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To: BGHater

Just for clarification, what is considered “pre-historic?” To me that’s before written word and record keeping. 40 BC really isn’t “pre-historic” is it?

Anyway, that is an amazing find!!


4 posted on 01/18/2009 2:33:41 PM PST by swatbuznik
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To: swatbuznik
the coins dated from 40BC to AD15 and were thought to have been minted by predecessors of Boudicca - the Iceni Queen who spearheaded a revolt against occupying Roman forces.

For something from a "pre-historic" era, they seem to know quite a bit of history of that era

8 posted on 01/18/2009 2:39:30 PM PST by Mr_Moonlight
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To: swatbuznik

Its pre-historic were Britain was concerned. Not much is known about historic individuals and events that took place in Britain prior to the Roman conquest, because the Iron-Age population had an oral tradition, not a written one, so apart from the odd fleeting reference by an ancient roman or greek writer prior to this time, anything that can’t be gleaned from archeology is pretty much lost in the mists of time......


16 posted on 01/18/2009 3:39:41 PM PST by sinsofsolarempirefan
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