro...-warriors.html http://www.livescience.com/55547-pho...e-village.html http://www.livescience.com/55578-egy...ilization.html http://phys.org/news/2016-08-belief-...ate-large.html http://www.seeker.com/what-really-ca...954453941.html |
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Can I just say YAY!!!!
Nice to see you back Keyser - for some reason people were saying you were on a permaban and that would have been really sad as your threads are always interesting!
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A very nice little article on the world's oldest computer the famous Antikythera mechanism.
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Can I just say YAY!!!!
Nice to see you back Keyser - for some reason people were saying you were on a permaban and that would have been really sad as your threads are always interesting! ![]() Thank you for the welcome back and also to TelevisonUser - it's very much appreciated. ![]() Some more interesting recent stories. http://phys.org/news/2016-08-fresh-b...ves-story.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...-it-180960013/ http://www.livescience.com/55658-chi...-evidence.html http://phys.org/news/2016-08-hunter-...ng-europe.html Meet Ava - who looks remarkably well for a lady who is 3,700 years old. ![]() http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...nds-180959988/ http://thumbs.media.smithsonianmag.c...0_q85_crop.jpg |
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More on the ancient Chinese flood and a very topical article on the original Olympics.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...ia-dynasty-yu/ http://www.seeker.com/evidence-for-c...958943406.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...ncient-greece/ |
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Did anyone else see the article about the find in Athens, of a group of skeletons who had been buried in shackles?
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Did anyone else see the article about the find in Athens, of a group of skeletons who had been buried in shackles?
LINKY ![]() Thanks for that planets.
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How interesting.
![]() Thanks for that planets. ![]() i thought you might be interested; i'm sure i saw a video news report interviewing the on site archaeologist too, i'll try and trace my steps and find it if you're interested.FOUND IT CLICK HERE |
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I thought of you when i read it and seeing as you''re back
i thought you might be interested; i'm sure i saw a video news report interviewing the on site archaeologist too, i'll try and trace my steps and find it if you're interested.FOUND IT CLICK HERE
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The origins of the wardrobe of Otzi the Iceman.
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A few recent stories that may be of interest.
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Several archaeology stories that may be of interest including the Holy Hand Grenade from Monty Python!
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When discussing British and European history we often refer to the iron age.
Was iron working known to earlier civilizations such as the early egyptions and then lost as a skill? |
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When discussing British and European history we often refer to the iron age.
Was iron working known to earlier civilizations such as the early egyptions and then lost as a skill? ![]() The Old Kingdom in Egypt used meteoric iron, but I don't think there is any evidence for 'conventional' iron working technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Age However they did build the bloody Great Pyramid so nothing would surprise me.
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When discussing British and European history we often refer to the iron age.
Was iron working known to earlier civilizations such as the early egyptions and then lost as a skill? The ancient egyptians would have had iron but then so did the ancient britons at around the same time |
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I think that the iron age is pretty much the same period all over the place
The ancient egyptians would have had iron but then so did the ancient britons at around the same time
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Sorry for not keeping this thread up to date.
![]() Anyway the mystery of the shafts in the Great Pyramid. http://www.ancient-origins.net/opini...602?nopaging=1 http://www.ancient-origins.net/opini...603?nopaging=1 Gatenbrinks door - what lies beyond it? http://www.ancient-origins.net/sites...?itok=342YK1f0 |
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The Copper Age
I was just reading the article below on the Copper Age crown and realised that in the UK we never refer to a Copper Age just a progression from Neolithic / Bronze / Iron Age. How important was the Copper Age in the UK? https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/...ound-dead-sea/ |
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The world's oldest indigo-blue dyed cotton fabric - some of which is around 6,200 years old.
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A few recent stories that may be of interest.
http://siberiantimes.com/science/cas...ld-and-unique/ http://siberiantimes.com/science/cas...ive-americans/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos...omen-of-petra/ http://www.livescience.com/56149-mum...ians-died.html http://www.seeker.com/2000-year-old-...009618878.html |
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i thought you might be interested; i'm sure i saw a video news report interviewing the on site archaeologist too, i'll try and trace my steps and find it if you're interested.
