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Archeologists in northwestern Türkiye have discovered an ancient iron trident, believed to be used for fishing, in the ancient city of Assos.
Located in Canakkale’s Ayvacik district, Assos sheds light on history with its ancient ruins on the ground and Roman and Byzantine-era artifacts unearthed during diggings...
The team last discovered an iron trident, which is believed to be 1,700 years old and used for fishing in ancient times, in the fountain area called Nymphaion (eastern fountain) during the excavations.
An expert restorer worked on the archeological find to clear the trident of soil and oxidized agents on it...
Here is the link for more about that.Archeologists discover 1,700-year-old trident in Assos ancient city in Türkiye (aa.com.tr)
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So you are out dig up something shiny like the piece shown above. If you are on a reality TV show, you instantly know that you just found the jewels of Marie Antoinette. But if you are a little more sensible, you might question that.
So, what are those stones? You have a few choices. Of course, you hope for diamonds, but how likely is that? They could be glass. How about rhinestones? How can you tell?
Rhinestone is a name that originally referred to crystals collected along the riverbeds of the Rhine River in Europe.
Nowadays, the rhinestones sold as jewelry are made of quartz, glass or plastic and can be seen in a variety of colors.
A diamond tester will tell you if a stone is not a diamond, but it won't tell you if a stone is a rhinestone or a white topaz or white sapphire, for example.Rhinestone vs. Real Diamond: How Can You Tell the Diffshinerence? (jewelrynotes.com)
While most rhinestone jewelry isn't worth much, nice vintage pieces can have good value.
Below is an example.
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I don't know if this survey is any good or not, but the results, if they are right, suggest the country changing in ways that might have seemed unimaginable to most people not too many years ago. Here is what they found.
Nearly 1 in 5 (18.9%, 95% CI 18.0%, 19.9%) agreed strongly or very strongly that “having a strong leader for America is more important than having a democracy”; 16.2% (95% CI 15.3%, 17.1%) agreed strongly or very strongly that “in America, native-born white people are being replaced by immigrants,” and 13.7% (95% CI 12.9%, 14.6%) agreed strongly or very strongly that “in the next few years, there will be civil war in the United States.” One-third of respondents (32.8%, 95% CI 31.7%, 33.9%) considered violence to be usually or always justified to advance at least 1 of 17 specific political objectives. Among all respondents, 7.7% (95% CI 7.0%, 8.4%) thought it very or extremely likely that within the next few years, in a situation where they believe political violence is justified, “I will be armed with a gun”; 1.1% (95% CI 0.9%, 1.4%) thought it very or extremely likely that “I will shoot someone with a gun.” Support for political violence and for the use of firearms in such violence frequently declined with increasing age, education, and income.
Here is the link for more about that.
Here is the link if you want to check it out.
I've always found it odd that the media can pass off the same political party as the party of the rich and at the same time characterize them as uneducated WalMart shoppers.
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Still some action out there in the Atlantic. Something worth watching.
After all the high tides we've been having, I'd like to see a big low tide.
Looks like about a two-foot surf for the rest of the week.
Good hunting,
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