Haha yeah it’s tough to get good media discussions on Lemmy unfortunately
I really really enjoyed it. I feel like I laughed at it more than the second Deadpool. I really loved how it basically tied up the Fox universe and, not gonna lie, got a little verklempt at the end. Surprisingly emotional.
The music was fantastic too.
1,800-Year-Old Ring Engraved With Goddess Minerva On Mount Carmel, Israel
More info can be found here: https://www.ancientpages.com/2024/07/17/child-1800-year-old-ring-goddess-minerva-mount-carmel/
Rare Gold Foils Found In Ancient Egyptian Tombs At Tel El-Deir In New Damietta (Northeastern Egypt) - around 2600 years old
More details can be found in the following article:
https://www.ancientpages.com/2024/07/24/rare-gold-foils-ancient-egyptian-tombs-tel-el-deir-in-new-damietta/
"Deadpool & Wolverine" (2024) Official Discussion
Synopsis: Marvel Studios presents their most significant mistake to date- "Deadpool & Wolverine." A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life. His days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. When his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctantlier... reluctanter? Reluctantest? He must convince a reluctant Wolverine to -Fuck. Synopses are so fucking stupid.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writers: Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Zeb Wells & Shawn Levy
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni and Matthew Macfadyen
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Twenty-two pieces of silver bullion, including both raw ingots and flattened Viking arm rings, found in Southwestern Scotland dated between A.D. 880 and 930
Arm rings such as these, which are usually found in Ireland and date to between A.D. 880 and 930, were worn around the wrist and were also used as currency.
Full article can be found here: https://archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2022/features/scotland-galloway-viking-age-hoard/
Rare Ulfberht viking sword found in Suldal, Norway, produced around 900 and 1050 AD
"This is very rare. The sword was the greatest status symbol in the Viking Age, and it was a privilege to be allowed to carry a sword. It is not often that we, as archaeologists, get to experience something like this," says Lars Søgaard Sørensen in the county council's section for cultural heritage.
To the Vikings, a sword was much more than just a weapon. Sword production was complex and labor-intensive, making them scarce and costly. Consequently, they were not widely accessible or prevalent. They were primarily utilized by individuals of high status and rank, such as kings and elite Vikings.
It is probably the first time such a sword has been found in Rogaland. With the help of X-ray photography, conservator Hege Hollund has discovered the contours of inscriptions with a cross pattern and perhaps letters on the blade.
Full article can be found here: https://www.ancientpages.com/2024/05/31/rare-ulfberht-viking-sword-discovered-in-suldal-norway/
Two gold crescent-shaped earrings, from the first century B.C, found in southern Kazakhstan
Aleksandr Podushkin of Ozbekali Zhanibekov University said that the recovered artifacts are thought to have been made during the period of the Kangju state, which was made up of groups of Sarmatian, Xiongnu, and Saki peoples who lived along the Great Silk Road between the fifth century B.C. and the fourth century A.D. The Kangju state is known to have traded with Rome, China, and the Kushan Empire to the south, he added. The objects include two gold crescent-shaped earrings, which have been dated to the first century B.C. and are inlaid with jewels and decorated with clusters of grapes, and a large, circular bronze mirror resembling those made in China during the Han Dynasty, which ruled from 206 B.C. to A.D. 220.
Full article can be found here: https://www.archaeology.org/news/12434-240603-kazakhstan-burial-mound
That’s awesome
The Ogham stone, markings dated 1,600 years, found in Coventry, England
Ogham is a unique writing system consisting of parallel lines in groups of 1-5, making it highly unusual among world writing systems. These stones provide valuable insights into the Irish language before the adoption of the Latin insular script.
The earliest known ogham inscriptions date back to the 4th and 6th centuries AD, and over 400 ogham stones and fragments have been found, predominantly in Ireland and along the Welsh coast. While the main function of these stones is still uncertain, some historians believe they were used for legal purposes in land disputes, as they are often found on or near the boundaries of kin and bearing the names of ancestors.
More info can be found here: https://www.ancientpages.com/2024/05/18/coventry-mysterious-ogham-stone/
I feel they really stuck the landing in this. Cannot be more excited for the next season.
- X-Men '97 SE1E10 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 3
Episode 10: The X-Men's dream is put to the test as mutant-human relations reach a tipping point.
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- X-Men '97 SE1E9 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 2
Episode 9: The X-Men work to settle the score before it is too late in this penultimate episode!
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Loved the Wolverine tornado!
- X-Men '97 SE1E8 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 1
Episode 8: The X-Men must unite to face a new threat.
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- X-Men '97 SE1E7 - Bright Eyes
Episode 7: Cyclops focuses the X-Men on finding Bolivar Trask. However, when the team locates the Sentinel inventor, they realize that they all have been played by a mastermind.
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Daredevil is my favorite. Most of the iconic writers we know today like Miller, Waid, Brubaker, Bendis, and Zdarsky had their fun with the character on their own runs and it definitely shows.
Hahah I see what you did there
Fourteenth Century Medieval Iron Gauntlet Found in Kyburg Castle, Switzerland
The image of a medieval knight moving slowly and stiffly under the tremendous weight of his costly armor as he readies for battle or a joust is firmly fixed in people’s imagination. But, according to art historian Matthias Goll, much of this vision is a myth. “It’s an old fairy tale that medieval armor was incredibly heavy,” he says. It was, in fact, relatively light and flexible. A remarkable example is this right-hand gauntlet recently discovered near Kyburg Castle in northern Switzerland in the cellar of a medieval building that burned around the middle of the fourteenth century.
More info can be found here: https://www.archaeology.org/issues/555-2405/artifact/12313-artifact-switzerland-medieval-iron-gauntlet
2000 Year Old Ancient Bronze Miniature Portraits Of Alexander The Great Found In Ringsted On The Island Of Zealand
When experts examined the artifacts, they determined these were bronze miniature portraits of Alexander the Great. It is a truly unique discovery of great historical significance, says Freerk Oldenburger, an archaeologist at Museum Vestsjælland.
Oldenburger explained the artifacts were produced around 200 A.D., an age called the Roman Iron Age. They were most likely ornaments attached to war shields.
More info can be found here: https://www.ancientpages.com/2024/04/11/bronze-miniature-alexander-the-great-ringsted/
A single piece of heavy lead grapeshot and a broken copper alloy buckle from the Battle of Culloden, 280 years old
A shoe buckle thought to have belonged to a Jacobite clan chief wounded in battle at Culloden has been discovered by archaeologists among other artefacts. Among the discovered artefacts are a large number of musket balls and grapeshot which were uncovered in a 60 square-metre area close to what was the British government frontline at Culloden Battlefield.
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) have revealed the findings ahead of the 278th anniversary of the battle on April 16, 1746.
More info can be found here: https://www.thenational.scot/news/24249505.scottish-archaeologist-find-potential-buckle-culloden-clan-chief/
Young Boy Discovers 2,000 Year Old Roman Bracelet
Experts have identified the object discovered by Rowan as a Roman armilla bracelet dating back 2,000 years. In the Roman Empire, bracelets were typically worn by women as an indication of their social status. Men generally did not wear bracelets due to their association with femininity. However, there were exceptions for soldiers with exceptional bravery or merit. A Roman general would publicly award these individuals armilla bracelets; the soldiers wore them as badges of honor.
More info here: https://www.ancientpages.com/2024/04/15/young-boy-rare-ancient-roman-treasure-sussex-uk/
I enjoyed it, honestly nice to get a breather from the heavy episode last week and get into the Shi'ar empire. Also makes sense Xavier would drop everything when Genosha happened. If he wasn't involved and was shown to be alive in Shi'ar space this whole time, people would be constantly asking why he wasnt there to help when they needed him most.
- X-Men '97 SE1E6 - Lifedeath - Part 2
Episode 6: Storm is forced to face her worst fears in order to free herself
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- X-Men '97 SE1E5 - Remember It
Episode 5: As Genosha prepares to join the UN, select members of the team head to the island nation to be honorees. Back at the mansion, a behind-the-scenes press event risks airing the XMen's dirty laundry.
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- X-Men '97 SE1E4 - Motendo / Lifedeath - Part 1
Episode 4: On her birthday, a nostalgic Jubilee is forced to relive the X-Men's greatest adventures when an entertainment system transports her into a 16-bit video game.
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They managed to use a ton of Inferno’s story in one episode and still manage to be good!
- X-Men '97 SE1E3 - Fire Made Flesh
Episode 3: The team is propelled into a tragic confrontation with an immortal mad scientist.
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Awesome resources! Will definitely have to read those again for some background on the show.
Looks like no dating has been done yet, but stones, tools, and jewelry are usually dated from it's surroundings and additional artifacts found at the scene. Here's some more details on the find: https://arkeonews.net/rare-2800-year-old-assyrian-scarab-seal-amulet-found-in-tabor-nature-reserve/