The Archaeology thread

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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby Keyser » Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:52 pm

A mummy wearing a magnificent gold-gilded face mask has been discovered at Saqqara. :cuppaT:

https://www.livescience.com/63066-mummy ... egypt.html

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-archaeolo ... kshop.html

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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby charlie » Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:55 pm

Keyser wrote:A mummy wearing a magnificent gold-gilded face mask has been discovered at Saqqara. :cuppaT:

https://www.livescience.com/63066-mummy ... egypt.html

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-archaeolo ... kshop.html

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Fascinating! :cuppaT:

It's always great to hear about new archaeological discoveries! :more beer:
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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby Keyser » Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:05 pm

charlie wrote:
Keyser wrote:A mummy wearing a magnificent gold-gilded face mask has been discovered at Saqqara. :cuppaT:

https://www.livescience.com/63066-mummy ... egypt.html

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-archaeolo ... kshop.html

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Fascinating! :cuppaT:

It's always great to hear about new archaeological discoveries! :more beer:


Cheers!

But I often feel like an ancient relic myself these days! :bawlin: :mrgreen:
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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby charlie » Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:10 pm

Keyser wrote:
charlie wrote:
Keyser wrote:A mummy wearing a magnificent gold-gilded face mask has been discovered at Saqqara. :cuppaT:

https://www.livescience.com/63066-mummy ... egypt.html

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-archaeolo ... kshop.html

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Fascinating! :cuppaT:

It's always great to hear about new archaeological discoveries! :more beer:


Cheers!

But I often feel like an ancient relic myself these days! :bawlin: :mrgreen:


No comment! :trollface:

There are many good anti-ageing products for men out there if you're worried about ending up looking like a wrinkly, leatherfaced relic? :smilin:
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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby Keyser » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:18 pm

charlie wrote:No comment! :trollface:

There are many good anti-ageing products for men out there if you're worried about ending up looking like a wrinkly, leatherfaced relic? :smilin:


:bawlin:

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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby charlie » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:22 pm

Keyser wrote:
charlie wrote:No comment! :trollface:

There are many good anti-ageing products for men out there if you're worried about ending up looking like a wrinkly, leatherfaced relic? :smilin:


:bawlin:

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Nah, far too handsome for you, sweetheart! :trollface:
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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby Keyser » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:27 pm

charlie wrote:
Keyser wrote:
charlie wrote:No comment! :trollface:

There are many good anti-ageing products for men out there if you're worried about ending up looking like a wrinkly, leatherfaced relic? :smilin:


:bawlin:

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Nah, far too handsome for you, sweetheart! :trollface:


:Lucia:
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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby Keyser » Tue Jul 17, 2018 5:48 pm

The mystery of who lies inside the massive Black Sarcophagus. :wurms:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/scie ... chaeology/

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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby Hummingbird » Tue Jul 17, 2018 6:00 pm

I wouldn't open it. I've been brainwashed by Hollywood to believe that no good can come of opening this.
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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby Keyser » Tue Jul 17, 2018 6:03 pm

Hummingbird wrote:I wouldn't open it. I've been brainwashed by Hollywood to believe that no good can come of opening this.


Would you need your mummy to protect you? :gigglesnshit:

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Re: The Archaeology thread

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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby LordRaven » Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:22 pm

Keyser wrote:The mystery of who lies inside the massive Black Sarcophagus. :wurms:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/scie ... chaeology/

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Fascinating
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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby LordRaven » Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:26 pm

Keyser wrote:Just to get things started a very nice little article on the world's oldest computer the famous Antikythera mechanism.

http://theconversation.com/what-the-wor ... erse-62234

A lego version of this incredible example of ancient technology - just how cool is that? :cool:



Thanks, I had no idea it was that complex
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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby Keyser » Thu Aug 02, 2018 6:42 pm

LordRaven wrote:
Keyser wrote:The mystery of who lies inside the massive Black Sarcophagus. :wurms:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/scie ... chaeology/

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Fascinating


Well they opened it and what was inside was not exactly a curse but not exactly pleasant either! :ooer:

https://www.livescience.com/63110-myste ... pened.html

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Re: The Archaeology thread

Postby LordRaven » Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:36 am

Keyser wrote:
LordRaven wrote:
Keyser wrote:The mystery of who lies inside the massive Black Sarcophagus. :wurms:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/scie ... chaeology/

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Fascinating


Well they opened it and what was inside was not exactly a curse but not exactly pleasant either! :ooer:

https://www.livescience.com/63110-myste ... pened.html

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I guess that was expected but I am astounded to see such a marvellous sarcophagus not containing the trappings of wealth? The occupant clearly had status but seems to be bereft of the trappings of wealth and that is very odd given what we have come to accept from other similar cases.
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