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The 4th Century AD (Christian chronology) is a great place to look for forgeries and destruction of scripts, as they had to set up a fictional account of early Christianity, whilst destroying all evid ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has no explanation, or rather several explanations, for salt water oceans which once upon a time were 'probably only slightly salty' they say
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There is a cairn on top, the highest point of the barrow, which calls to mind hills with a medieval church or chapel on their summit. It presumably served as a seamark, with or without a beacon. There ...

It turns out that Carne Beacon in Cornwall is claimed to be "the largest Bronze Age burial mound in England" though the locals don't apparently know where it is

Bronze Age barrow on the ...

Wiki has an article on Cistercian numerals which I haven't come across before. Not sure if this is the right place as the system isn't a forgery though it is invented.

It sounds like a sort of sho ...

But when 'England' became a political unit, and therefore requiring a name, isn't very clear. Certainly before King John lost (most of) France, it wasn't.
It may be that England is the Anglicised f ...

It's proved much harder to find out when and where the word 'England' was first used than one might expect. Historians tend to conflate Britain and England, using one name or the other in the same sen ...

He seems now to have updated the post with credit and a link to your original message.
Throwing light, as requested by Mick. Perhaps he's a 'guest' on the site.

Can anyone throw any light on this?

https://buddhable.tumblr.com/post/189979961373/the-applied-epistemology-library-view-topic
The blogger simply copied and pasted a recent-ish post from Recent Ar ...

The British Library found it has a bilingual papyrus on its shelves.

A newly-identified papyrus in Latin and Arabic has recently been discovered in the British Library’s papyrus collections. In ...

It's about time someone wrote a searing expose of Christopher de Hamel and the whole Manuscript Industrial Complex...
https://twitter.com/incunabula/status/1343486269448454144

Incunabula has 27.6 ...

Passed your messages on, did him good. He actually laughed.

Mick has been unwell the past 9-10 days but feeling better now. Meanwhile his internet provider has updated his 'package' whereupon his internet connection went down. They've promised to fix it on Wed ...

Turns out this was third time lucky for McLennan.

A metal detector enthusiast blessed with “a magic touch” has discovered one of the most significant Viking hoards of the past century in south ...

Neither the Church of Scotland nor Derek McLellan have commented on the case but it seems Scottish law about finding treasure is the finder is entitled to its full market value.

When the discover ...

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Topic: All Things Roman
Hatty Replies: 252 Views: 70416	Forum: History Posted: 11:36 am Subject: All Things Roman
Hatty Replies: 252 Views: 70416	The 4th Century AD (Christian chronology) is a great place to look for forgeries and destruction of scripts, as they had to set up a fictional account of early Christianity, whilst destroying all evid ...
Topic: Some Scientific Problems
Hatty Replies: 94 Views: 24092	Forum: Geophysics Posted: 11:31 am Subject: Some Scientific Problems
Hatty Replies: 94 Views: 24092	The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has no explanation, or rather several explanations, for salt water oceans which once upon a time were 'probably only slightly salty' they say ...
Topic: Mega-Talk
Hatty Replies: 734 Views: 109021	Forum: Megalithic Posted: 2:37 pm Subject: Mega-Talk
Hatty Replies: 734 Views: 109021	There is a cairn on top, the highest point of the barrow, which calls to mind hills with a medieval church or chapel on their summit. It presumably served as a seamark, with or without a beacon. There ...
Topic: Mega-Talk
Hatty Replies: 734 Views: 109021	Forum: Megalithic Posted: 2:00 pm Subject: Mega-Talk
Hatty Replies: 734 Views: 109021	It turns out that Carne Beacon in Cornwall is claimed to be "the largest Bronze Age burial mound in England" though the locals don't apparently know where it is Bronze Age barrow on the ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Hatty Replies: 2268 Views: 283388	Forum: British History Posted: 1:42 pm Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Hatty Replies: 2268 Views: 283388	Wiki has an article on Cistercian numerals which I haven't come across before. Not sure if this is the right place as the system isn't a forgery though it is invented. It sounds like a sort of sho ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Hatty Replies: 2268 Views: 283388	Forum: British History Posted: 10:39 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Hatty Replies: 2268 Views: 283388	But when 'England' became a political unit, and therefore requiring a name, isn't very clear. Certainly before King John lost (most of) France, it wasn't. It may be that England is the Anglicised f ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Hatty Replies: 2268 Views: 283388	Forum: British History Posted: 4:59 pm Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Hatty Replies: 2268 Views: 283388	It's proved much harder to find out when and where the word 'England' was first used than one might expect. Historians tend to conflate Britain and England, using one name or the other in the same sen ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Hatty Replies: 1327 Views: 154696	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 6:38 pm Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Hatty Replies: 1327 Views: 154696	He seems now to have updated the post with credit and a link to your original message. Throwing light, as requested by Mick. Perhaps he's a 'guest' on the site.
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Hatty Replies: 1327 Views: 154696	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:53 pm Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Hatty Replies: 1327 Views: 154696	Can anyone throw any light on this? https://buddhable.tumblr.com/post/189979961373/the-applied-epistemology-library-view-topic The blogger simply copied and pasted a recent-ish post from Recent Ar ...
Topic: Did The Dark Ages Exist?
Hatty Replies: 1314 Views: 223234	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:11 pm Subject: Did The Dark Ages Exist?
Hatty Replies: 1314 Views: 223234	The British Library found it has a bilingual papyrus on its shelves. A newly-identified papyrus in Latin and Arabic has recently been discovered in the British Library’s papyrus collections. In ...
Topic: Meetings with Remarkable Forgeries
Hatty Replies: 705 Views: 81203	Forum: British History Posted: 8:35 am Subject: Meetings with Remarkable Forgeries
Hatty Replies: 705 Views: 81203	It's about time someone wrote a searing expose of Christopher de Hamel and the whole Manuscript Industrial Complex... https://twitter.com/incunabula/status/1343486269448454144 Incunabula has 27.6 ...
Topic: The Flu
Hatty Replies: 783 Views: 80487	Forum: Health Posted: 5:45 pm Subject: The Flu
Hatty Replies: 783 Views: 80487	Passed your messages on, did him good. He actually laughed.
Topic: The Flu
Hatty Replies: 783 Views: 80487	Forum: Health Posted: 5:21 pm Subject: The Flu
Hatty Replies: 783 Views: 80487	Mick has been unwell the past 9-10 days but feeling better now. Meanwhile his internet provider has updated his 'package' whereupon his internet connection went down. They've promised to fix it on Wed ...
Topic: Meetings with Remarkable Forgeries
Hatty Replies: 705 Views: 81203	Forum: British History Posted: 10:40 pm Subject: Meetings with Remarkable Forgeries
Hatty Replies: 705 Views: 81203	Turns out this was third time lucky for McLennan. A metal detector enthusiast blessed with “a magic touch” has discovered one of the most significant Viking hoards of the past century in south ...
Topic: Meetings with Remarkable Forgeries
Hatty Replies: 705 Views: 81203	Forum: British History Posted: 8:48 pm Subject: Meetings with Remarkable Forgeries
Hatty Replies: 705 Views: 81203	Neither the Church of Scotland nor Derek McLellan have commented on the case but it seems Scottish law about finding treasure is the finder is entitled to its full market value. When the discover ...