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?

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.

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.

Shameful that this is so upvoted.

Zeitgeist Movie: This is a documentary film that explores various conspiracy theories related to religion, politics, and economics. It challenges the viewer to question their beliefs and assumptions about the world.

Zeitgeist is nonsense.

https://skepticproject.com/articles/zeitgeist/

This is going to sound weird, but I would say in a real sense that would be Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style, a book about how to write engagingly. It opened my eyes about writing and about doing it in ways that an audience would appreciate over ways that just make you sound pseudo-intellectual. The advice is all very simple, but it definitely made me a better writer and also a better reader.

Then there’s Basque, which seems to be a totally isolated language.

True about Europe as well. Finnish, for example.

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 like the idea. People around here (Indiana, USA) do a sort of tacky version where they just put name, birth and death date on the back window of their car or truck, but I like this more, especially since it includes a biography.

I’d much rather see this than a ‘bike for sale, take a number’ sign or whatever.

It’s amazing to hear, say, Hindi and German and realize they come from the same roots.

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.

Gotta do something with them…