Comments for Present the Past » by Present the Past – Interesting Archeology News http://www.presentthepast.com Keeping you up to date with archaelogy in the Middle East Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:30:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on GREENLAND: An Analysis of DNA showed that Vikings ‘had Celtic blood’ by wandering raven http://www.presentthepast.com/2010/03/dna-vikings-celtic-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 wandering raven Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:30:16 +0000 http://www.presentthepast.com/?p=1043#comment-1330 No surprises here, Farley Mowat wrote about this in his book 'The Farfarers'. Check it out. No surprises here, Farley Mowat wrote about this in his book 'The Farfarers'. Check it out.

]]> Comment on UK: English megaliths linked to death rites by Anthony Holmes http://www.presentthepast.com/2010/04/uk-english-megaliths-death-rites/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Anthony Holmes Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:25:48 +0000 http://www.presentthepast.com/?p=1088#comment-697 Reading the theories of various researchers into the ancient megaliths of G.Britain leads one to the conclusion that they know little but guess a lot. Is there any substantiation for the idea that death is associated with the onset of the short days of winter? It is easier to believe in the ancient Egyptian concept that the sun died every evening and was reborn in the morning. Reading the theories of various researchers into the ancient megaliths of G.Britain leads one to the conclusion that they know little but guess a lot. Is there any substantiation for the idea that death is associated with the onset of the short days of winter? It is easier to believe in the ancient Egyptian concept that the sun died every evening and was reborn in the morning.

]]> Comment on ‘Brutal Destruction’ of Iraq’s Archaeological Sites by Debbie Neil http://www.presentthepast.com/2009/09/destruction-of-iraqi-archaeological-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Debbie Neil Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:54:13 +0000 http://www.presentthepast.com/?p=369#comment-691 Read article 'Brutal Destruction' of Iraq's Archaeological Sites, and am saddened by the events taken place there, being that it is probably the oldest civilisation on the planet. Archaeology is one of my favourite interests and to find something like this would be one of the finds in a lifetime. Thousand of years of history there and devastated in a blink of an eye. I am disgusted!! Read article 'Brutal Destruction' of Iraq's Archaeological Sites, and am saddened by the events taken place there, being that it is probably the oldest civilisation on the planet. Archaeology is one of my favourite interests and to find something like this would be one of the finds in a lifetime. Thousand of years of history there and devastated in a blink of an eye. I am disgusted!!

]]> Comment on A Discussion of King Tut’s Family Tree by Dr. Zahi Hawass by Jessica http://www.presentthepast.com/2009/08/the-king-tuts-family-tree-discussion-by-dr-zahi-hawass/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Jessica Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:43:01 +0000 http://www.presentthepast.com/?p=236#comment-507 I think it's Kia because she died on the day Tut was born,there was a pot in his faher's tomb that said Kia, and in Kia's tomb there was a hirogliph that showed Tut and the nurse smiling at each other. I think it's Kia because she died on the day Tut was born,there was a pot in his faher's tomb that said Kia, and in Kia's tomb there was a hirogliph that showed Tut and the nurse smiling at each other.

]]> Comment on UK: Bronze Age shipwreck found off Devon coast by presentthepast http://www.presentthepast.com/2010/02/uk-bronze-age-shipwreck-devon/comment-page-1/#comment-477 presentthepast Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:10:05 +0000 http://www.presentthepast.com/?p=928#comment-477 This discovery may show that European trade was thriving even in the Bronze Age, according to experts. It is also believed by archaeologists that, the copper and possibly the tin, was being imported into Britain. This discovery may show that European trade was thriving even in the Bronze Age, according to experts. It is also believed by archaeologists that, the copper and possibly the tin, was being imported into Britain.

]]> Comment on Iraqi archaeologists find ancient Sumerian settlement by Anthony Holmes http://www.presentthepast.com/2010/01/ancient_sumerian_iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Anthony Holmes Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:18:10 +0000 http://www.presentthepast.com/?p=665#comment-343 The article makes the comment that the location of this ancient Sumerian site is in the desert. This observation, true today, does not take into account the possibility, believed by many researchers, that the Persian Gulf extended northwards beyond the confluence the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. That assumption would put the province of Dhi Qar on the sea and confirm the perception that ancient Sumerian settlements were close to the sea. Further comment or replies would be welcome The article makes the comment that the location of this ancient Sumerian site is in the desert. This observation, true today, does not take into account the possibility, believed by many researchers, that the Persian Gulf extended northwards beyond the confluence the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. That assumption would put the province of Dhi Qar on the sea and confirm the perception that ancient Sumerian settlements were close to the sea. Further comment or replies would be welcome

]]> Comment on People of the Jordan Valley and Egypt’s First Dynasty-Ancient links? by israel tours http://www.presentthepast.com/2009/09/people-of-the-jordan-valley-and-egypt%e2%80%99s-first-dynasty-ancient-links/comment-page-1/#comment-334 israel tours Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:05:22 +0000 http://www.presentthepast.com/?p=267#comment-334 <strong>israel tours...</strong> Walk where Jesus walked! and then only you will understand how not to judge others until you have walked their footsteps. Experience the Holy Land.... israel tours…

Walk where Jesus walked! and then only you will understand how not to judge others until you have walked their footsteps. Experience the Holy Land….

]]> Comment on Ink on my Fingers: Iconography by Joyce B. http://www.presentthepast.com/2009/11/ink-on-my-fingers-iconography-by-anthony-holmes/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Joyce B. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:51:49 +0000 http://www.presentthepast.com/?p=529#comment-135 Icons are a vital part of Russian Orthodoxy. Religious icon producers do not paint an icon, they say they write an icon, because not just the image of the holy person, but the clothing, the background, the colors and the poses, and objects held all convey extra meanings to the informed "reader". Marketing gurus have a long way to go to match that! As for texts accompanying Egyptian tomb paintings, my favorite shows an artisan, who is mentioned by name, in a royal workshop, holding up a vase and saying, "Isn't this a beautiful vase I have created?' To which his companion worker replies, in so many words, "Oh, shut up!" Icons are a vital part of Russian Orthodoxy. Religious icon producers do not paint an icon, they say they write an icon, because not just the image of the holy person, but the clothing, the background, the colors and the poses, and objects held all convey extra meanings to the informed "reader". Marketing gurus have a long way to go to match that! As for texts accompanying Egyptian tomb paintings, my favorite shows an artisan, who is mentioned by name, in a royal workshop, holding up a vase and saying, "Isn't this a beautiful vase I have created?' To which his companion worker replies, in so many words, "Oh, shut up!"

]]> Comment on How a Tsunami which hit the Israeli port of Caesarea could be behind the story of Atlantis by Tom Humes http://www.presentthepast.com/2009/11/how-a-tsunami-which-hit-the-israeli-port-of-caesarea-could-be-behind-the-story-of-atlantis/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Tom Humes Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:33:17 +0000 http://www.presentthepast.com/?p=466#comment-129 Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you. Tom Humes Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you.

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]]> Comment on Prophet Joseph’s Name Found on Coins in Egypt by Joyce http://www.presentthepast.com/2009/09/prophet-josephs-name-found-on-coins-in-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Joyce Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:15:58 +0000 http://www.presentthepast.com/?p=392#comment-83 There may have been coinage as early as the 11th century BC, as the Bible refers to 10,000 gold darics donated toward the future building of Solomon's Temple during the reign of King David. (I Chronicles 29:7). What they were really called is unknown; the 5th century BC author of this text anachronistically called any gold coin or equivalent value a daric. (Darics began under and were named for the Persian Emperor Darius I (521-486 BC). Meanwhile, standardized weights were used for centuries, as these deben stones attest. The photo is too fuzzy to see the inscriptions/images. To attribute some of them to the Prophet/Patriarch Joseph is leaping to conclusions! There may have been coinage as early as the 11th century BC, as the Bible refers to 10,000 gold darics donated toward the future building of Solomon's Temple during the reign of King David. (I Chronicles 29:7). What they were really called is unknown; the 5th century BC author of this text anachronistically called any gold coin or equivalent value a daric. (Darics began under and were named for the Persian Emperor Darius I (521-486 BC). Meanwhile, standardized weights were used for centuries, as these deben stones attest. The photo is too fuzzy to see the inscriptions/images. To attribute some of them to the Prophet/Patriarch Joseph is leaping to conclusions!

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