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« Reply #60 on: November 05, 2009, 08:33:15 AM » |
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*Sigh* This is where I wish I lived somewhere with a thicker layer of history. And I'm on the East Coast of North America; the layer is veneer-thin out West.
Sigh yourself! People have been in the west for at least 11,000 years and have left a thick layer indeed of artifacts, history, and legends. http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=7970You are, as always, correct, LarryC. Sorry - I'm a Europeanist, and I do need to be reminded of my unfortunate biases. <bowing in humble gratitude for correction> I just finished 1491 (and checked with a rainforest friend to be sure it's reliable from their side...) and I had the same response...my colonial stuff always runs long (in part) because I insist on including at least a couple slides on "who was there first..." just to keep things in perspective... But we weren't trained that way, were we? So I can understand, too, Llanfair... |
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Pax in terra choreagibus
Ballo non bello parare
How am I?: There are four levels: Alive, Alert, Awake & Functioning. Right now, I'm standing upright & moving forward.
We are gifted superfluously--the cosmos is more generous than we can ask or imagine.
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« Reply #61 on: November 05, 2009, 08:34:54 AM » |
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OK, that's it. I'm quitting my job, buying a metal detector, and moving to Britain.
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Pax in terra choreagibus
Ballo non bello parare
How am I?: There are four levels: Alive, Alert, Awake & Functioning. Right now, I'm standing upright & moving forward.
We are gifted superfluously--the cosmos is more generous than we can ask or imagine.
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llanfair
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« Reply #62 on: November 05, 2009, 08:50:31 PM » |
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Those latest pieces are so delicate! Gorgeous work.
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This place stinks like a pair of armoured trousers after the Hundred Years' War.
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« Reply #63 on: November 05, 2009, 10:07:20 PM » |
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OK, that's it. I'm quitting my job, buying a metal detector, and moving to Britain.
What? And missing the Thanksgiving week NYC Meetup? With my share of the haul I'll find, I'll fly everyone over! |
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Your professors were probably afraid of your galactic genius and did everything they could (behind the scenes) to thwart your hedginess. Hedgie loves to read. |
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« Reply #64 on: November 06, 2009, 02:19:51 AM » |
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OK, that's it. I'm quitting my job, buying a metal detector, and moving to Britain.
What? And missing the Thanksgiving week NYC Meetup? With my share of the haul I'll find, I'll fly everyone over! Ha! All I need is my Oyster Card . . . the Staffordshire Hoard went on show at the BM this week. |
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llanfair
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« Reply #65 on: November 06, 2009, 04:11:23 PM » |
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OK, that's it. I'm quitting my job, buying a metal detector, and moving to Britain.
What? And missing the Thanksgiving week NYC Meetup? With my share of the haul I'll find, I'll fly everyone over! Ha! All I need is my Oyster Card . . . the Staffordshire Hoard went on show at the BM this week. Groan ... oh, to be in England now that fall is here! |
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« Reply #66 on: November 06, 2009, 04:43:16 PM » |
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That's some really cool stuff. I'll bet metal detector sales will reach all-time record highs now. Maybe the real gold is to be found by investing in British metal detector companies?
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« Reply #67 on: November 06, 2009, 05:12:19 PM » |
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OK, that's it. I'm quitting my job, buying a metal detector, and moving to Britain.
What? And missing the Thanksgiving week NYC Meetup? With my share of the haul I'll find, I'll fly everyone over! Ha! All I need is my Oyster Card . . . the Staffordshire Hoard went on show at the BM this week. Groan ... oh, to be in England now that fall is here! Ah, I probably shouldn't mention that I have a ticket for the lecture by Kevn Leahy. However, the BM display is teeny by comparison to the size of the hoard. The rest of it is somewhere in the basement with the conservation team. But once it has a permanent home back up in the Midlands (my betting's on Lichfield), it'll be stunning to behold. That's when your poor SO gets to hear all about the trip to Blighty ;-) |
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llanfair
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« Reply #68 on: November 07, 2009, 03:53:08 PM » |
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That should be a great lecture. Hope he has lots of pictures!
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This place stinks like a pair of armoured trousers after the Hundred Years' War.
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larryc
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« Reply #69 on: November 07, 2009, 06:19:43 PM » |
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Nice find! A vegetarian Goth in Roman Britain. I love stuff like this. |
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« Reply #70 on: November 07, 2009, 07:34:04 PM » |
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Nice find! A vegetarian Goth in Roman Britain. I love stuff like this. That is awesome. I'm glad that the archaeology / history dorks get to use some of those CSI-ish toys. |
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larryc
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« Reply #71 on: November 07, 2009, 07:45:06 PM » |
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Nice find! A vegetarian Goth in Roman Britain. I love stuff like this. That is awesome. I'm glad that the archaeology / history dorks get to use some of those CSI-ish toys. It is also a nice reminder of how little we really know about the past, and how mobile people were even thousands of years ago. See also, "When Iraqi peacekeepers stood guard at Hadrian's Wall": http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/jul/15/britishidentity.charlottehiggins |
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« Reply #72 on: November 07, 2009, 10:25:21 PM » |
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Real money will be made not just in metal detector company stock but by Dan Brown's publisher. I expect that his "Secrets of the Staffordshire Trove!" will be out by Christmas.
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« Reply #73 on: November 17, 2009, 03:57:13 PM » |
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Well, speaking of ancient finds in England, we have this breaking news item (a trifle older than the Staffordshire horde): Ancient Weapons Dug Up by Archaeologists in EnglandNot as much gold, but still exciting if flint chips are your thing. |
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Unfortunately, I think conjugate gives good advice.
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« Reply #74 on: November 26, 2009, 07:40:28 AM » |
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The Treasure Trove committee met yesterday, and the man who found the hoard and the man who owns the land are going to be splitting 3.285 million sterling between them (that's just shy of 5 and a half million USD at the current exchange rate). |
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