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Author Topic: No News like Ancient News – Roman frescoes discovered  (Read 88656 times)

Offline Christian

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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - A Lost Christian Kingdom?
« Reply #240 on: January 08, 2013, 12:44:47 PM »
Historically, Judaism predates Christianity, in the same way that Christianity predates Islam... or so I gather. Coptic Christianity, the Christianity of the Middle East, has been formally practiced since 5th century. I am by no means an expert.

Anyway, check out this amazing monolithic carved church in Ethiopia:

http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/a9655da45a8b.jpg

These apparently date into the Middle Ages, but are really cool. Reminds me of Petra.

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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - Quest for Nubia's Lost Capital
« Reply #242 on: January 18, 2013, 09:50:18 AM »
More adventurous archaeology of the 21st century!

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Searching for the lost royal city of Nubia in northern Sudan
Geoff Emberling is doing what few archaeologists do anymore in a world that has been worked over pretty well by picks, trowels and shovels. He's searching for a lost royal city.

The ancient capital was ruled by the kings of Nubia, which now lies in northern Sudan, just south of Egypt. Little is known about the kings who suddenly appeared on the historical stage about 800 B.C. and conquered all of Egypt before eventually fading back into the desert.

Full article: http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21089-searching-for-the-lost-royal-city-of-nubia-in-northern-sudan

Check out the man's weblog as well, quite inspiring. 8)

PS: Sorry, Paul, for not having noticed your entry earlier. Please, everyone, send me a PM if you've got something to share here and I'll happily adjust the title.
« Last Edit: January 18, 2013, 10:39:31 AM by Mad Doc Morris »

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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - Quest for Nubia's Lost Capital
« Reply #243 on: January 18, 2013, 10:23:28 AM »
Sounds like a true adventure.

Loved that :) :


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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - Germanic Fashion News
« Reply #245 on: March 25, 2013, 09:49:32 AM »
Maybe of interest for Ancients wargamers searching for the 'authentic' colouring of clothes. ;) I've cut out the essentials (that's not to say the ecological background of this find isn't important, unfortunately…).

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Pre-Viking tunic found by glacier as warming aids archaeology

The greenish-brown, loose-fitting outer clothing - suitable for a person up to about 176 cms (5 ft 9 inches) tall - was found 2,000 meters (6,560 ft) above sea level on what may have been a Roman-era trade route in south Norway. Carbon dating showed it was made around 300 AD.



[…] The tunic is made of lamb's wool with a diamond pattern that had darkened with time. Only a handful of similar tunics have survived so long in Europe.

Full article: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/21/us-climate-archaeology-idUSBRE92K0V320130321

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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - Germanic Fashion News
« Reply #246 on: April 01, 2013, 12:39:23 PM »
it looks very clean..

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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - Germanic Fashion News
« Reply #247 on: April 01, 2013, 12:46:58 PM »
"The tunic was well used - it was repaired several times," said Marianne Vedeler, a conservation expert at Norway's Museum of Cultural History.

The tunic is made of lamb's wool with a diamond pattern that had darkened with time. Only a handful of similar tunics have survived so long in Europe."

I would be interested to know what they mean by the last statement...

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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - Roman Heavy Weapons
« Reply #248 on: May 31, 2013, 08:05:08 PM »
Finally the prove that the Romans used heavy weapons and vehicles. Now have to get Aventine to make them.

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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - Roman Heavy Weapons
« Reply #249 on: June 03, 2013, 04:19:20 AM »
I take it those would be some very late period Romans
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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - Roman Heavy Weapons
« Reply #250 on: June 03, 2013, 07:06:31 PM »
I take it those would be some very late period Roman's

Yes, sure, survirors of Fall of Empire.

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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - Anchors from Punic Wars
« Reply #251 on: July 05, 2013, 05:49:57 AM »
Anchors from Punic Wars 2,000 years ago found off Sicily

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/anchors-punic-wars-2-000-years-ago-found-sicily-6C10536930

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A key episode of the Punic Wars has emerged from the waters near the small Sicilian island of Pantelleria as archaeologists discovered a cluster of more than 30 ancient anchors.

Found at a depth between 160 and 270 feet in Cala Levante, one of the island’s most scenic spots, the anchors date to more than 2,000 years ago.

According to Leonardo Abelli, an archaeologist from the University of Sassari, the anchors are startling evidence of the Romans’ and Carthaginians’ struggle to conquer the Mediterranean during the First Punic War (264 to 241 B.C.).

“They were deliberately abandoned. The Carthaginian ships were hiding from the Romans and could not waste time trying to retrieve heavy anchors at such depths,” Abelli told Discovery News.




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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - LEGO Acropolis
« Reply #253 on: July 23, 2013, 10:20:21 AM »
LEGO(TM). Best. Toy. Ever.  :o

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Re: "Daily" Ancient Nonsense - LEGO Acropolis
« Reply #254 on: July 23, 2013, 11:36:14 AM »
LEGO(TM). Best. Toy. Ever.  :o

This most definitely  :D

psst, it's the wrong scale...

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