"What particular aspect of Roman archaeology are you interested in op? Any era?"
Oh crikey! Obviously 43 - at least 60AD in Brittania, but political, social and military aspects of the early - mid Empire. Growing fascinstion with 400AD plus and the Republic though! How about you? |
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"For a second I thought someone on here was REALLY old
That'll be me. My age is ascertained by counting tree rings 
That just made me snort 🤣🤣🤣
Carbon dating for full accuracy "
 if I told you Noah attended the same school as me you'll get an idea  |
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I find archeology fascinating when it comes to buildings and artifacts.
But when they dig up people's lovingly interred bodies and put them on display I find that really unsettling and disrespectful to the dead. Folk should be able to rest in peace, science be damned.
And it really makes me question how I might want my own body managed after I eventually die.
I don't want someone to come along in 300 years and try to see if I ate my greens or used a spoon |
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"I find archeology fascinating when it comes to buildings and artifacts.
But when they dig up people's lovingly interred bodies and put them on display I find that really unsettling and disrespectful to the dead. Folk should be able to rest in peace, science be damned.
And it really makes me question how I might want my own body managed after I eventually die.
I don't want someone to come along in 300 years and try to see if I ate my greens or used a spoon"
I'm conflicted about that too. I really admire Prof Alice Roberts who is an osteo archaeologist among other things. She does treat human remains respectfully but I'm not sure I'd want to be investigated like that and we can't possibly know what their belief system was in any detail |
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"I uess to study ancient Egyptian history for 6 years but follow all forms of history "
Oh the tattoos make sense now. So which period of Ancient Egypt do you find the most interesting??
I think it is all interesting but if I had to pick one. For me it has to be the New Kingdom, especially before the Bronze Age Collapse. |
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"I find archeology fascinating when it comes to buildings and artifacts.
But when they dig up people's lovingly interred bodies and put them on display I find that really unsettling and disrespectful to the dead. Folk should be able to rest in peace, science be damned.
And it really makes me question how I might want my own body managed after I eventually die.
I don't want someone to come along in 300 years and try to see if I ate my greens or used a spoon
I'm conflicted about that too. I really admire Prof Alice Roberts who is an osteo archaeologist among other things. She does treat human remains respectfully but I'm not sure I'd want to be investigated like that and we can't possibly know what their belief system was in any detail "
A massive difference compared to archaeologists a hundred years ago, which discarded items and human remains if they didn't interest them enough.
Archaeology has come a long way thankfully. |
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"Love history! I’m currently a little obsessed with the time period between 900 and 1066, so the Viking invasion of knut to William the conquerer! "
And even more interesting is how William was a descendent of Vikings who settled in Normandy |
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Yes been on a site uncovered fascinating stuff but much seemed to be fragments of bone of which the occasional needle or hairpin. Their Amazon prime of the time was Gaul/France it seemed things like pots and urns?  |
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"Love history! I’m currently a little obsessed with the time period between 900 and 1066, so the Viking invasion of knut to William the conquerer!
And even more interesting is how William was a descendent of Vikings who settled in Normandy "
Yep! The North men! That period of time fascinates me! |
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"I uess to study ancient Egyptian history for 6 years but follow all forms of history
Oh the tattoos make sense now. So which period of Ancient Egypt do you find the most interesting??
I think it is all interesting but if I had to pick one. For me it has to be the New Kingdom, especially before the Bronze Age Collapse. "
The 17th through to the 19th dynasty in particular |
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Diocletian's Palace (Croatian: Dioklecijanova palaca, pronounced [diokletsija{¬y5A=¬}nova palat{¬yoM=¬}a]; Latin: Palatium Diocletiani) is an ancient Roman palace and fortress complex built at the end of the third century AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian as his retirement residence. About half of the complex was for Diocletian's personal use, with the rest housing the military garrison. The complex was built on a peninsula six kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest from Salona, the former capital of Dalmatia, one of the largest cities of the late empire with 60,000 people and the birthplace of Diocletian.
Need to see it in person 🙂 |
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