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Scientists at Dundee University have helped to recreate the face of a man dubbed the Iron Age David Beckham because of evidence he gelled his hair. Clonycavan Man, named after the area he was found, was one of two bodies discovered in a peat bog in the Republic of Ireland in 2003. The chemical composition of the peat mummified the body, enabling scientists to recreate his face. full article at the BBC

The discovery of Roman artifacts, possibly from JRR Tolkien's dig at the Lydney Park Estate, is proving far from an open and shut case. An early 20th century suitcase containing ancient pottery has been handed to the county council after it was found at a quarry near the Severnside town. full article at This is Gloucestershire

I think those two have set their blog that every comment needs to be approved by them before they show... you have to talk to them in person if they havent approved the comments yet... cheers viggen

Well its not assistance, they are 'demanding' it for whatever reason so. Even Yahoo has to do it and they've complied. Yeah Yahoo and Microsoft are wuss here are some really good summary on United States Versus Google Over Search Data http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060119-161802 cheers viggen

hehe, yeah googel video is great apart from great music there are many very funny things, my current favourite is "Robin Williams explains the origins of golf." http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=36...=robin+williams It is hilliarious cheers viggen

Thanks Ursus for this detailed overview! It is now published under Roman Religion http://www.unrv.com/culture/cults-of-the-i...ial-legions.php cheers viggen

I find it hard to see how any information Google could provide would help the Government in this case. Sounds to me more like the Government is trying to set a legal precedent and is using Child Pornography merely as an excuse. Later if they get them, they can look for whatever they want in there (..requests for the pages of political parties ..whatever ) IMO This is just an attempt by the evangelical churches via the government to eventually ( if they get away with this "request" ) say what can and can't be hosted in the US and what can and cant be accessed from the US .. The anti childpron is just their smoke and mirrors to hide their agenda .. cheers viggen

sorry, but i thought it is time for a little (just a little) change cheers viggen

btw. did you know that the casual greeting form in austria is "servus (latin.slave, probably the original meaning to be your servant or something along those lines") and it is not like we use it just sometimes, no we use it all the time... it is the austrian way of saying hello! cheers viggen

could guys give us an update who has and who hasnt received his gift? thanks and cheers viggen

Johann who? ...you might ask, well he was a great baroque composer and his Canon in D is well known and very often played, a classic so to speak... Now take Johann Pachelbel`s work Canon in D and add a brilliant taiwanese with a hot electric guitar and you get that! i only say WOW regards viggen

somehow i dont get it, whats the difference if i measure it this way or that way, the distance is the same, and obviously the units (like with PP`s american football example) were made to accomodate those units in an understandable way, because in soccer for example a penalty is from 11 meters and not from 12.0297463 yards... to sum it up, blame someone else and not the romans because they used neither yards nor meters... cheers viggen

Just found out that some folks at Google seem to like the roman empire too http://www.google.com/intl/la/ now who finds the first error? cheers viggen

Spanish investigators believe they may have found proof that neanderthal man reached Europe from Africa not just via the Middle East but by sailing, swimming or floating across the Strait of Gibraltar. Prehistoric remains of hunter-gatherer communities found at a site known as La Cabililla de Benz

Archaeologists working in Sicily's Valley of the Temples have found traces of a settlement thought to pre-date the famous Greek temples built there in around 600 BC . The valley near Agrigento on Sicily's southern coast is one of Europe's most important archeological sites. It marks a sacred area built when Greeks landed there to start the civilisation of Magna Grecia in southern Italy . via Ansa.it

Now there is one speciality from Austria that i really like to promote, it is Pumpkin seed oil or as we call it in Austria "Kern

perhaps if their was an easy way to view it, like by person who made the entry, then things would be easier. hmm, i dont really understand, because if you go here Pertinax Gallery You can see all of Pertinax entries sorted by his choosen categories... cheers viggen

Just seen that there were two entries on Augustus/Octavia for the Calendar.... Remember, every entry needs to be approved by an admin or else no one can see it, so please if you add an event, contact me or PP so we can approve it and it is visible for everyone... cheers, thanks and sorry viggen

there ya go... http://www.roma-victor.com/ cheers viggen

thank you very much Pertinax for this exellent review (and Mr. Dalby for writing it)... it is now published and part of the book review section... Empire Of Pleasures by Andrew Dalby

metric imperial confused? Google is your friend; 70 celsius in fahrenheit 1 liter in ounces 20 miles in km etc...

grilled coakroaches, actually they didnt taste bad at all, where did i get them you may ask? hehe, i think it was back in 1999 when there was something like (cant remember exactly) "Eat the insects day" at the Johannesburg Zoo, and there, hundreds of dishes made from insects were on offer... cheers viggen

actually it got to austria much earlier After the slaying of Montezuma during the Spanish invasion of Hernando Cortez, the crown was confiscated by the Spaniards. The gold helmet was melted down into bars and the feathered head piece was sent as a present to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain (known there as Charles I) 1500-1558. Charles V was also the Archduke of Austria where the Hapsburg dynasty had their residence. so i believe the artifact is now already longer in austria then it has ever been in mexico... regards viggen

There are two books coming out about him later in the year... Cicero and the Jurists by Jill Harries Cicero the Advocate by Jonathan Powell and lets not forget pompeius magnus reviewed Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician by Anthony Everitt cheers viggen p.s. sorry dont know anything about the Roscii family

Mexico plans to press Austria once again to return a centuries old bejewelled feather headdress now in an Austrian museum, Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez said on Thursday. "It is an archaeological piece of incalculable value for the history of our nation," said Derbez at a news conference. President Vicente Fox will personally ask for its return at a summit of Latin American and European leaders in Vienna in May if there is no progress before then. full article at Reuters (i have seen those feathers in the Museum in Vienna, they are beautiful, here are some pics)