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sunny0_0 t1_ir34lvs wrote
Reply to Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in Greece - The Jerusalem Post by DRKILLM0NGER
And... The British Museum has mysteriously already acquired half of it.
The_RealAnim8me2 t1_ir33mvw wrote
Reply to comment by TroutFishingInCanada in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
The Toltecs came raging in with Foreplay Lynx.
Philadelphia_Bawlins t1_ir332m4 wrote
loudmouth_kenzo t1_ir32zrh wrote
Reply to comment by Infamous-Bag-3880 in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
Happiness is relative.
loudmouth_kenzo t1_ir32ycw wrote
Reply to comment by Civil-Secretary-2356 in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
They did say her skull was super symmetrical, we tend to rate symmetrical features as more attractive.
SyllabubLopsided4724 t1_ir32t10 wrote
Reply to Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in Greece - The Jerusalem Post by DRKILLM0NGER
Is no one else focused on the headline? Roman statue of Greek hero Hercules found in greece... It's either a Roman statue of Hercules or a Greek statue of Heracles.
_KatetheGreat35_ t1_ir32n3h wrote
Reply to comment by smittythehoneybadger in Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in Greece - The Jerusalem Post by DRKILLM0NGER
Greeks continued to exist and continued to speak Greek for the most part.
ImperatorRomanum t1_ir31wno wrote
Reply to comment by Reddituser8018 in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
According to my Native American history professor, when James Chatters did the initial facial reconstruction of the Kennwick Man, he admitted he had been watching a lot of TNG which is why the reconstruction looked suspiciously like Patrick Stewart. Take these with a shaker of salt.
Cyber_punq t1_ir30g7l wrote
Reply to See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
I wonder what ancient people would think if they knew we would be ressurrecting their features like this
PurpleAntifreeze t1_ir2zlx6 wrote
Reply to comment by Reddituser8018 in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
These are done for recently deceased people, specifically those whose remains are skeletal or other wise decayed beyond identification.
The reproductions are accurate enough to assist in the identification of murder victims. It’s not like this is new information, either
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Reply to comment by roodenwit in Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in Greece - The Jerusalem Post by DRKILLM0NGER
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MihoWigo t1_ir2z7c3 wrote
Reply to comment by banterviking in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
Our tour guide in Rome was an archeology student. He said anytime they try and put in a subway system they find ancient stuff during the tunnel boring, which shuts down the construction indefinitely. He said he didn’t think they’d ever get an efficient subway in the city for this reason.
Roboport t1_ir2yyil wrote
Reply to comment by levinthereturn in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
Humanizing history is a great way to get people interested in history. Mostly taught through events and "great people" it can be easy to forget the normal people.
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doctorcrimson t1_ir2yhj8 wrote
Reply to comment by AgoraiosBum in Why No Roman Industrial Revolution? by Magister_Xehanort
I don't think engines have any real place in this discussion. Almost completely nonsequitur, a better example would be things like even the basics of modern chemistry, efficient manpowered or mill powered machinery, or architecture. Not to say romans were bad builders or that their food preservation was poor, far from it, they simply hit their limits far before what would imply an industrial revolution of the time period.
Digital_loop t1_ir2vy8k wrote
Reply to See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
"reconstructions"... Like we could ever truly know what they looked like anyway!
GronakHD t1_ir2vaia wrote
Reply to comment by l_ally in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
I didn't know any of these actresses, can confirm Brit Marling looks closest
GronakHD t1_ir2v1lq wrote
Reply to comment by Laserbarrage in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
100%. It will be showing how they could have looked based on the skull
KCCOfan t1_ir2upn4 wrote
Reply to Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in Greece - The Jerusalem Post by DRKILLM0NGER
Marvel are really upping their marketing game.
preston181 t1_ir2ufnp wrote
Reply to comment by l_ally in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
Brit Marling was my first thought as well.
paktsardines t1_ir2ue24 wrote
Reply to See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
Not very lifelike. Way too good looking to be a Scottish woman.
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Omegaprimus t1_ir2u2jr wrote
35 coins you say?
stupidimagehack t1_ir2tbfg wrote
Reply to See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
Patiently waiting for the AI animation of these people…
John_Hunyadi t1_ir34vg1 wrote
Reply to comment by HermanCainsGhost in Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in Greece - The Jerusalem Post by DRKILLM0NGER
It estimates around 200AD. Ya coulda just read the article…