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Phaidenson t1_ixhxfbj wrote
Reply to comment by Jefe710 in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
My wife's family immigrated from that region long ago. I have been digging up information about here and there, it's cool to find new things about it.
Riverwalker12 t1_ixhxb2d wrote
Reply to comment by Pyranze in Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies by IslandChillin
Right and I don't think ity applies to all ancient egyptian mummies. It is a typical overstep
Pyranze t1_ixhwuev wrote
Reply to comment by LadyJ-78 in Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies by IslandChillin
Ah, I see why you were hesitant to elaborate.
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LadyJ-78 t1_ixhwqq2 wrote
Reply to comment by Pyranze in Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies by IslandChillin
They make them less appealing to the men mummifying them.
Pyranze t1_ixhwja9 wrote
Reply to comment by LadyJ-78 in Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies by IslandChillin
I have no idea what you're referring to, can you elaborate?
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Vorc70 t1_ixhw8sd wrote
Reply to Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
So frigging dig someone up to settle an argument? What PIECES O S
Pyranze t1_ixhw0ic wrote
Reply to comment by Riverwalker12 in Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies by IslandChillin
It literally says it applies to ancient Egyptian mummies, not "all mummies everywhere"
n1ghtbringer t1_ixhvw43 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
I'll take your word for it. I definitely know a number of people like that, but I'd like to hope they are a vocal minority.
Pyranze t1_ixhvsgr wrote
Reply to comment by Sikog in Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies by IslandChillin
The problem with challenging a supposed theory is you have to have alternatives to back it up, or else there's no value to it. Challenging a narrative just for the sake of challenging it isn't productive and wastes time that could be spent challenging areas that are actually up for debate.
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BasileusLeoIII t1_ixhuy2c wrote
Reply to comment by SparvieroVV in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
because if we're not busy bickering over this, we might start to think about wealth inequality
BasileusLeoIII t1_ixhuti0 wrote
Reply to comment by Pochel in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
just like how the Spanish peninsula is called Iberia, and there's a region in the Caucuses also called Iberia
why, ancient geographers??
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DarthCorleone t1_ixhugsx wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
As an Italian-American, I have never celebrated Columbus Day and I'm all for changing it to Indigenous People's Day.
ehunke t1_ixhtgsc wrote
Reply to Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
not an expert but not a year goes by we don't find out something new that makes the historical relevancy of Columbus less and less, I just don't understand why they care to this degree.
Sikog t1_ixhshfp wrote
Reply to comment by Pyranze in Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies by IslandChillin
We'll probably never know what it was used for because not much research is done anymore since the narrative is set, it's open for tourism and is more in maintenance and preserving then in research.
If you look at it objectively as for what it is, it is not a 100% sell that it is a tomb. Add some historical texts based on the daily talk on the streets 2600-500 bce, surrounding pyramids acting as tombs then sure maybe it makes more sense it's a tomb.
All I'm doing is challenging it for what it really is without pushing all the external parts to the core, it starts to challenge ones believes and people don't like that.
But let's call it a tomb for today, in 150 years it might be called something else that's the way history goes.
belokas t1_ixhro66 wrote
Reply to comment by Pleasant_Skill2956 in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
There has been almost zero evidence for that. No reason to claim otherwise. He himself never said he was Italian, or rather Genoese, he wrote countless of letters and diaries but never a word in Italian.
realfakedoors5 t1_ixhrdmt wrote
Reply to Bookclub Wednesday! by AutoModerator
I know I’m only about 70 years late to the party but I just started Bruce Catton’s Army of the Potomac Trilogy and am really enjoying it so far. I picked up the Library of America’s re-release of it. If you’re a fan of what Rick Atkinson did with his WWII trilogy (and what he’s doing with his American Revolution Trilogy), you will enjoy!
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Jefe710 t1_ixhq2m9 wrote
Reply to comment by Pochel in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
Found out galicia used to be part of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
SparvieroVV t1_ixhq26f wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
Because honestly this is what should have happened. Then another day for indigenous peoples day. Why did it have to be one or the other?
n1ghtbringer t1_ixhpy98 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
Fourth gen Italian-American here ... most of us don't care. I'd like to see a more positive example of an Italian with ties to America lauded, but Columbus's ancestry is an interesting historical puzzle and has no bearing on modern Italian-Americans.
Punaholic t1_ixhyivi wrote
Reply to comment by artaig in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
I have been to the cathedral where Columbus in entombed, if memory serves, one of his relatives - I think maybe his father is also entombed there. The tour guide indicated to us that prior genetic testing had confirmed the family linkage. So, a less historical tomb is also available for confirmational genetic testing.