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milkmamasilk t1_iwiy3ra wrote
Reply to comment by Farinthoughts in Gravestones were used by the people to build houses by ValdisPunk
Yes, fine.... just don't walk away with the grave marker and use it for construction. RUDE and might get you a case of angry spirits.
IslandChillin OP t1_iwivewp wrote
Reply to Irulegui Hand: Researchers claim to have found earliest document written in Basque 2,100 years ago by IslandChillin
"The Hand of Irulegi, unearthed in 2021 near Pamplona, is a bronze plate containing 40 mysterious symbols. Experts believe they have deciphered its first word: ‘sorioneku’, or ‘good fortune’"
JoeNoble1973 t1_iwis88i wrote
Things like this remind me that even though can study history, we know…very little about the ancient world. Or at least, that there’s vast amounts MORE to learn. And there always will be.
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Whoknows_nmn t1_iwirpby wrote
Reply to comment by IslandChillin in Zakhiku: The ancient city in Iraq revealed by severe drought by IslandChillin
Thank you for sharing friend :-) I'd love to know more about it
[deleted] t1_iwiqjyh wrote
Reply to comment by AlisonChrista in The mysterious Viking runes found in a landlocked US state by bafangoolNJ
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WhackIsBack t1_iwijufz wrote
Reply to Irulegui Hand: Researchers claim to have found earliest document written in Basque 2,100 years ago by IslandChillin
My mom’s side of the family is basque. Grew up going to the Basque Country (Bilbao, San Sebastián, Pamplona, etc). One thing I always use as an example about how distinct the language is by saying thank you and your welcome in Spanish vs Basque:
Thank you, Gracias, Eskerrik Asko You’re welcome, De Nada, Ez Horregatik
This is exciting news!
IAm-The-Lawn t1_iwiihg5 wrote
Reply to comment by BenMottram2016 in Irulegui Hand: Researchers claim to have found earliest document written in Basque 2,100 years ago by IslandChillin
That’s correct, to my understanding. Their language is not Indo-European.
The Basque people also have very unique blood types. Some of the highest concentrations of Type O blood, and the Rh blood group.
BenMottram2016 t1_iwihdko wrote
Reply to comment by IAm-The-Lawn in Irulegui Hand: Researchers claim to have found earliest document written in Basque 2,100 years ago by IslandChillin
Isn't it very distinct from any other language?
AlisonChrista t1_iwigjmk wrote
Reply to comment by bafangoolNJ in The mysterious Viking runes found in a landlocked US state by bafangoolNJ
It’s possible, but highly unlikely and with no actual evidence.
AlisonChrista t1_iwigerm wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in The mysterious Viking runes found in a landlocked US state by bafangoolNJ
I’ve studied runes, but even those who didn’t would be able to tell this is fake. Lol.
AlisonChrista t1_iwig7bn wrote
Reply to comment by Scalpaldr in The mysterious Viking runes found in a landlocked US state by bafangoolNJ
Not just tourism. Unfortunately these hoaxes often have ties to white supremacists wanting to validate their Nordic obsession. The history of academics purposely spreading myths about Norse visitors to the continental states (before the L’Anse aux Meadows discovery) is fairly dark.
willthefreeman t1_iwicr41 wrote
Reply to comment by marketrent in Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries by marketrent
So how do they move? Their lil jet?
thebeef24 t1_iwhzgxg wrote
Reply to Bookclub Wednesday! by AutoModerator
Can anyone recommend some good English language books on European exploration of Africa and beyond during the 1400s and 1500s? I realized that while I'm aware in general of Henry the Navigator and the related period of exploration, I know very little in the way of specifics. I'm hoping to find something that could cover the exploration of the African coast and early ventures in India and SE Asia. In other words, early European exploration that isnt focused on the Americas, and in particular any details possible on exploration prior to 1492.
Videos or podcasts would also be welcome, if anyone has suggestions.
CaveatRumptor t1_iwhxhp3 wrote
Reply to comment by The_RealAnim8me2 in Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries by marketrent
Ah yes, mathematical hallucinogen.
The_RealAnim8me2 t1_iwhxc44 wrote
Reply to comment by CaveatRumptor in Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries by marketrent
Oh man! Check out his catalog. He has great stuff and most has a bit of a nerdy bent. The man has a song about the Mandelbrot set!
CaveatRumptor t1_iwhx57d wrote
Reply to comment by The_RealAnim8me2 in Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries by marketrent
Okay. This is the first time I have heard of this singer and I only heard the song once. I trust your expertise.
The_RealAnim8me2 t1_iwhwvw6 wrote
Reply to comment by CaveatRumptor in Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries by marketrent
JoCo literally explains it’s about a giant squid with self esteem issues
CaveatRumptor t1_iwhwonz wrote
Reply to comment by The_RealAnim8me2 in Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries by marketrent
Could be. I thought he was going in and out of persona. He has a large nose, judging from his pic. Nonetheless it no doubt equally holds true that some cephalopods must be clumsy and some not.
The_RealAnim8me2 t1_iwhw3ln wrote
Reply to comment by CaveatRumptor in Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries by marketrent
Uhm… no. It’s a giant squid. “I got pretty nice arms, but I hate my beak”
CaveatRumptor t1_iwhvrcf wrote
Reply to comment by The_RealAnim8me2 in Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries by marketrent
The song to which you gave a link has a narrator who speaks in the person of a whale.
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The_RealAnim8me2 t1_iwhrz8j wrote
spoonbound t1_iwhpyfa wrote
Reply to comment by clitorides in Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries by marketrent
It's not a shell, it's a mineral egg purse! You know, like those eggpurses containing chicken eggs.
StickFigureFan t1_iwizo8f wrote
Reply to comment by BenMottram2016 in Irulegui Hand: Researchers claim to have found earliest document written in Basque 2,100 years ago by IslandChillin
From any other currently known/spoken language. It is hypothesized that there were other languages in the same family that died out.