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A Lebanese scientist following the genetic footprint of the ancient Phoenicians says he has traced their modern-day descendants, but stumbled into an old controversy about identity in his country.by Hermione - Ancient History
Jaq White Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Didn't know the guy had even posted here... Yes, he did, some time ago, before the catastrophic server crash that wiped much of the archive (including his posts).by Hermione - Coffee Shop
Anyone intrigued by Michael Cremo's ideas might be interested in Mikey Brass's discussion of them a while back.by Hermione - Ancient History
Talking of caves, Geiko Caveman fans will be delighted to know that a new script (Morning after the Night Before) has been added ...by Hermione - Coffee Shop
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- what she has > presented here is a speculation ... nothing more > than a fictionalized account of what might have > happened. It has no evidence to support it, and > is being offered as one possible scenario for > explaining a difference in texts. Yes, this is absolutely true ... It was only ever a spby Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lee Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > The illegitimate tactic here is yours. > > Ignoring evidence from the culture being studied > is now the legitimate tactic? Fascinating. No, Lee didn't say or imply that. > > Indeed, some of the &by Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Monty J. Bowen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Possibility a very important number is the half > base number; > e.g. 6105. > > Reverse the last two digits and add to the first > two digits; > e.g. (61 + 50) > = 111. Is there any evidence to suggest that any of this actually meant anything to the AE?by Hermione - Ancient Egypt
I've just discovered that there was a link previously posted to this story, so have removed my later link.by Hermione - Ancient History
Another item from Vietnam: The Quang Tri Museum has recently received an ancient coffin made from a tree trunk, according to the museum’s director, Mai Truong Manh.by Hermione - Ancient History
Archaeologists believe they have found the only intact Viking boat in Britain beneath the patio of a Merseyside pub. The 10th-century vessel was discovered in the 1930s by builders excavating the basement of the Railway Inn on the Wirral peninsula, but they covered it up because they feared an archaeological dig would disrupt their work.by Hermione - Ancient History
Vietnam plans to restore the ruins of an ancient imperial city in central Hanoi dating back to the seventh century with help from Japan and the UN cultural organisation, heritage officials say.by Hermione - Ancient History
Israeli archeologists on Sunday said they've stumbled upon the site of one of the great dramatic scenes of the Roman sacking of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago: the subterranean drainage channel Jews used to escape from the city's Roman conquerors.by Hermione - Ancient History
Monty Python have been going for forty years!!! And, worse still, I can remember when they first appeared on UK TV ...by Hermione - Coffee Shop
Knights, cardinals and bearded ladies have been swarming round the grounds of Doune Castle as fans marked the third annual Monty Python Day.by Hermione - Coffee Shop
chard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > CSI:BC ??by Hermione - Ancient History
Today ... most Americans are unable to see the Milky Way in the sky above the place where they live, and those who can see it are sometimes baffled by its name.by Hermione - Laboratory
Archeologists have succeeded in unearthing the remnants of the scraped stones of Khosrow Parviz’s last palace beneath the remains of the discovered Ilkhanid caravanserai in Bisotun plain.by Hermione - Ancient History
Excavations at ancient Keramos, an important site of the Karia and Leleg settlements, have recently revealed an acropolis, Roman temple and 5,000-year-old tombs in Muğla's Milas district.by Hermione - Ancient History
David Johnson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not sure why your thread is relevant. Perhaps I'm > not reading it correctly. There's a link to a webpage (not to a thread) under the emboldened word "here" in my previous post. You have to scroll down to the bottom of the page (or put "decimal" in your browser search box)by Hermione - Ancient Egypt
David Johnson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Ae's had no decimal system? I'm afraid I can't recall too many details about it; but there certainly was one of some sort, as mentioned here (nearly at the bottom of the page).by Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Mark Morgan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Reviewed here Oh ... priceless!! Thanks, Mark ...by Hermione - Paper Lens
Reviewed by Christopher Smith, University of St Andrews (Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2007.09.17)by Hermione - Humanities
Pre-European Maori practised cannibalism but not to consume a dead enemy's mana, says a historian and author.by Hermione - Ancient History
Recent excavations in the ancient city of Pompeiopolis, a Roman city located in Kastamonu's Tasköprü district, uncovered a forum and the temple of Roman Emperor Augustus.by Hermione - Ancient History
A mummy of an Inca girl, described as "perfect" by the archaeologists who found her in 1999, has gone on display for the first time in Argentina.by Hermione - Ancient History
MJ Thomas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I see no reason to even suggest that Herodotus did > anything other than record to the best of his > ability what the priests told him. Agreed ... > Problem is we don't know how accurate his account > is because we have no way of checking it. His account of the visit to the pyramid, andby Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Lee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has anyone access to Jones’ work on OK titles, by > the way. WB references a discussion of “wr-mA.w > Jwn.w" at nos. 1426 and 1429. An index of ancient Egyptian titles, epithets and phrases of the Old Kingdom / Dilwyn Jones. Archaeopress, 2000?by Hermione - Ancient Egypt
MJ Thomas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I see both the priests and Herodotus as unreliable > evidence. Well, I don't think it's so much Herodotus himself who's unreliable; rather, the accuracy of the priests' account of the inscription is in question (for the reasons discussed above).by Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I find there to be far more accurate information > he has conveyed in this portion of his tales than > inaccurate, so I would ask that we give every > statement he makes the benefit of the doubt, until > proven otherwise. I think that each statement should be considered in its context. Herodotus mighby Hermione - Ancient Egypt