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AdVoke t1_j7fvw70 wrote
Reply to comment by atulgupta411 in Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212
Well i guess you'll have to kill the crown Prince of DK and he has the Danish equivalent to a navy seal training. We call it frogman.
ThoDanII t1_j7fuoag wrote
Reply to comment by MrBrutok in Was it a good Idea for vercingetorix to take refuge with his army in Alesia in 52bc? by thereasonyousuffer
Not really the problem is supply and running the farms .
ThoDanII t1_j7fuf62 wrote
Reply to comment by Gadgetman_1 in Was it a good Idea for vercingetorix to take refuge with his army in Alesia in 52bc? by thereasonyousuffer
Oh I think the Sumerians, Babylonian and Persian as well as Alexander would say they had been first
aegiltheugly t1_j7fubyn wrote
Reply to comment by D3NM4RKF1NL4ND in Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212
It's not in good condition. I'll give you forty dollars for it.
FoolInTheDesert t1_j7fred3 wrote
Reply to comment by PorkRindSalad in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn
It's common in older cities. For example in Arizona, in cities like Bisbee and Tombstone, you can find multiple section corners and property corners set in close proximity to each other by different surveyors. In one case I know of 6 different pins meant to be the same point all spread out over an 8sqft area. How do you resolve this? Well a surveyor has to dig through records and try to figure out which point to hold, OR in many cases you might have to go testify in court for it to get settled because property owners will sue each other. In many cases we had to spend a day collecting control data and then had to calculate the correct pin location and set our own more accurate pin with our survey data on it. It can get complicated!
Surveyor errors are actually common and have led to many a state/national border or property line dispute and ongoing design, infrastructure layout issues, etc. to this day all over the country!
Forsaken_Champion722 t1_j7fp02o wrote
Reply to comment by disisdashiz in Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator
That's entirely possible. There is a story about colonial soldiers firing at each other in the Seven Years War. Apparently, George Washington rode out between them with his arms outstretched and got them to stop. I don't know if the story is entirely true, but it helped make Washington a hero throughout the 13 colonies.
Naqoy t1_j7fos3w wrote
Reply to comment by Lich_Hegemon in Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212
> Tidigare utgjorde vi Riksantikvarieämbetets arkeologiska uppdragsverksamhet (UV) men den 1 januari 2015 flyttades verksamheten över till Statens historiska museer (SHMM) och bytte då namn till Arkeologerna. I Riksantikvarieämbetets regi har vi funnits sedan 1950-talet.
So the actual government entity that does field archeology on behalf of the national museums is called Arkeologerna since 2015.
AlRedditore t1_j7fo4wy wrote
Reply to comment by duncan345 in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn
So that’s why the ancient Babylonian symbols of kingship were the rod and the ruler.
Ruler I can imagine why, it established the length of the foot or unit of measurement. The rod I was not sure about…but maybe they buried it to mark the border of the field.
In ancient Egypt the symbol was a shepherds crook. Why didn’t they also use a rod? Probably because due to the annual Nile floods burying one would have been useless.
KinKaze t1_j7fmecm wrote
Reply to comment by Lich_Hegemon in Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212
Oh I see, sorry for the tone I took.
Lich_Hegemon t1_j7fm2w4 wrote
Reply to comment by KinKaze in Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212
"Archaeologists from Arkeologerna"
StekenDeluxe t1_j7flv7o wrote
Reply to comment by pufballcat in Viking warriors sailed the seas with their pets, bone analysis finds by ArtOak
Good point.
I'll add, however, that a Norwegian law book dating from the 12th century demands a higher fine for killing a "lap dog" than for killing a "hunting dog." This could, perhaps, be seen as a possible indication that at least not long after the end of the Viking Era itself, old-timey Scandinavians put a premium on "unemployed" dogs, i.e. pets.
KinKaze t1_j7fl322 wrote
Reply to comment by dap00man in Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212
What are you even on about?
warhead71 t1_j7fjp0i wrote
Reply to comment by toddklindt in Was it a good Idea for vercingetorix to take refuge with his army in Alesia in 52bc? by thereasonyousuffer
Construction, battle in orderly manners and military infrastructure (supply and retreat) is what Roman’s at this point did best. They were usual not good when things became chaotic - but legions were at this point given a lot of autonomy - and Caesar’s troop had a lot of experience. Caesar wanted a lot of slaves/gold - I would think he best chance to win would be to slaughter as many as his south-Gaelic Allie’s and plunder the Roman’s supplies - while some troop keep Caesar occupied
dap00man t1_j7fjb12 wrote
Reply to Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212
Did Dr Seuss write that titley title from titleston?
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oldguy_on_the_wire t1_j7fiqz3 wrote
Reply to comment by Unique_Anywhere5735 in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn
TIL, thanks!
mpinnegar t1_j7fi414 wrote
atulgupta411 t1_j7fgrhf wrote
Reply to Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212
So if I pull that out I'm king of Denmark?🤔
daddaman1 t1_j7ff7g1 wrote
Reply to comment by duncan345 in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn
Yea I have metal rods marking my property off now. Spray painted neon orange and neon orange vinyl maeking tape tied on each one.
Tuga_Lissabon t1_j7ff3tx wrote
Reply to comment by thereasonyousuffer in Was it a good Idea for vercingetorix to take refuge with his army in Alesia in 52bc? by thereasonyousuffer
Not a relief army. There will be quite some hanger's on and camp followers, of course.
Tuga_Lissabon t1_j7fezi7 wrote
Reply to comment by Jo_LaRoint in Was it a good Idea for vercingetorix to take refuge with his army in Alesia in 52bc? by thereasonyousuffer
Let's say before he still had some good chances, particularly if he could avoid them until the huge relief army appeared, but once he was caged in the odds shifted brutally.
Ok-Zebra-1224 t1_j7fw5n9 wrote
Reply to comment by Lich_Hegemon in Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212
Archeologists from the Archeologists...