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The hinge of history swings in all directions
As the happenings of the past are written down.
Out of all that has occurred since man's beginnings,
Less has been recorded than waits to be found.

Tom Zart


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The Last Supper (Leonardo)
The Last Supper (Italian: Il Cenacolo or L'Ultima Cena) is a 15th century mural painting in Milan created by Leonardo da Vin...
Sounds like a "brave and galant outlaw" to me!

I feel for the bloke, based on what was presented here of course.

Perhaps Italy should revisit their amateur archaeologists laws.

Cyn
http://www.haltadefinizione.com/en/


Just published for detail-hungry scriers of art!  Billions of pixels!

Zoom in on Mary Magdalene.  Wink

Cheers,

Cyn
I once brought out of Sierra Leone to London a handful of big, alluvial diamonds. Taped them inside my waistcoat and I wore my tie with the judge's wig woven into it. Met at the airport by a diamond dealer from Hatton Garden, who is a family friend. I w...


Neanderthals 'were flame-haired'
By Paul Rincon
Science reporter, Murcia, Spain

Some Neanderthals were probably redheads, a DNA study has shown.

Writing in Sci...
One Person�s Trash Is Another Person�s Lost Masterpiece

Published: October 23, 2007

Sotheby's
"Tres Personajes" by Rufino Tamayo


By CAROL VOGEL  Published: Oct...
Albuquerque Man Finds 2.28-ct White Diamond at Arkansas state park

By Sue Vorenberg Wednesday, October 17, 2007

A shiny, metallic-looking object has turned out to be treasure for an Albuquerque man.

Bill Trythall found a 2.28-carat white diamond at Cra...
Wisconsin Man Finds 3.92-ct White Diamond in Same Park

Tue Oct 23, 5:25 PM ET



MURFREESBORO, Ark. - A Wisconsin man digging at an Arkan...

The side-wheel steamer Water Witch

By RUSS BYNUM
Associated Press Writer


SAVANNAH, Ga.� Captured by Confederate sailors in a bloody midnight sneak attack...
European Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 9, No. 1, 103-130 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1461957107077709

The Concept of Prehistory and the Invention of the Terms `Prehistoric' and `Prehistorian': the Scandinavian Origin, 1833�1850
Peter Rowley-Conwy

University of D...
by Administration on October 26, 2007, 10:32:47 AM

By Talal el-Atrache - DAMASCUS

Deep in the heart of northern Syria, close to the banks of the Euphrates River, archaeologists have uncovered a series of startling 11,000-year-old wall paintings and artefacts.

"The wall paintings date back to the 9th millennium BC. They were discovered last month on the wall of a house...
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by Bart on October 25, 2007, 06:07:18 AM
   


   The Harrogate hoard is an undisturbed tenth-century Viking hoard of over 617 silver coins and other items. The hoard was discovered in 2007 near the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. The hoard is the largest discovered in western Europe since 1840, when the Cuerdale hoard was found in Lancashire.

   On 6 January 2007, David Whelan, a semi-retired businessman from...
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by ole.Grubstake on October 20, 2007, 11:03:46 PM
Son and I were recently out metal detecting on the ranch. He found a 1907 2.50 dollar gold piece and i scored a 10.00 dollar gold piece. Thought it was cool that a father and son would both strike gold on the same day using our Whites DFX detectors.
Grubby
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by Bart on October 19, 2007, 05:14:15 AM
Saxon Graves Find

Archaeologists examine remains at the Twyford School site

WHEN workmen discovered human remains as they cleared a site for new classrooms at a Twyford school, staff briefly thought they had a crime scene on their hands.

The panic soon turned into a historical feast for pupils and teachers alike, however, when it turned out the bones found at Twyford School were...
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by Bart on October 14, 2007, 10:55:26 PM
Divers Chart Historic Alaskan Shipwreck

Jeannette Lee, Associated Press

Oct. 9, 2007 � A private dive team exploring the waters of south-central Alaska has discovered the oldest American shipwreck ever found in the state, officials said Monday.

   The Torrent sank 139 years ago in Cook Inlet after tidal currents, among the world's most powerful, rammed it into a reef south of the Kenai Peninsula. Documents from the period show that all 155 people on...
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by Bart on October 11, 2007, 04:08:28 AM
Archaeologists In Portugal Net Haul of 4,500+ Roman Coins

AP 10 Oct 2007

LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Archeologists in Portugal have found more than 4,500 Roman coins bundled together inside the wall of a blacksmith's house dating from the fourth century. Antonio Sa Coixao, who is leading excavations in Coriscada in northeastern...
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by Bart on October 11, 2007, 03:32:29 AM
Ancient Roman Graveyard Found in Suburban Copenhagen

October 10, 2007 - Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Archaeologists have discovered a Roman cemetery from about 300 A.D. in suburban Copehagen with about 30 graves, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

   "It is something special and rare in Dnmark to...
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by Bart on October 09, 2007, 03:26:03 AM
Wall Painting From 11th Century B.C. Found in Syria

Monday, October 08, 2007

DAMASCUS, Syria �  Archaeologists discovered a wall painting believed to be from the 11th century B.C. in northern Syria, the country's official news agency, SANA, reported Monday.

Youssef Kenjo, the head of excavations in the Aleppo Archaeological Directorate, told SANA that the white, black and red painting was of "geometric shapes, squares and rectangles painted in...
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