Flooding events in the Aegean (c. 9,300yBP – 7,600yBP); the Myth confirmed by Modern Science – Direct and indirect implications — Novo Scriptorium

In this post we present and discuss an excerpt from Diodorus Siculus‘ ‘Library of History‘. Diodorus Siculus, “Library of History”, Book V, 47. Ancient Greek: “Περὶ δὲ τῶν κατὰ τὴν Ἑλλάδα καὶ τὸ Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος κειμένων νῦν διέξιμεν, τὴν ἀρχὴν ἀπὸ τῆς Σαμοθρᾴκης ποιησάμενοι. ταύτην γὰρ τὴν νῆσον ἔνιοι μέν φασι τὸ παλαιὸν Σάμον ὀνομασθῆναι, […]

Flooding events in the Aegean (c. 9,300yBP – 7,600yBP); the Myth confirmed by Modern Science – Direct and indirect implications — Novo Scriptorium

The end of ‚Mare Nostrum‘ – The Mediterranean ceases to be a Roman lake — Novo Scriptorium

During the years 425-429, the right-hand minister of Galla Placidia, the Master of Both Services, was Felix. But Aetius by 429 had won such prestige by his successes in Gaul against the Goths and Franks (though Placidia had never forgiven him for his espousal of the cause of John) that he was able to impose […]

The end of ‚Mare Nostrum‘ – The Mediterranean ceases to be a Roman lake — Novo Scriptorium

Neolithic seafarers

Tuesday, 21 July 2020

This is Pelješac peninsula on Croatia’s Dalmatian coast. 

 

 

In one of the caves near the tip of the peninsula, archaeologists have discovered prehistoric cultural deposits, about 4 meters thick, covering the entire local post-Mesolithic sequence…

Eleven occupation phases and sub phases span 6,000 years, from the Early Neolithic to the Illyrian Iron Age…

 

You can read about the lithic finds from Pelješac peninsula in the article „Lithic artifacts from nakovana (Pelješac): Continuity and change from early neolithic until the end of prehistory“ by S. Forenbaher and Zlatko Perhoč

 

Among many lithics found in the cave, a few were made from glossy and semi-translucent black obsidian…

The analysis of the obsidian has determined that it came from the Gabellotto Gorge area of the island of Lipari, just above Sicily…

 

 

This in itself is amazing…How the hell did Lipari obsidian end up on Pelješac in Neolithic??? But there is more…All other lithics from the cave were made of non local cherts…

The analysis of the material showed that it came from the mines located in Gargano Peninsula in Apulia region.

read more:http://oldeuropeanculture.blogspot.com/2020/07/neolithic-seafarers.html