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  • 1,700-year-old Roman shipwreck was stuffed to the gills with fish sauce when it sank

    05/05/2024 5:10:23 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 85 replies
    Live Science ^ | published May 3, 2024 | Tom Metcalfe
    ...In addition to the amphorae, archaeologists found ropes, shoes, a wooden drill and organic "dunnage" or matting, made from vine shoots and grass, that was used to protect the ship's hull from the cargo, Cau said...Many of the amphorae contained the remnants of fish sauce, while others held oil from plants — likely olives, wine, and perhaps olives preserved in vinegar. The distinctive amphorae for different products were labeled with painted inscriptions known as "tituli picti" in Latin, he said...Previous studies found that many of the oil amphorae had seals stamped with a "Chrismon," or Christian monogram — similar to...
  • No Speedos on the streets! Holidaymakers who leave Majorca beaches dressed in swimwear face fines

    05/03/2014 2:44:21 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 25 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | 28 April 2014
    Holidaymakers taking a break to Majorca this summer are being warned they face fines of up to £500 if they wander from the beach still wearing their swimwear. New island regulations will see penalties handed out for anything from riding a bicycle on the pavement to wearing a bikini, swimsuit or Speedos or swimming trunks in the street. Aimed at both tourists and citizens, the laws are part of Palma City Council's 'Ordenanza Civica', otherwise known as the 'Good Citizen Plan'. cebook
  • Spanish Island Bans Drinking to Replace Europeans with Muslim Tourists

    07/26/2013 8:43:52 AM PDT · by SJackson · 54 replies
    FrontPage Magazine ^ | July 26, 2013 | Daniel Greenfield
    - FrontPage Magazine - http://frontpagemag.com - Spanish Island Bans Drinking to Replace Europeans with Muslim TouristsPosted By Daniel Greenfield On July 26, 2013 @ 10:12 am In The Point | No Comments The message here is goodbye British louts, hello Saudi Islamists. I imagine the mandatory bathing suit in Majorca will soon be a Burka. The Spanish island of Majorca has implemented a ban on drinking alcohol in public and plans to replace its budget hotels with upmarket luxury resorts in a bid to discourage binge-drinking European holidaymakers and replace them with high spending, wealthy tourists from Dubai.MajorcaÂ’s economy...
  • France holds three 'Eta suspects'

    08/19/2009 5:18:03 AM PDT · by csvset · 5 replies · 537+ views
    BBC ^ | 19 August 2009 | BBC
    French police have arrested three suspected Basque separatist militants in an Alpine ski resort, officials say. The men were reportedly armed and had false identity papers. Police arrested them in a raid on an apartment in Le Corbier Villarembert on Wednesday. One suspect, named as Alberto Machain Beraza, is thought to be linked to recent Eta bombings, including an attack in Majorca, Spanish media say. Eta has been blamed for more than 820 deaths during its separatist campaign. Eta claimed responsibility for the bombings in Spain in July, carried out just ahead of the 50th anniversary of the group's founding....