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The Bronze age barrows known as ‘the Devil’s humps’ which I visited today are also known as the King’s graves because of a local legend that the men of Chichester defeated a Viking army in AD 894 whose leaders were buried here. I have encountered other Bronze age barrows in both England and Sweden which are associated with much later Viking burials in folklore. It is possible the barrows really were reused by Anglo-Saxons or Vikings since that did happen in places although there is no evidence of it here. The hillside beneath the barrows is covered in ancient yew forest and the yew trees are said to be possessed by the spirits of the barrow men, such that the trees can come alive at night. I certainly found the yew forest eerie and beautiful. Never seen a whole forest of yews before.
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I have been reading the supplementary PDF of the new Scythian paper and came across an interesting paragraph about R1a-Y2 (which was just found in a Don Scythian sample). R1a-Y2 descends from R1a-Y3, which in turn comes from R1a-Z94, itself a descendant of Fatyanovo R1a-Z93. In modern populations, R1a-Y2 and its downstream subclades are generally associated with South Asia. So far it hasn't been found in currently sampled Sintashta or Andronovo males. However, according to the quote, there is an Abashevo sample with R1a-Y2. This is important because Abashevo is the ancestor of both Sintashta and Srubnaya. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any additional information on this sample beyond what was provided in the quote.
Link to paper (quote found on page 53 of the supplementary pdf): https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads8179
Link to paper (quote found on page 53 of the supplementary pdf): https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads8179
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Yamnaya reconstruction from the article “Anthropological Materials of the Bronze Age from the Ishkininsky Burial Mounds of the Orenburg Region”.
“Graphic reconstruction of the appearance of a man of the Yamnaya culture based on the skull from burial 7, kurgan 3 of the Ishkinovka I site (by A.I. Nechvaloda)”
https://www.academia.edu/123829248/ANTHROPOLOGICAL_MATERIALS_OF_THE_BRONZE_AGE_FROM_THE_ISHKININSKY_BURIAL_MOUNDS_OF_ORENBURG_REGION
“Graphic reconstruction of the appearance of a man of the Yamnaya culture based on the skull from burial 7, kurgan 3 of the Ishkinovka I site (by A.I. Nechvaloda)”
https://www.academia.edu/123829248/ANTHROPOLOGICAL_MATERIALS_OF_THE_BRONZE_AGE_FROM_THE_ISHKININSKY_BURIAL_MOUNDS_OF_ORENBURG_REGION
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NEW EPISODE — Radio North Sea International — Greco-Roman Views of the Germanic Peoples
https://hearthfireradio.com/watch?v=TSxmHILf
How did the Greeks and Romans view the Germanic peoples? Raoul McLaughlin's new book 'Germania: The Ancient Germans in Greek and Roman Sources' compiles all the relevant quotes in ancient literature concerning the Germans. In this episode, Tom reads from the book and interprets some passages.
https://hearthfireradio.com/watch?v=TSxmHILf
How did the Greeks and Romans view the Germanic peoples? Raoul McLaughlin's new book 'Germania: The Ancient Germans in Greek and Roman Sources' compiles all the relevant quotes in ancient literature concerning the Germans. In this episode, Tom reads from the book and interprets some passages.
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English stay winning. Incredible achievement, like something from a legend or saga
https://news.sky.com/story/ross-edgley-british-thor-becomes-first-person-to-swim-1-000-miles-around-iceland-13427042
https://news.sky.com/story/ross-edgley-british-thor-becomes-first-person-to-swim-1-000-miles-around-iceland-13427042
Sky News
Ross Edgley: British 'Thor' becomes first person to swim 1,000 miles around Iceland
Britain's Ross Edgley experienced towering waves and inquisitive killer whales during his gruelling challenge. He drank from a Viking horn after crossing the finish line on Monday.
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Fascinating early Migration Period sword pommel from Aarhus, Denmark, with two stylized raven heads with a face between them; an early depiction of Odin with Huginn and Muninn.
Pics from Elis Behmer and Bernhard Salin’s books. ᚨ
Pics from Elis Behmer and Bernhard Salin’s books. ᚨ
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“Brennus, the king of the Gauls, found no dedications of gold or silver when he entered a (Greek) temple. All that he found were images of stone and wood, he laughed at them to think that men, believing that gods have human form, should set up their images…
The Celtic disdain for figurative art is mirrored in an account of a German expressing similar sentiments towards Roman art.
"The painting known as 'The Old Shepherd with his Staff' was also displayed in the Roman Forum. It was said that a Teuton envoy (from a Germanic tribe) was once asked what he thought of the work and its possible value. He replied that it was worthless, and he would not even accept the living shepherd as a gift!" Pliny, Natural History, 35.8
"The painting known as 'The Old Shepherd with his Staff' was also displayed in the Roman Forum. It was said that a Teuton envoy (from a Germanic tribe) was once asked what he thought of the work and its possible value. He replied that it was worthless, and he would not even accept the living shepherd as a gift!" Pliny, Natural History, 35.8
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The late Bronze Age Britons had huge festivals at which large numbers of livestock were slaughtered for sacrifice and feasting. Must have been an incredible vibe!
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(25)01532-9
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(25)01532-9
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Today I stopped at Stonehenge. The best place to view it is from above, on top of one of the six grand barrows of King Barrow Ridge - funerary monuments built for great men of the Beaker folk who invaded Britain c. 4400 years ago.
The ridge has six large barrows in a row but they are partially obscured by trees so many don't notice them. They were intentionally placed to look down on Stonehenge and the original Stonehenge avenue - the processional route by which one was intended to approach the monument - passes through the ridge
The ridge has six large barrows in a row but they are partially obscured by trees so many don't notice them. They were intentionally placed to look down on Stonehenge and the original Stonehenge avenue - the processional route by which one was intended to approach the monument - passes through the ridge
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Today I stopped at Stonehenge. The best place to view it is from above, on top of one of the six grand barrows of King Barrow Ridge - funerary monuments built for great men of the Beaker folk who invaded Britain c. 4400 years ago. The ridge has six large…
The barrows are not made from the local chalk, but from stacks of turf. These pieces of chalk were found nearby inscribed with what are presumably the sacred shapes of the late Neolithic eg. the rhombus
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The barrows are not made from the local chalk, but from stacks of turf. These pieces of chalk were found nearby inscribed with what are presumably the sacred shapes of the late Neolithic eg. the rhombus
My son, with his plastic sword, prayed to the king in the barrow that one day he will be a great king too.
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Very amusing when certain Christians say paganism isn’t a real tradition because it hasn’t got an unbroken line.
Christian priests don’t descend from the Kohanim. Christianity doesn’t have an unbroken connection to Judaism because it represents a break from it. Therefore Christianity, by this definition, isn’t a proper tradition.
Paul says that the new tradition is based on faith in Jesus and not bloodline and that there is “no longer Jew or Greek”. A new tradition is by definition not a tradition
Christian priests don’t descend from the Kohanim. Christianity doesn’t have an unbroken connection to Judaism because it represents a break from it. Therefore Christianity, by this definition, isn’t a proper tradition.
Paul says that the new tradition is based on faith in Jesus and not bloodline and that there is “no longer Jew or Greek”. A new tradition is by definition not a tradition
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Very amusing when certain Christians say paganism isn’t a real tradition because it hasn’t got an unbroken line. Christian priests don’t descend from the Kohanim. Christianity doesn’t have an unbroken connection to Judaism because it represents a break from…
Also despite using titles such as Pontifex Maximus, Christianity obviously doesn’t represent a continuation of Roman paganism either as it literally opposed it
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Today my friend and I repaired the grave stone of my 6th great grandmother, Sarah Rowsell, in Wimbledon.
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