Author Topic: Archaeology ... (Read 4920 times)

Fidelis von Sigmaringen · « **Reply #25 on:** August 10, 2021, 04:06:44 PM »

https://www.jpost.com/international/did-archaeologists-just-find-the-trojan-horse-676349

GamesPoet · « **Reply #26 on:** August 10, 2021, 08:54:17 PM »

Recall hearing something about this a bit further back, although it seems their evidence has strengthen, good find!

Mathi Alfblut · « **Reply #27 on:** August 11, 2021, 07:58:04 AM »

What? Well, I am sceptical but hey, maybe they can find enough to convince me.

Fidelis von Sigmaringen · « **Reply #28 on:** August 11, 2021, 08:36:38 AM »

Given the carbon dating, it is likely that later Greeks inhabitants of Troy found the timbers in the Bronze Age layers, and just declared them to be the remnants of the Wooden Horse. Reminds me of the fake histories I had to hear from tourist guides all over the world...

GamesPoet · « **Reply #29 on:** August 11, 2021, 09:34:15 AM »

Quote from: Mathi Alfblut on August 11, 2021, 07:58:04 AM

What? Well, I am sceptical but hey, maybe they can find enough to convince me.

Scepticism can be healthy when it comes to archaeology.

Fidelis von Sigmaringen · « **Reply #30 on:** August 11, 2021, 11:47:28 AM »

Well, not to archaeology per se, just to jumping to conclusions.

Of course, the same applies to climatology.

GamesPoet · « **Reply #31 on:** August 11, 2021, 10:38:30 PM »

Quote from: Fidelis von Sigmaringen on August 11, 2021, 11:47:28 AM

Well, not to archaeology per se, just to jumping to conclusions.

Of course, the same applies to climatology.

Here's the thread in the Back Table for climatology ...

http://warhammer-empire.com/theforum/index.php?topic=55314.0

My apology if my comment was in anyway taken to be a reply to your comments above. I will edit my post to include Mathi's.

Cheers!

Fidelis von Sigmaringen · « **Reply #32 on:** August 12, 2021, 03:21:33 PM »

Having done some research, it turns out the Jerusalem Post fell for (or warmed up?) a hoax that was already published in September 2014:

https://web.archive.org/web/20141004053552/https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/turkey-archaeologists-discover-remains-of-trojan-horse/

Perambulator · « **Reply #33 on:** August 12, 2021, 10:55:13 PM »

Quote from: Fidelis von Sigmaringen on August 12, 2021, 03:21:33 PM

Having done some research, it turns out the Jerusalem Post fell for (or warmed up?) a hoax that was already published in September 2014:

https://web.archive.org/web/20141004053552/https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/turkey-archaeologists-discover-remains-of-trojan-horse/

I like people like you.

Nicely done.

GamesPoet · « **Reply #34 on:** August 13, 2021, 12:33:11 AM »

Trojan Horses are ... Greek ... and so they are what they are.

Mathi Alfblut · « **Reply #35 on:** August 13, 2021, 08:27:28 AM »

I felt it was too good to be true and nothing was heard from the Archaeology groups on FB.

Good job, Fidelis!

Mathi Alfblut · « **Reply #36 on:** August 13, 2021, 08:32:43 AM »

In Sweden we found a missing iron age "castle" recently. The archaeologist was just being curious about an area that used to be an island in the middle of sacred bog and lake.

Turns it is the largest fortified settlement on Öland from the Migration period.

The formerly largest, Gråborg, is over 200 meter in diameterso beating that is big stuff.

https://arkeonews.net/ancient-mythical-castle-sorby-borg-discovered-on-swedish-island-creates-archaeological-sensation/

GamesPoet · « **Reply #37 on:** August 29, 2021, 12:33:26 PM »

That is fascinating, and I'd like to see more detail on it at some point.

And I can see this sort of thing turning up in a fantasy setting!

Thanks for posting Mathi!

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Meanwhile ... here is another Timeteam video about the excavation of a Neo-lithic site in England that had been originally dug at it in the 1920s ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdeYgsHmr0s

Besides being an intriguing dig, it is also interesting to learn of how the site was dug at the first time around.

And I enjoyed the comparison of axes made way they were in the Meso-lithic versus Neo-lithic eras.

Mathi Alfblut · « **Reply #38 on:** August 29, 2021, 08:10:32 PM »

I remember comparing axes from the mesolithic and neolithic from Sweden and it really struck me how economical and minimalistic the mesolithic axes were compared the neolithic ones.
Neolithic stoneknapping is marvelously sophisticated and advanced technically but what a waste of material.
The mesolithic use of stone really maximized the amount of cutting edge you got out of a block.

Fidelis von Sigmaringen · « **Reply #39 on:** September 06, 2021, 07:48:14 AM »

HUGE GOLD TREASURE FOUND NEAR JELLING

One of the largest, richest and most beautiful gold treasures in Danish history so far has just been found, just outside Jelling. The enormous find of almost 1 kg of gold, i.a. consisting of huge medallions the size of saucers, has again seen the light of day, after 1500 years in the Danish soil.

from https://www.vejlemuseerne.dk/viden-og-forskning/artikler/kaempe-guldskat-fundet-naer-jelling/ (with more details and pictures).

Artobans Ghost · « **Reply #40 on:** September 06, 2021, 03:08:16 PM »

Wow!☝️
That’s a huge amount of gold

Rowsdower · « **Reply #41 on:** September 07, 2021, 11:37:03 PM »

Caught a documentary on Egypt the other day. Some diggers unearthed some loaves of 3000 year old bread. Tut musnt have liked the crust

Fidelis von Sigmaringen · « **Reply #42 on:** September 08, 2021, 08:11:19 AM »

He loathed it...

Rowsdower · « **Reply #43 on:** September 08, 2021, 09:04:16 AM »

I'm surprised it was still intact. The stale bits I throw onto the front yard tend to dissolve before the birds get them

Fidelis von Sigmaringen · « **Reply #44 on:** September 25, 2021, 01:11:13 PM »

GamesPoet · « **Reply #45 on:** September 25, 2021, 02:17:26 PM »

Gender equality my rear. Blood for the blood God no doubt, regardless of sex.

Rowsdower · « **Reply #46 on:** September 27, 2021, 02:05:54 PM »

Conquest of Mexico in a nutshell: Montezuma and Cortez having an atrocity contest

GamesPoet · « **Reply #47 on:** June 27, 2022, 04:11:47 PM »

Middle Age Dublin displayed in a grocery store ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp3tAa6lAps

Rowsdower · « **Reply #48 on:** June 29, 2022, 09:46:27 AM »

Reminds me of a gag commercial i tried to create several years ago; a medieval super market.

GamesPoet · « **Reply #49 on:** June 29, 2022, 12:24:38 PM »

Ha! That would've been interesting to see.

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