AppleDane t1_ja8g2mo wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:54 PM

Reply to comment by dreadcain in 4,500-year-old Sumerian temple dedicated to mighty thunder god discovered in Iraq. by Rifletree

I have to give up on finding any. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I remember this from either a documentary on TV or some article I read.

Everyone points to the babylonian number system, so I'm doubting myself too. Maybe I misremember this, or it was a later invention.

AppleDane t1_ja7twnl wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Reply to comment by HermanCainsGhost in 4,500-year-old Sumerian temple dedicated to mighty thunder god discovered in Iraq. by Rifletree

The 12 hour clock was more due to having 1 hour of dawn and 1 hour of twilight. Night wasn't counted as "time", so they had 10 hours of effective time.

AppleDane t1_j7gfpj5 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:54 PM

Reply to Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212

Here's one in a bit better shape.

https://i0.wp.com/www.historyofroyalwomen.com/wp-content/uploads/Roskilde13-scaled.jpg

Yeah, it's lying on the coffin of Chr. the 4th.

AppleDane t1_j7ge905 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Reply to comment by Naqoy in Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212

Ils sont fous ces Suédois!

AppleDane t1_iu4ntn4 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:59 PM

Reply to TIL, in film, a clapperboard’s purpose is ensuring proper synchronization of audio and video in post-production. It provides a distinct “clap” along with a visual event for the editor to reference at the start of a scene. by PianoCharged

And then there is Tarantino's clapper.

AppleDane t1_ishfnvc wrote on October 16, 2022 at 12:35 AM

Reply to comment by EvidenceInternal2115 in Anglo-Saxon hall where kings and warriors dined discovered in England by unheated1

If the Vikings were to attack one of the other kingdoms, that was a huge plus. That mean you could relax a bit, and possibly gain some territory. Until, of course, the Vikings attacked YOU.