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Re: The Matarrubilla dolmen and the stone basin enigma solved

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9545.msg118799#msg118799

Published: June 12, 2025 13:00

Ancestral peoples were often smarter than many more modern types.  I was once told about a group of employees from South African Breweries who decided to enter the Tugela River Raft Race.  They constructed their raft by welding together some old beer c...

Barons' War Wargams Convention

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9547.msg118791#msg118791

Published: June 12, 2025 10:48

As part of the inauguration of a new wargames club in Evesham, Worcestershire a convention is taking place on August 2nd and 3rd at Wallace House, Oat Street, Evesham. Evesham already has an active society for research/interest in the era of Simon de M...

Re: Mediterranean campaign - contributors requested

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9295.msg118790#msg118790

Published: June 12, 2025 10:43

Quote from: Ian61 on Today at 11:35:28 AMGood work Aaron,a well thought set up. Our battle half way though the report will appear asap, perhaps later today.That's all Jim's doing, not mine! I better edit to make that clearer An...

Re: Mediterranean campaign - contributors requested

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9295.msg118785#msg118785

Published: June 12, 2025 09:49

Attack on Sinope 216 BCJim Webster and friends have enlightened us on the reasons for the sudden appearance of the Kingdom of Pontus as an active player in our campaign. Here is the story:Campaign BattleWe know from Polybius book 4 that Mithr...

Re: DNA evidence for the first kings of Poland and it's not what you would expect

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9546.msg118780#msg118780

Published: June 12, 2025 08:34

The list of places granted automatic entry by virtue of being ancestrally British grows.Nigel may need to think again about excluding foreigners as they all seem to have been British for longer than he has

Re: The Matarrubilla dolmen and the stone basin enigma solved

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9545.msg118771#msg118771

Published: June 12, 2025 06:02

To me the mystery would be 'Why did they create this curious piece of architecture/sculpture in the first place?' Quite happy that folks could shift stuff about.

Re: The Matarrubilla dolmen and the stone basin enigma solved

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9545.msg118768#msg118768

Published: June 12, 2025 05:36

What always rather amuses me is the surprise of modern archaeologists and historians that our ancestors were competent  We know they quarried the block. We know they could shape it. We know they had to have the skills and manpower to move it. Why i...

DNA evidence for the first kings of Poland and it's not what you would expect

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9546.msg118766#msg118766

Published: June 12, 2025 05:05

https://theconversation.com/were-the-first-kings-of-poland-actually-from-scotland-new-dna-evidence-unsettles-a-nations-founding-myth-258579Controversial...?

The Matarrubilla dolmen and the stone basin enigma solved

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9545.msg118765#msg118765

Published: June 12, 2025 04:58

https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/06/the-enigma-of-the-gigantic-basin-in-the-matarrubilla-dolmen-solved-transported-by-boat-and-over-1000-years-older-than-the-tholos-that-houses-it/ Well there you go...

Re: THE ROMAN WITHDRAWAL FROM BRITAIN – 410 OR 435? A FRESH PERSPECTIVE

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Published: June 11, 2025 12:09

It all depends on what was there....as I suspect it was probably only laeti and limitanei so any rebellions/sloping off/incursions would be difficult to resist/coordinate

Re: THE ROMAN WITHDRAWAL FROM BRITAIN – 410 OR 435? A FRESH PERSPECTIVE

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9542.msg118735#msg118735

Published: June 11, 2025 11:49

Quote from: Imperial Dave on Today at 12:29:03 PMIt's one of my favourite articles on the subject. I really buy into the premise and the overview timings of the greater Roman world events makes complete senseAs an aside I also buy into the...

Re: THE ROMAN WITHDRAWAL FROM BRITAIN – 410 OR 435? A FRESH PERSPECTIVE

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9542.msg118734#msg118734

Published: June 11, 2025 11:29

It's one of my favourite articles on the subject. I really buy into the premise and the overview timings of the greater Roman world events makes complete senseAs an aside I also buy into the Constantius III leading or authorising a military expedition...

THE ROMAN WITHDRAWAL FROM BRITAIN – 410 OR 435? A FRESH PERSPECTIVE

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9542.msg118731#msg118731

Published: June 11, 2025 10:21

THE ROMAN WITHDRAWALFROM BRITAIN – 410 OR 435? A FRESH PERSPECTIVEhttps://www.jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/793/507I suspect Dave might find this interesting at the very least.Nothing outrageously new but several things pulled together

Britcon 2025 - Leicester, 22-24 August - Trader Update

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9537.msg118694#msg118694

Published: June 10, 2025 11:32

We've now reached the milestone of having over 40 companies on the exhibitor list for the 2025 Britcon Wargames Trade Show, which will be taking place in the heart of Leicester over the weekend of 23/24 August.That includes over a dozen first-time Bri...

Re: Rebels vs Royals

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Published: June 10, 2025 10:34

A bit late but I just spotted I'd taken this shot by mistake during my last battle, in respect of Chris' comment re dice gathering.The rolling tray has the dice in use for the current battle and the box underneath all the spare dice of various types a...

Unpainted Macedonian Successor 6mm 'small army' (Rapier) For Sale

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Published: June 10, 2025 09:56

Rapier Miniatures 6mm small army pack WM509 consisting of 3 x 54 pikemen1 x 18 Companion Cavalry1 x 2 Elephants1 x 24 Hypaspistsstill in box £15 posted ONO

10mm Greek Painted and Based Army For Sale

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9534.msg118684#msg118684

Published: June 10, 2025 09:23

Ok,having a look at the painted stuff sat not doing much and I am minded to offer my Greek 10mm army for sale. Not really based for anything specific other than 40mm wide and multiples of 15mm depth (ie infantry 15mm deep, Cav 30mm deep) and command e...

Re: Little Battles 2025

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Published: June 9, 2025 13:19

Quote from: dwkay57 on June 08, 2025, 09:05:35 AMAll my Romans take on all my Greeks in a battle so large (and long) that I had to split the short report to get the attachment thingy to work.Truly, a "powerful point" example of a very spe...

Re: Mediterranean campaign - contributors requested

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9295.msg118666#msg118666

Published: June 9, 2025 12:35

Quote from: Jim Webster on Today at 12:40:19 PMIt does look very intriguing. Another crack at Sinope perhaps? I could go out on a limb and try something solo in the area if you want By all means, Jim. It would be very interest...

Re: Mexican 'cave trash' turns out to be 500 year old treasures

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9526.msg118658#msg118658

Published: June 9, 2025 11:41

Quote from: Imperial Dave on Today at 10:58:23 AMI hoped for similar when doing my back garden a few years ago but nothing but pesky big golden heavy metal objects... They're a damned nuisance. Also there's a risk of heavy met...

Re: Mediterranean campaign - contributors requested

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9295.msg118656#msg118656

Published: June 9, 2025 11:40

Quote from: Prufrock on Today at 12:17:11 PMIt seems the elderly Mithridates II has announced himself as a player in the region's politics. A marriage alliance with the Seleucids; fluctuating relations with the Galatians; designs upon the G...

Re: Mediterranean campaign - contributors requested

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9295.msg118653#msg118653

Published: June 9, 2025 11:29

Quote from: Ian61 on June 08, 2025, 12:26:01 PMWe can do a Carthage v Rome here, no probs. Just check is this envisaged as a full on pitched battle with equal-ish forces or do you want to put on some conditions?Hi Ian, sending you a PM

Re: Mediterranean campaign - contributors requested

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9295.msg118651#msg118651

Published: June 9, 2025 11:17

Quote from: Jim Webster on June 08, 2025, 08:08:20 PMIntrigued by Pontus, as at this period it still doesn't seem to have control of Sinope or the coast, conquering these in the 180s BC. Seems to have allied with Bithynia against Pergamon to do i...

Re: The female spy network of Ypres

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9509.msg118650#msg118650

Published: June 9, 2025 11:16

Quote from: Jim Webster on June 06, 2025, 08:40:47 PMSurely the main thing about a spy network is that it remains anonymous. It might be that what we have is a brief window into the area because somebody was silly enough to commit it to paper whe...

Re: Marcus Aurelius enjoys social media revival

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9524.msg118623#msg118623

Published: June 8, 2025 21:27

Quote from: Imperial Dave on June 08, 2025, 08:51:01 PMhttps://www.dw.com/en/roman-emperor-marcus-aurelius-enjoys-social-media-revival/a-72737567I never realised he'd been away....Ditto. That said, after the first section that makes hi...

Re: Mediterranean campaign - contributors requested

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9295.msg118617#msg118617

Published: June 8, 2025 19:08

Intrigued by Pontus, as at this period it still doesn't seem to have control of Sinope or the coast, conquering these in the 180s BC. Seems to have allied with Bithynia against Pergamon to do it so a Pontus v Pergamon campaign is on the cards. Given a...

Re: Mediterranean campaign - contributors requested

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Published: June 8, 2025 11:26

We can do a Carthage v Rome here, no probs. Just check is this envisaged as a full on pitched battle with equal-ish forces or do you want to put on some conditions?

Re: Mediterranean campaign - contributors requested

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9295.msg118589#msg118589

Published: June 8, 2025 09:33

Turn 4, 216 BC.Well, here we are at Turn 4. Thank you to the contributors and to those who have dropped in to see what's happening, here on on the blog. With last turn's aggressors driven off, the map has not changed.Turn 4, however, sees some unexp...

Re: Little Battles 2025

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Published: June 8, 2025 08:05

After a long gap, I'm back to bore again with a battle that featured two historical armies even if they weren't "matched".All my Romans take on all my Greeks in a battle so large (and long) that I had to split the short report to get the attachment th...

Re: Orkney's Tomb of the Eagles to reopen

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9512.msg118577#msg118577

Published: June 8, 2025 06:56

Quote from: Imperial Dave on June 07, 2025, 11:34:42 AMYup....that's the badgerMy recollection is vague, but I think it was a hilltop site and had an aura of 'bleak and cutoff from anywhere'... the enduring memory is of wondering how it m...

Re: Orkney's Tomb of the Eagles to reopen

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Published: June 7, 2025 10:32

Quote from: Imperial Dave on Today at 10:07:26 AMSounds like Y Gaer fort near me  ...I think I went there in about 1973-4...but the memory is a tad vague that far back. Would've gone from a family visit to Brecon (?).

Re: Orkney's Tomb of the Eagles to reopen

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9512.msg118549#msg118549

Published: June 7, 2025 08:57

When I went quite a few years ago it was very much an adjunct to a farm, run by the farmer's family. You could handle artefacts from the site in a shed. No shopping centres (or settlements bigger than a farm) nearby. I do remember watching a hen harrie...

Re: The female spy network of Ypres

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9509.msg118527#msg118527

Published: June 6, 2025 19:40

Surely the main thing about a spy network is that it remains anonymous. It might be that what we have is a brief window into the area because somebody was silly enough to commit it to paper where the names might end up being compromised.We probably ne...

Re: Only In The Netherlands

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9507.msg118503#msg118503

Published: June 5, 2025 16:53

When I read the article about it in our paper I was quite blown away with the idea of a "luxury souvenir" .I suppose it's a change from a decorated tea towel, or a tacky mantlepiece ornament

Only In The Netherlands

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Published: June 5, 2025 16:12

Yeah, I just had to include this news piece dredged from the gutters of modern journalism.  Hopefully, it will raise Dave's spirits during his convalescence.And if you are wondering just ho...

Re: Redating the Dead Sea Scrolls?

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Published: June 5, 2025 15:13

Possibly because the experts charge at an horrendous hourly rate for their opinion, whereas the AI simply rips off everyone else's work for nothing......or just makes things up out of its imagination.  Then you need to pay the expert a small fortune t...

Re: Redating the Dead Sea Scrolls?

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9499.msg118487#msg118487

Published: June 5, 2025 11:38

I've only read the Guardian article, but it doesn't fill me with a desire to go further.  This sounds like an incredibly small data set to train an AI model.And if they checked the outputs by asking experts for their opinion, why not just ask the expe...

Re: Medieval scholars view Britain through the lens of Scotland

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9494.msg118484#msg118484

Published: June 5, 2025 11:22

Quotethree Scottish writers outlined a vision of Britain as a kingdom ruled by the Scottish monarchy – effectively a Scottish kingdom expanded to island-wide scale. Isn't that exactly what we have now?

Re: Medieval scholars view Britain through the lens of Scotland

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=9494.msg118472#msg118472

Published: June 5, 2025 08:06

Nevertheless, the fundamental point is that for most of the last 1,000 years political figures from outside of England have seen the greater prize as being control of the whole of the British Isles rather than separation of their small corner from the ...

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