I love that show. Who knew Norwegians could make such funny comedy in English?

It was larger than any of the European capitals in its day.

Brought peace?

They discovered an ancient movie theater right next to it.

I agree, the article should have. I was speaking in generalities about the community.

No offense meant here, but I think it is fair to either know or figure out archaeological terms yourself if you’re going to be reading articles, even lay articles, in an archaeology community, not to expect them to be defined each time.

I agree that in this case, since it is the main subject of a lay article, it should have been defined, but I don’t think it should be expected to be defined.

Anyway, the photos are quite impressive.

I watched this whole series (Minuteman’s, not Hancock’s) when it came out and it’s terrific. I really enjoyed it.

It’s not in the toilet…

They do appear to be similar to me. They have the spout at the back.

Maybe so. I don’t think it’s evidence that anarchy is the best solution, just that neolithic societies without hierarchies were still able to achieve amazing things.

But it’s not like they were making cars and computers, this is a drainage system. It’s very impressive for stone age people, but they are still stone age people.

I would guess a form of drop spindle. But who knows, maybe the Niddy Noddy is older than we think!

A skein is a coil of yarn or other thread.

Good luck with the trials. I can understand the appeal of growing cotton for fiber use. I hope you don’t find it as annoying as my wife does. She sticks to wool and alpaca these days. She’s not allowed to get a sheep or an alpaca though. :D

Do you spin it yourselves too? My wife is a spinner, but she hates cotton because of how short the fibers are compared to animal hair. When she does it, she has a charkha for it, but she rarely uses it.

Calling Schliemann and archaeologist is an insult to archaeologists. He didn’t care about doing anything but finding treasure and he just dug down, throwing everything important into the spoil heap, until he found gold. And then decided it had to be Priam’s gold even though he was absolutely wrong. He did similar things in Greece. He should not be celebrated.

I have. Fire ants. It’s not something I would recommend.

When I was 7, my family took a trip to Italy. We went to the Vatican. While we were there, we discovered a little side door that was open and went inside. Inside were a dozen gold carriages used to carry Popes before they got cars. At 7 years old, I asked my parents why they didn’t sell these and feed starving kids in Africa. Even a little kid can see the injustice.

They stopped the Persians…

Stefan Milo always does terrific archaeology videos.

What a fun site! Thanks! They discovered some wonderfully entertaining (and filthy) graffiti at Pompeii. https://www.thecollector.com/roman-graffiti-painting-pompeii-herculaneum/