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By *olden_Road_to_Samarkand OP   Man
2 days ago

North Wessex Downs Ares

Anyone else a fan?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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2 days ago

East Sussex

I'm a big fan of archaeology in general but specifically bronze age British.

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By *heonixrising500Man
2 days ago

Barnsley

I am

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By *vaRoseWoman
2 days ago

Ankh-Morpork

Yep

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By *lderflower_AppleWoman
2 days ago

Basingstoke

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By *parky123Man
2 days ago

Lincoln

For a second I thought someone on here was REALLY old

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By *icecouple561Couple
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2 days ago

East Sussex

What particular aspect of Roman archaeology are you interested in op? Any era?

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By *eliusMan
2 days ago

Henlow

Yep sure am!

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By *icecouple561Couple
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2 days ago

East Sussex


"For a second I thought someone on here was REALLY old"

That'll be me. My age is ascertained by counting tree rings

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By *vaRoseWoman
2 days ago

Ankh-Morpork


"For a second I thought someone on here was REALLY old

That'll be me. My age is ascertained by counting tree rings "

That just made me snort 🤣🤣🤣

Carbon dating for full accuracy

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By *rgasmatron1970Man
2 days ago

Bromley

I uess to study ancient Egyptian history for 6 years but follow all forms of history

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By *olden_Road_to_Samarkand OP   Man
2 days ago

North Wessex Downs Ares


"What particular aspect of Roman archaeology are you interested in op? Any era?"

Oh crikey! Obviously 43 - at least 60AD in Brittania, but political, social and military aspects of the early - mid Empire. Growing fascinstion with 400AD plus and the Republic though! How about you?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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2 days ago

East Sussex


"For a second I thought someone on here was REALLY old

That'll be me. My age is ascertained by counting tree rings

That just made me snort 🤣🤣🤣

Carbon dating for full accuracy "

if I told you Noah attended the same school as me you'll get an idea

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By *r.ZeusMan
2 days ago

Basgiath War College

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By *ovelyDayXXXWoman
2 days ago

Niche

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By *ovelyDayXXXWoman
2 days ago

Niche

I find archeology fascinating when it comes to buildings and artifacts.

But when they dig up people's lovingly interred bodies and put them on display I find that really unsettling and disrespectful to the dead. Folk should be able to rest in peace, science be damned.

And it really makes me question how I might want my own body managed after I eventually die.

I don't want someone to come along in 300 years and try to see if I ate my greens or used a spoon

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By *icecouple561Couple
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2 days ago

East Sussex


"I find archeology fascinating when it comes to buildings and artifacts.

But when they dig up people's lovingly interred bodies and put them on display I find that really unsettling and disrespectful to the dead. Folk should be able to rest in peace, science be damned.

And it really makes me question how I might want my own body managed after I eventually die.

I don't want someone to come along in 300 years and try to see if I ate my greens or used a spoon"

I'm conflicted about that too. I really admire Prof Alice Roberts who is an osteo archaeologist among other things. She does treat human remains respectfully but I'm not sure I'd want to be investigated like that and we can't possibly know what their belief system was in any detail

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
2 days ago

Central

I do and really appreciate Mary Beards presentation and explanation of Roman archeology and life.

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By *exxyyDy11Man
2 days ago

North West


"I uess to study ancient Egyptian history for 6 years but follow all forms of history "

Oh the tattoos make sense now. So which period of Ancient Egypt do you find the most interesting??

I think it is all interesting but if I had to pick one. For me it has to be the New Kingdom, especially before the Bronze Age Collapse.

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By *exxyyDy11Man
2 days ago

North West


"I find archeology fascinating when it comes to buildings and artifacts.

But when they dig up people's lovingly interred bodies and put them on display I find that really unsettling and disrespectful to the dead. Folk should be able to rest in peace, science be damned.

And it really makes me question how I might want my own body managed after I eventually die.

I don't want someone to come along in 300 years and try to see if I ate my greens or used a spoon

I'm conflicted about that too. I really admire Prof Alice Roberts who is an osteo archaeologist among other things. She does treat human remains respectfully but I'm not sure I'd want to be investigated like that and we can't possibly know what their belief system was in any detail "

A massive difference compared to archaeologists a hundred years ago, which discarded items and human remains if they didn't interest them enough.

Archaeology has come a long way thankfully.

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By *exyInLatinMan
2 days ago

Warsop

Love history! I’m currently a little obsessed with the time period between 900 and 1066, so the Viking invasion of knut to William the conquerer!

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By *exxyyDy11Man
1 day ago

North West


"Love history! I’m currently a little obsessed with the time period between 900 and 1066, so the Viking invasion of knut to William the conquerer! "

And even more interesting is how William was a descendent of Vikings who settled in Normandy

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By *outhernC0mfortMan
1 day ago

Cumbria

Yes been on a site uncovered fascinating stuff but much seemed to be fragments of bone of which the occasional needle or hairpin. Their Amazon prime of the time was Gaul/France it seemed things like pots and urns?

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By *abido83Man
1 day ago

Chesterish

Had some detectorists on my farm the past few weeks, they've unearthed some Roman finds. Mostly crockery, there were some coins too!

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By *exyInLatinMan
1 day ago

Warsop


"Love history! I’m currently a little obsessed with the time period between 900 and 1066, so the Viking invasion of knut to William the conquerer!

And even more interesting is how William was a descendent of Vikings who settled in Normandy "

Yep! The North men! That period of time fascinates me!

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By *TWboyMan
1 day ago

kings Lynn

Particularly Hadrians Wall…. Which I think comes from reading ‘The Eagle of the Ninth’ by Rosemary Sutcliffe when I was a kid….

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By *rgasmatron1970Man
1 day ago

Bromley


"I uess to study ancient Egyptian history for 6 years but follow all forms of history

Oh the tattoos make sense now. So which period of Ancient Egypt do you find the most interesting??

I think it is all interesting but if I had to pick one. For me it has to be the New Kingdom, especially before the Bronze Age Collapse. "

The 17th through to the 19th dynasty in particular

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By *corpionixMan
1 day ago

Crewe

Diocletian's Palace (Croatian: Dioklecijanova palaca, pronounced [diokletsija{¬y5A=¬}nova palat{¬yoM=¬}a]; Latin: Palatium Diocletiani) is an ancient Roman palace and fortress complex built at the end of the third century AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian as his retirement residence. About half of the complex was for Diocletian's personal use, with the rest housing the military garrison. The complex was built on a peninsula six kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest from Salona, the former capital of Dalmatia, one of the largest cities of the late empire with 60,000 people and the birthplace of Diocletian.

Need to see it in person 🙂

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