Archaeological discoveries, breakthroughs and theories
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petee
no gods, no malarkey
more prehistoric footprints in the west
Dr. Urban compared the Utah footprints to the “ghost tracks” in White Sands, a term used for tracks that appear only under certain conditions, then disappear just as quickly. The fossil tracks in New Mexico, as much as 23,000 years old, were uncovered using ground-penetrating radar technology and contained a treasure trove of revelations: tracks of ancient humans and megafauna intersecting and interacting with each other. They showed proof that ancient humans walked in the footprints of enormous proboscideans and vice versa; that one human raced across the mud holding a child, put that child down at one point, picked that child back up and then rushed off to an unknown destination; that at least one giant ground sloth was followed by ancient humans, rose up on its hind legs and twirled as the humans surrounded it; that children played in puddles.
Dr. Urban compared the Utah footprints to the “ghost tracks” in White Sands, a term used for tracks that appear only under certain conditions, then disappear just as quickly. The fossil tracks in New Mexico, as much as 23,000 years old, were uncovered using ground-penetrating radar technology and contained a treasure trove of revelations: tracks of ancient humans and megafauna intersecting and interacting with each other. They showed proof that ancient humans walked in the footprints of enormous proboscideans and vice versa; that one human raced across the mud holding a child, put that child down at one point, picked that child back up and then rushed off to an unknown destination; that at least one giant ground sloth was followed by ancient humans, rose up on its hind legs and twirled as the humans surrounded it; that children played in puddles.
bcuster
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Why Birds Survived, and Dinosaurs Went Extinct, After an Asteroid Hit Earth
Paleontologists think that beaks may have given birds an advantage over other creatures.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
8000 years old fingerprint and ceramic production workshop found in İzmir Ulucak Mound - Arkeonews
It was understood that the structure unearthed during the ongoing excavations in the 8850-year-old Ulucak mound, the settlement of İzmir
arkeonews.net
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
The remains of possibly the largest dinosaur found in Europe are excavated in a garden in Portugal
radiocomercial.iol.pt
Portugal pode ter o maior dinossauro já encontrado na Europa - Rádio Comercial
Fósseis descobertos em Monte Agudo podem ser um braquiossaurídeo que viveu durante o período Jurássico Superior.
Chilli.s
mingling jets and statuettes
wow, very interesting indeed
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
A Viking silver hoard has been discovered in Sweden!
Archaeologist Maria Lingström said it was a "once in a lifetime" find. She described the eight torque-style neck rings as looking almost completely new, despite being deposited nearly 1,000 years ago. There were also two arm rings, one ring, two pearls and 12 coin pendants found in a ceramic pot.
Viking silver treasure uncovered in Täby in Stockholm
Archaeologist Maria Lingström said it was a "once in a lifetime" find. She described the eight torque-style neck rings as looking almost completely new, despite being deposited nearly 1,000 years ago. There were also two arm rings, one ring, two pearls and 12 coin pendants found in a ceramic pot.
Viking silver treasure uncovered in Täby in Stockholm
petee
no gods, no malarkey
i can never read about swedish archeological finds without hearing this in my head
'Dad, I found a sword!'
An eight-year-old girl found a pre-Viking era sword while swimming in a lake in Sweden during the summer.
www.bbc.com
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
She's even called Saga! My life is complete.i can never read about swedish archeological finds without hearing this in my head
'Dad, I found a sword!'
An eight-year-old girl found a pre-Viking era sword while swimming in a lake in Sweden during the summer.www.bbc.com
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
This is interesting if true - the advent of cooking may be 600k years earlier than previously thought
www.theguardian.com
Fish fossils show first cooking may have been 600,000 years earlier than thought
After examining carp remains, researchers claim people who lived 780,000 years ago liked their fish well done
petee
no gods, no malarkey
recent excavation of roman and etruscan votives. we need all the etruscan texts we can get.
Protected for 2,300 years by the mud and boiling water of the sacred pools, a never-before-seen votive array has re-emerged from the excavations at San Casciano dei Bagni, in Tuscany, with over 24 extremely finely wrought bronze statues, five of them almost one metre tall, all complete and in a perfect state of preservation.
It's an "absolutely unique" treasure trove, he underscores, which has been accompanied by an incredible quantity of inscriptions in Etruscan and Latin as well as thousands of coins and a series of equally interesting plant offerings.
www.thearchaeologist.org
Protected for 2,300 years by the mud and boiling water of the sacred pools, a never-before-seen votive array has re-emerged from the excavations at San Casciano dei Bagni, in Tuscany, with over 24 extremely finely wrought bronze statues, five of them almost one metre tall, all complete and in a perfect state of preservation.
It's an "absolutely unique" treasure trove, he underscores, which has been accompanied by an incredible quantity of inscriptions in Etruscan and Latin as well as thousands of coins and a series of equally interesting plant offerings.
Some Amazing Photos of the 'San Casciano dei Bagni' Recent Findings
Lying on the bottom of the large Roman 'vasca' or pool, the young and very beautiful Ephebe seems to be sleeping. Next to him is Hygeia (Igea), the goddess of health who was the daughter or wife of Asclepius, with a serpent curled on her arm. A bit farther away, also partly submerged, you can see Ap
www.thearchaeologist.org
SysOut
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I would love to see something that showed that other languages in the region already belonged to the same family as latin.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
Italic languages - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Hopefully something in these finds helps out.
A rosetta stone if sorts would be a dream find.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Emperor Claudius wrote a dictionary and 20 volume history of the Etruscans. Long lost.
There's a scene in I, Claudius when he gets upset that the scribes have decorated his history of Carthage with pictures of elephants.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
etruscan can be read, there's just not much in the variety of it.
there is a rosetta stone though:
Pyrgi Tablets - Wikipedia
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JimW
支那暗杀团
Oldest narrative scene unearthed... and it's a bloke holding his cock 
11,000-year-old carving may be earliest narrative scene
11,000-year-old carving may be earliest narrative scene
ska invita
back on the other side
reminds me of the one thing i know about the egyptians, that God masturbated the universe into existence and it was an act that they dutifully recreated in their temples. C of E could learn something from this, what with attendance falling off a cliffOldest narrative scene unearthed... and it's a bloke holding his cock
The Sacred Role Of Lovemaking And Pleasure In Ancient Egypt
In Ancient Egypt, sex was a meaningful act that went beyond reproduction and taboos.
culturacolectiva.com
The sacred mystery of public masturbation ceremonies in ancient Egypt
Egypt, one of the most prominent civilisations in northeast Africa dates back to the ancient times when the Pharaohs used to reign over the country. Blessed with the world’s greatest man-made structures like the colossal pyramids, the Karnak Temple and the Sphinx of Gaza, ancient Egypt also had...
face2faceafrica.com
You Know What We Should Bring Back? Ritually Jacking Off Into Rivers
Some historians believe the ancient Egyptians held a whole festival about jerking off into their most famous body of water, and maybe we should do the same
melmagazine.com
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Not a discovery, breakthrough or theory, but as I wandered past my local neolithic votive offering location (off the Merebank into the 'holy' Wandle) I got to thinking about just how (spatially) far and wide knowledge of Stone & Wood henge might have been. We hear about material archeological evidence of gatherings with feasting etc., but I wonder if any academics have ever considered what the 'sphere of influence' (for want of a better term) might have been?
Anyone got any thoughts/links to works about this?
Anyone got any thoughts/links to works about this?
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Yes, they have. Especially considering the Amesbury archer and his relative were born and spent time in the Alps
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Thanks; yes...I suppose this is the challenge of pre-history, innit? Our alpine chap might have ended up there without prior knowledge in his home region IYSWIM. I wonder if it's ever gonna be possible to ascertain the spatial scope of Stonehenge's contemporary fame?
tim
EXPLODED TIM! (Help me!!!)
Coin of an unknown Roman emperor called Sponsian, belonging to the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, which until recently everyone assumed was a fake is a fake according to Guy from Time Team.
University of Glasgow - The Hunterian - About Us - News - Press Releases - Hunterian coins reveal lost Roman Emperor.
Guy convinced me. Whether Sponsian existed or not, I shall always think of him when I walk past a Wetherspoons.
What did I do wrong?
University of Glasgow - The Hunterian - About Us - News - Press Releases - Hunterian coins reveal lost Roman Emperor.
Guy convinced me. Whether Sponsian existed or not, I shall always think of him when I walk past a Wetherspoons.
What did I do wrong?
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petee
no gods, no malarkey
... hint hint ...
www.cnn.com
Pope Francis orders return to Greece of Parthenon sculptures held in Vatican
Pope Francis has decided to return to Greece three 2,500-year-old pieces of the Parthenon that have been in the papal collections of the Vatican Museums for more than a century.
www.cnn.com
