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Exodus111 t1_ir237j1 wrote
Reply to comment by QuestionableMechanic in Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in Greece - The Jerusalem Post by DRKILLM0NGER
Yeah but it's just half the image. Does anyone have the full image of the statue?
Euphoric-Carry1725 t1_ir2351x wrote
Reply to comment by levinthereturn in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
They had different diets and quality of life. They also mostly lived in a monoculture.
Pavlock t1_ir22hur wrote
Reply to Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in Greece - The Jerusalem Post by DRKILLM0NGER
My Greek mythology loving daughter would like to point out that if it was found in Greece, it would be Heracles.
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Reply to See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
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levinthereturn t1_ir2061c wrote
Reply to See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
I never understood what is the point of these "facial reconstruction". I mean they're Homo Sapiens like us, it's not like they had different looks. Do they have a scientific value?
AUniquePerspective t1_ir2054r wrote
Reply to comment by Spinningwoman in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
Did you read the article? I'm pretty sure the still images that accompany the article are the AI's idea of neutral expressions. The article talks about animations including smiling.
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QuestionableMechanic t1_ir1x2gf wrote
Reply to Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in Greece - The Jerusalem Post by DRKILLM0NGER
Kinda dumb they use a different statue as the main image in the article
The actual statue it’s talking about is towards the bottom
Infamous-Bag-3880 t1_ir1we4u wrote
Reply to See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
I doubt that she had much to smile about. Presentism is rife. We're quite smug with our modern judgments.
ChristopherDuntsch t1_ir1vyfl wrote
Reply to comment by _Mechaloth_ in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
I hope to hear and see many more discoveries like this, they are such interesting views into the past.
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TA_faq43 t1_ir1ulrr wrote
Reply to comment by Spinningwoman in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
Yeah, it was kinda odd on the facial expressions. Although the whole headline sound like a joke - a woman, a priest, and a bishop walk into a bar…
Spinningwoman t1_ir1tzci wrote
Reply to See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
So why do they choose those facial expressions? Why make the woman look worried and fearful and the two men look grumpy and unpleasant? Did people in history not smile?
Artemis7274 t1_ir1te36 wrote
Reply to comment by hereforthekix in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
Gold is measured in troy ounces, which is 31.1gs, even heavier
Tyalou t1_ir1tbuj wrote
Reply to comment by TikkiTakiTomtom in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
It looks more to me like a generation of rpg completionists who poke at every wall to find the hidden things. You not only need the technology, you need to use it everywhere!
Tyalou t1_ir1sxxn wrote
Reply to comment by BillyBobBanana in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
They were just running away with the coins, went back in time and miscalculated the existence of a wall. Got stuck there but the coins happened to travel into a stash right next to our walled thief.
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Philadelphia_Bawlins t1_ir1sogw wrote
Reply to comment by ThePhantomTrollbooth in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
yep and who ever invented that is hated by everybody who has had to rip out a bathroom in an older house
Doctorsprinklefarts t1_ir1sioz wrote
Reply to comment by ThePhantomTrollbooth in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
For the mirror cracks?
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Reply to comment by FIGHT_ALEX in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
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ThePhantomTrollbooth t1_ir1re0h wrote
Reply to comment by Philadelphia_Bawlins in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
Mirrors used to have a slit in them for razor blades to be disappeared
AgoraiosBum t1_ir1oyjf wrote
Reply to comment by doctorcrimson in Why No Roman Industrial Revolution? by Magister_Xehanort
That didn't matter; the Romans weren't on the verge of a big tech or science breakthrough by 200 AD.
That's the point of the article; it took the confluence of a whole bunch of unique factors to make the creation of an engine and then decades of further investment to refine it even worthwhile.
Ed_Ironsides t1_ir23fac wrote
Reply to comment by levinthereturn in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
Scientific value? What do we get out of researching anything from the past? The main drive for archaeology is just curiosity.