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'The Pompeii of the North': London's most important ever archaeological dig
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| April 19, 2013
| LEON WATSON
Posted on 04/19/2013 5:45:09 PM PDT by NYer
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A fragment of an ceramic beaker, dating from around the 1st century AD
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An amber amulet in the shape of a gladiator's helmet
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posted on
04/19/2013 5:45:10 PM PDT
by
NYer
To: SunkenCiv
- Coins, pottery, shoes, lucky charms and amber Gladiator amulet found
- Experts believe artefacts found near Thames date back 2,000 years
- Discoveries have been preserved in muddy waters of lost Walbrook River
- It provides largest quantity of Roman leather ever unearthed in the capital
- Site lies alongside huge building project for new offices in central London
- Three-acre site is also home to the Temple of Mithras, discovered in 1950s
Uncovered: A ceramic oil lamp depicting a stag
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posted on
04/19/2013 5:46:31 PM PDT
by
NYer
(Beware the man of a single book - St. Thomas Aquinas)
To: NYer
An amber amulet in the shape of a gladiator's helmet More like the shape of a hand grenade ;-)
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posted on
04/19/2013 6:22:04 PM PDT
by
Fast Moving Angel
(A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
To: lonevoice
To: NYer; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ..
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posted on
04/19/2013 6:24:09 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/19/2013 6:25:51 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: NYer
Archaeologists have found coins, pottery, shoes, lucky charms
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posted on
04/19/2013 6:27:39 PM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(My tagline is in the shop.)
To: NYer
"We believe this is a mummified Roman!"
To: NYer
I’m guessing whoever had their money invested in that construction project are not as pleased as the rest of us.
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posted on
04/19/2013 6:30:16 PM PDT
by
Rocky
(Obama is pure evil.)
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
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posted on
04/19/2013 6:32:29 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
haha that movie was my first thought as well
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posted on
04/19/2013 6:33:46 PM PDT
by
mitch5501
("make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things ye shall never fall")
To: NYer
The amulet looks like a stamping device. Amazing site.
To: ElkGroveDan
I knew, I just KNEW somebody would post that. I knew it the second I read “lucky charms”.
This being Free Republic and all.
(chuckle)
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posted on
04/19/2013 6:40:49 PM PDT
by
Nik Naym
(It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
To: NYer
Pompeii? Seriously?
Not to disparage either the beauty or the importance of this find, but if somebody says "Pompeii", I think pyroclastic entombment.
To: mass55th
It is a pity that the DVD for Five Million Years to Earth is so ridiculously expensive. A Hammer film that costs more than most Criterion collection, fancy that.
Oddly enough, though the special effects were not as good, there is a lot of love for the original four part BBC series, Quatermass and the Pit. Because it was much longer, they were able to build up the mood and some say it was one of the best BBC productions ever made.
Fortunately, they preserved it and it has been restored.
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
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posted on
04/19/2013 7:30:51 PM PDT
by
publius911
(Look for the Union label, then buy something else.)
To: NYer
I’ve read a couple of articles about this find. They mention that the wet conditions preserved the materials. This seems to run counter to common sense. It’s not like it was underwater in near freezing conditions.
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posted on
04/20/2013 5:15:17 AM PDT
by
Straight Vermonter
(Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
To: Straight Vermonter
Similar to peat bogs, the preserving ingredient in this situation is low to no oxygen, or oxygen depleted.
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posted on
04/20/2013 5:45:16 AM PDT
by
Prospero
(Si Deus trucido mihi, ego etiam fides Deus.)
To: SunkenCiv
Nice to know that mud can be so nice to us.
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posted on
04/20/2013 6:15:00 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved! -Ps80)
To: Pride in the USA
Wow. It’s amazing how intact and preserved those artifacts are, especially the ceramic ones.
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posted on
04/20/2013 8:53:21 AM PDT
by
lonevoice
(Today I broke my personal record for most consecutive days lived)
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