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Pre-Incan Wari Mummy Unearthed In Peru

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:40:04 GMT

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Archeologists working at Peru's Huaca Pucllana ruins pulled a mummy from a tomb on Tuesday, thought to be from the ancient Wari culture that flourished before the Incas. Besides the female mummy, the tomb contained the remains of two other adults and a child. It is the first intact Wari burial site discovered at Huaca Pucllana in the capital Lima, and researchers believe it dates from about 700 AD.

They exposed her face, revealing two big, bright blue orbs in her eye sockets. They extracted the other adult mummies, which were also whole, earlier in the week.

The Wari people lived and ruled in what is now Peru for some 500 years, between 600 AD and 1100 AD. Their capital was near modern-day Ayacucho, in the Andes, but they traveled widely and are known for their extensive network of roads. Flores said about 30 tombs have been found at Huaca Pucllana, surrounded by Lima's busy streets.

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David Hatcher Childress: Extraterrestrial Archaeology

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:49:28 GMT

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David Hatcher Childress: Extraterrestrial Archaeology

David Hatcher Childress lectures using official NASA and Soviet photos, as well as other photos taken via telescope. Childress seeks to prove that many of the planets (and moons) of our solar system are in some way inhabited by intelligent life. The presentation includes many blow-ups of NASA photos and detailed diagrams and structures–particularly on the Moon.

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'Sensational' fossil illuminates birth of dinosaurs

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:08:04 GMT

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Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

An archaeological dig in central Germany has unearthed fossils which could be the oldest record of dinosaur life ever.

The dinosaur find, at a quarry near the town of Bernburg 90 miles south-west of Berlin, appears to date from 250 million years ago.

Scientists previously believed that dinosaurs evolved from smaller reptilians around 235 million years ago.

But the new find could radically redraw archaeologists' understanding of the dawn of the Triassic age, and the birth of the dinosaur era.

"This is a spectacular, unique achievement," said regional archaeology chief Harald Meller, announcing the discovery.

He said that the crucial remnants believed to be fossils of bone fragments - had been secured, but the German authorities called on amateur enthusiasts to stay away from the site, for fear of damaging potential further finds.

Other experts declared the dig of "sensational importance".

If confirmed, the find would add to a long list of landmark archaeological dinosaur

"Archaeology's Interactive Dig"

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:51:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: http://www.archaeology.org/interactive/sagalassos/

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In 1706, Paul Lucas, traveling in southwest Turkey on a mission for the court of Louis XIV, came upon the mountaintop ruins of Sagalassos. The first Westerner to see the site, Lucas wrote that he seemed to be confronted with remains of several cities inhabited by fairies. Later, during the mid-nineteenth century, William Hamilton described it as the best preserved ancient city he had ever seen. Toward the end of that century, Sagalassos and its theater became famous among students of classical antiquity. Yet large scale excavations along the west coast at sites like Ephesos and Pergamon, attracted all the attention. Gradually Sagalassos was forgotten...until a British-Belgian team led by Stephen Mitchell started surveying the site in 1985.

Experimental archaeology and music

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:35:37 GMT

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Clip Source: www.archaeology.org

Elizabeth Blake suspended three flint blades from a small wooden frame. Holding her cell phone in one hand, she took a piece of antler in the other and gently struck each blade once. Over a bad transatlantic connection, our phone conversation had been difficult, but the tones from the four-inch-long blades came through—clear, sweet, and crystalline. They sounded like hand bells or struck goblets. The blades are replicas of 30,000-year-old artifacts from the sites of Isturitz in the French Pyrenees and Geißenklösterle in southwestern Germany.

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Sagalassos, city in the clouds

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:15:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is where they found sculptures of the Emperor Hadrian and the Empress Faustina

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City in the Clouds

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"The Rock that Whispers"

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:43:26 GMT

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clipper's remarks: http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/archaeology/52/the_rock_that_whispers.html

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The Rock that Whispers

New evidence of the earliest known ritual behaviour

Text: Paul Devereux / Images: Dr Shiela Coulson, University of Oslo, Norway

The python-head rock in the Tsodilo Hills, Botswana

Evidence for possibly the earliest known ritual activity has been uncovered in Ngamiland, Botswana. Archæologists investigating the Tsodilo Hills there found a secluded cave, the “Rhino Cave”, next to a rock resembling a python’s head. Hundreds of man-made indentations peppered the rock, known to the San (Bushmen) as the “Rock that Whispers”.

A test pit dug in front of the python simulacrum revealed many stones that had been used to make the indentations. Together with these tools, some of which were over 70,000 years old, more than 13,000 artefacts were unearthed, including burnt spearheads and possible ritual articles. The rock’s natural pythonesque appearance had been enhanced by human carving and grinding – the python is a key figure in San mythology.

Futuristic Excavation

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:25:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: However, Weyrich noted, Princeton's system will never replace the experience, contextual knowledge and "soft skills" that conservators and archaeologists bring to the table. "Reconstructing these frescoes is incredibly complex, given the condition of the fragments and the sheer number of fragments," said Weyrich. "The computer takes over the laborious parts of the process while leaving the important, intuitive decisions to the humans."

i wonder when this will change as well.

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'Virtual Archaeologist' Reconnects Fragments Of An Ancient Civilization

Reconstructing an excavated fresco, mosaic or similar archaeological object is like solving a giant jigsaw puzzle, only far more difficult. The original object often has broken into thousands of tiny pieces -- many of which lack any distinctive color, pattern or texture and possess edges that have eroded over the centuries.

"We mimic the archaeologists' methods as much as possible, so that they can really use our system as a tool,"

The flatbed scanner first is used to record several high-resolution color images of the fragment. Next, the fragment is placed on the turntable, and the laser rangefinder measures its visible surface from various viewpoints. The fragment is then turned upside down and the process is repeated.

One algorithm aligns the various partial surface measurements

Another analyzes the scanned images to detect cracks or other minute surface markings

The system then integrates all of the information

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Religion continues to be part of Olympics

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "Since then, religion - for good or ill - has continued to touch the modern Olympics movement. "

Clip Source: www.sltrib.com

Religion has been an integral part of the Olympics since athletes met in a stadium southwest of Athens to honor Zeus.

In ancient Greece, there was no such thing as "secular athletics," said David Romano, senior research scientist at the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. "Feats of prowess and agility were meant to please Zeus, who picked the most worthy athlete to be the victor."

Eventually, it was competition that put an end to Olympic Games in A.D. 393 after more than 1,000 years: Christianity vs. paganism.

The games were the most "conspicuous and popular aspect at pagan festivals, attracting tens of thousands of people," Romano said this week, "so Holy Roman Emperor Theodosius abolished them."

It took another 15 centuries for the Olympic ideals to resurface.

In 1894, a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin resurrected the Olympic Games, complete with symbolic fire, music, and pageantry that echoed its ancient past.

Tags: olympics, religion, history

"Military Minefields"

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:52:26 GMT

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clipper's remarks: http://www.realitysandwich.com/military_minefields

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This essay originally appeared in Conscious Choice Magazine.

Recently, while at a Phoenix, Arizona conference on UFOs, crop circles, alternative archaeology and other such fringe matters, I encountered, to my surprise, a true American hero. A straightforward and unassuming man whose father was a well-respected Alaskan congressman, Dr. Nick Begich has been waging a long and often lonely campaign to raise the public’s awareness of the extraordinary perils and potentials of new technologies that can act upon the brain and influence our cognitive and somatic capacities, often without us knowing about them. At first, many of the military initiatives and scientific research projects described by Dr. Begich sound like science fiction — the stuff of Philip K. Dick’s most paranoid visions — but they are quite real, and in many cases already available. A huge trove of documents, articles and public testimonies assembled by Begich’s team can be found at the website of The Lay Institute.

Strawtown Archaeology Project

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:23:45 GMT

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Clip Source: www.ipfw.edu

The Strawtown Research Program

Overview Lamentations

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:21:56 GMT

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Clip Source: www.bible-history.com

"And I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish,
wiping it and turning it upside down" (2 Kings 21:13)

1 - Babylonian Forces Approaching

2 - Capture of Judean Cities

3 - The Siege of Jerusalem

4 - Edomites Raid Judah

5 - Rumor of Approaching Egyptian Forces

6 - Jerusalem is Captured

7 - King Zedekiah Tries to Flee

8 - Jews Deported to Babylon from Ramah

As The Disc Turns

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:31:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I would make me quite sad if it turned out to be a fraud, but ultimately it is better to know the truth. I'm looking at you Greece.

Clip Source: tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com

Why Not Test the Phaistos Disc?

If there are suspicions that the renowned Phaistos Disc is fake, why not address them by determining its age? That was the excellent question raised by Lab readers in response to a post on the disc. The short answer is that the keepers of the disc — the Herakleion Archaeological Museum in Crete, where the purportedly ancient artifact was found a century ago — won’t allow it.

For a longer answer, I consulted Jerome M. Eisenberg, the editor-in-chief of Minerva and the author of the article in that archaeological journal questioning the disc’s authenticity. He provided more details, and also addressed other questions raised by Lab readers. He told me that he has been trying for many years to test the disk (as well as another artifact at the museum, the Archalochori Axe, which he considers suspicious):

I’ll let you know what I hear from the Herakleion Archaeological Museum.

Tags: science, phaistos disc, archaeology, forgery, hoax, minos, undeciphered scripts

Afghanistan’s Secret Treasure

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:36:14 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Afghanistan has probably one of the richest cultural and historical heritage, dating back to the third millennium BCE and the land had been a melting pot of Mesopotamian, Harappan, Greek and Chinese civilizations. Unfortunately, the wars and oppressive/dogmatic regimes tried their best to destroy the traces of this brilliant cultural background. Archaeology Magazine's latest issue tells the story of an amazing treasure of ancient artifacts, 95 percent of which was luckily recovered and brought to museums worldwide to be exhibited.

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For 20 years the archaeological community believed the artifacts had been destroyed or had disappeared into the antiquities market as a succession of mujahideen warlords won and lost control of Kabul. Finally the Taliban came, and smashed any artifact that seemed vaguely like a religious idol. With the museum collections destroyed or in hiding and the Afghan people struggling to survive, a two-decade rift has opened between the Afghans and the history that defines their nation. An entire generation now entering adulthood has grown up knowing almost nothing about Afghanistan’s place as a melting pot of civilizations from Greece to China.

Tags: archaeology, afghanistan, artifacts, kabul museum

Archaeologists unearth 1,900-year-old chariot

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:52:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Archaeologist works around a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Borisovo, some 290 kilometers (180 miles) east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. The archaeologist Daniela Agre said her team found the four-wheel chariot during excavations near the village of Borisovo.

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Archaeologists unearth 1,900-year-old chariot

Thu Aug 7, 6:10 PM ET

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Archaeologist works around a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Borisovo, some 290 kilometers (180 miles) east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. The archaeologist Daniela Agre said her team found the four-wheel chariot during excavations near the village of Borisovo.

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Pre-Incan Wari Mummy Unearthed In Peru

David Hatcher Childress: Extraterrestrial Archaeology

David Hatcher Childress: Extraterrestrial Archaeology

'Sensational' fossil illuminates birth of dinosaurs

"Archaeology's Interactive Dig"

Experimental archaeology and music

Sagalassos, city in the clouds

"The Rock that Whispers"

The Rock that Whispers

New evidence of the earliest known ritual behaviour

Futuristic Excavation

'Virtual Archaeologist' Reconnects Fragments Of An Ancient Civilization

Religion continues to be part of Olympics

"Military Minefields"

Strawtown Archaeology Project

Overview Lamentations

As The Disc Turns

Why Not Test the Phaistos Disc?

Afghanistan’s Secret Treasure

Archaeologists unearth 1,900-year-old chariot

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David Hatcher Childress: Extraterrestrial Archaeology

David Hatcher Childress: Extraterrestrial Archaeology

'Sensational' fossil illuminates birth of dinosaurs

"Archaeology's Interactive Dig"

Experimental archaeology and music

Sagalassos, city in the clouds

"The Rock that Whispers"

The Rock that Whispers

New evidence of the earliest known ritual behaviour

Futuristic Excavation

'Virtual Archaeologist' Reconnects Fragments Of An Ancient Civilization

Religion continues to be part of Olympics

"Military Minefields"

Strawtown Archaeology Project

Overview Lamentations

As The Disc Turns

Why Not Test the Phaistos Disc?

Afghanistan’s Secret Treasure

Archaeologists unearth 1,900-year-old chariot

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