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Post by potia on Jan 8, 2009 12:55:36 GMT -1
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Post by Lee on Jan 8, 2009 13:03:52 GMT -1
it seems to be watchable on the catchup service on their site.
will watch it tonight i think
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Post by littleraven on Jan 8, 2009 14:00:10 GMT -1
I watched it, it's really quite interesting. Nothing new from our perspective, but there was a circular structure they found that was only the second. I would recommend watching it. They also found rolled up curses, they are hoping they will identify the deity when they are unrolled.
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Post by Sìle on Jan 8, 2009 20:23:09 GMT -1
They also found rolled up curses, they are hoping they will identify the deity when they are unrolled. Yes, they never did tell us what was written on them, did they?  |
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Post by littleraven on Jan 9, 2009 10:34:58 GMT -1
They also found rolled up curses, they are hoping they will identify the deity when they are unrolled. Yes, they never did tell us what was written on them, did they? The conservation process would be quite time consuming, but as the programme would have been filmed somewhere between 4-8months ago you'd think something would have come to light by now. But it is entirely possible that the finds are still exclusive to those behind the scenes - I hear that this was the first public announcement of the site. |
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Post by Lee on Jan 9, 2009 10:48:20 GMT -1
Yes, they never did tell us what was written on them, did they? The conservation process would be quite time consuming, but as the programme would have been filmed somewhere between 4-8months ago you'd think something would have come to light by now. But it is entirely possible that the finds are still exclusive to those behind the scenes - I hear that this was the first public announcement of the site. i emailed Guy de la Bedoyere last night in an effort to get more info on those curse tablets  |
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Post by megli on Jan 9, 2009 11:04:19 GMT -1
Oh do let us know what he says. It would be brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, if they were in British, not Latin. (We have almost no texts in British - just lots of names, though it's clear it was very close indeed to Gaulish, in which we do have some texts).
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Post by littleraven on Jan 9, 2009 11:55:25 GMT -1
Considering the temples were found in a context connected to water, had a stone head as a potential cult focus, and a very rare round enclosure British would be possible (crosses fingers).
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Post by Sìle on Jan 9, 2009 17:54:04 GMT -1
Oh do let us know what he says. It would be brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, if they were in British, not Latin. (We have almost no texts in British - just lots of names, though it's clear it was very close indeed to Gaulish, in which we do have some texts). I never even thought they might be in British; I just assumed they would be in Latin.  So, like LR, I'm keeping my fingers crossed, too. It would be great if you get a response, ancestrallee. ;D |
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Post by megli on Jan 9, 2009 18:16:22 GMT -1
Some of the curse tablets found at Aquae Sulis seem to have British names/words in, but unfortunately they are damaged and hard to decipher. So it's not impossible.
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Post by Adam on Jan 10, 2009 10:54:15 GMT -1
as I've said before, this hardcore archeology as evidence is fairly new to me, but is there any thinking about any relationship between these curse tablets and their use/practice and the later practices at cursing wells such as Ffynnon Eilian?
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Post by Tegernacus on Jan 10, 2009 11:39:13 GMT -1
of course Adam, everything is connected, flowing from Lake deposits to Celtic temples to Romano Temples to early-Christian Wells to modern "wishing wells". Same intent, same purpose. As for the finds, it would take months, maybe years to open them carefully enough as not to destroy them. Look at the Nag Hammadi , it took 40 years before we could read them, and they were in comparatively good nick. You can be sure that, if they are read, and deciphered, it will be on the news  |
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Post by redraven on Jan 10, 2009 20:50:35 GMT -1
It made interesting viewing tonight. I wonder if these sites are really closed again, I would have thought this site would have been too important to return to agricultural use.
RR
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Post by Tegernacus on Jan 10, 2009 23:29:24 GMT -1
if its that important it will be scheduled and protected by English Heritics.
Then again, if people have been farming on it for 1500 years, I guess it can't hurt. As long as they don't plough too deep.
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Post by littleraven on Jan 11, 2009 9:18:32 GMT -1
The fact that the TIme Team prog was the 'official unveiling' of the site wold suggest that it has been properly investigated by now. Usually digs of importance are kept secret to keep the nighthawks away. I would suspect big article in something like British Archaeology sometime soon.
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So, like LR, I'm keeping my fingers crossed, too. 
