Flannel Shirt

Neolithic farmers, rock painting

Treasure trove

They found a medieval treasure trove in the Abbey of Cluny in France. It contained:

§ more than 2,200 silver deniers and oboles -- mostly minted by the Abbey of Cluny and probably dating to the first half of the 12th century -- in a cloth bag, traces of which remain on some of the coins

§ a tanned hide bundle, found among the silver coins, fastened with a knot, and enclosing

o 21 Islamic gold dinars struck between 1121 and 1131 in Spain and Morocco, under the reign of Ali ibn Yusuf (1106-1143), who belonged to the Berber Almoravid dynasty.

o a gold signet ring with a red intaglio depicting the bust of a god and an inscription possibly dating the ring back to the first half of the 12th century

o a folded sheet of gold foil weighing 24 g and stored in a case

o a small circular object made of gold

 

 

 

 

Ancient purse display

News is really slow. 

The foundation of an old Saxon church, Lindisfarne, England

Quivers from 900 B.C. in Oman

The Hittites

They were big for awhile.

Axum

An ancient place in Ethiopia.

Invitation to a birthday party

This is an invitation to a birthday party in Britain two thousand years ago. It is also the earliest known written Latin by a woman.
 

Cool face

Jug from Israel, 1800 B.C.

8000 year-old figurine, from Turkey