Armchair Archaeologist (via Google Earth) pt 2

Subject: RE: Armchair Archaeologist (via Google Earth) pt 2
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 13 Aug 26 - 05:33 PM

ps. thanks, Mudelf. I always use DaveRo's Simple linkifier but don't always check it (oops)

hmmm, oysters with teeth ...

Subject: RE: Armchair Archaeologist (via Google Earth) pt 2
From: Donuel
Date: 14 Aug 26 - 04:57 PM

The Chesapeake Bay was initially formed by an asteroid impact. Many people display the gigantic white shocked quartz boulders from the impact.

Subject: RE: Armchair Archaeologist (via Google Earth) pt 2
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 Aug 26 - 06:08 PM

I didn't know that about an impact crater there. Interesting! From a USGS Fact Sheet (049-98):

Analysis of 1,200 km of profiles shows that the crater is 85 km in diameter and 1.3 km deep; an excavation twice the size of Rhode Island and as deep as the Grand Canyon. It is three times larger than any other U.S. crater and is the sixth largest crater known on the planet.

Around here the main geologic features are limestone with shell and coral fossils. I have driven past signs pointing to the impact crater near Odessa and just found another called the Sierra Madera south of Fort Stockton. A third Texas much smaller one is closer to me called the Marquez crater. That Sierra Madera one sounds like it's worth a side trip.

Going to an event this evening at the museum where I volunteer and I've found an old t-shirt with the event theme. It's in the dryer now and if I have time I'll do some sewing machine mending then wear a jacket-like blouse over it so only the front symbol shows, not the fixed spots.

Subject: RE: Armchair Archaeologist (via Google Earth) pt 2
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 14 Aug 26 - 11:33 PM

Mummified Remains Trade Sparks Health Warning


A new website now bookmarked -
A Medieval Ship Hull Was Hiding in a Cellar Ceiling for Nearly 800 Years

The Emperor’s Revenge? Roman Villa Bones Hint at a Fourth-Century Massacre in Britain

Subject: RE: Armchair Archaeologist (via Google Earth) pt 2
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 22 Aug 26 - 11:26 PM

Roman Mass Grave Beneath Vienna Soccer Field Reveals Unusual Concentration of Pelvic Wounds A Roman mass grave discovered beneath a soccer field in Vienna is revealing new details about a violent clash that killed scores of young men nearly 2,000 years ago. An updated analysis has found that injuries were unusually concentrated around the pelvis, where projectile wounds appear far more frequently than researchers would normally expect.

The discovery, made in Vienna’s Simmering district, has already been linked to the Roman military through weapons and equipment recovered among the bodies. Yet one of the biggest questions remains unanswered: what battle left so many men dead in a single pit on the outskirts of ancient Vindobona? (read on)

Subject: RE: Armchair Archaeologist (via Google Earth) pt 2
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 08 Sep 26 - 01:23 AM

Roman Pet Mosaic Names Emerald the Cat and Ocean the Dog Archaeologists have discovered a vividly colored Roman pet mosaic in Adramytteion, Turkey that contains the names of two animals: a cat named Emerald and a dog named named Ocean. The mosaic is 1,800 years old and dates back to the time when it decorated the reception hall of a wealthy abode. The pair of animals are placed among fish, birds and mythological characters, according to an exclusive report by The Independent.

Subject: RE: Armchair Archaeologist (via Google Earth) pt 2
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Sep 26 - 12:19 PM

Sandra, I've just done a deep dive via Google Earth to look at the area of Lake Constance. I didn't know anything about it (large lake!) and from it the Rhine certainly travels a long distance.

That tracking of the river course brought me to the North Sea and all of the mudflats and reminded me of the Erskine Childers story Riddle of the Sands set in the East Frisian Islands (I first saw the wonderfully evocative film and then went looking for the book).