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A schoolboy’s chance discovery of the ribs of a wooden ship poking through the dunes of a remote Scottish beach sparked an extensive hunt by archaeologists, scientists, and local historians. Their mission: to uncover the vessel’s long-lost story.
Now, through a blend of high-tech science and dedicated community research, an answer has finally emerged.
Researchers announced on Wednesday that the wreck is very likely the Earl of Chatham, an 18th-century warship that saw action in the American War of Independence, before a second life hunting whales in the Arctic, and ultimately met a stormy demise...
Here are two links for more about that.Archaeologists solve mystery of 250-year-old shipwreck found on Scottish island | The Independent
Shipwreck of historic 18th-century warship uncovered on remote Scottish island | Watch
There are places on South Hutchinson Island where shipwreck remains were at one time found up on the beach.
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One thing I dislike about the internet is that a lot of the articles are not dated. It isn't easy to see how long ago they were published. You see something and think it is good news, but later find out that it has been out there for many years. That is one thing I feel like I've done right most of the time. The first thing you see is the date of each post.
You might or might not know this, but you can find older Treasure Beaches blog posts by going to the Blog Archive. Both of my Treasure Beaches blog sites, the tbr2020blogspot.com site as well as my older treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com site, have a blog archive where you can find all the old posts.
The Blog Archives for both blog sites are found below other things so you probably will not see the archive unless you scroll down the main page.
On tbr2020.blogspot.com (this site) the archive is below the reference link list, which on the right side of the site to the right of the posts.
On the treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com the archive is on the left side below the Surf, Wind Waves and the Reference links, and Followers. So you need to scroll down to find the Blog Archive below those things.
When you get to the blog archive, it lists all the years of posts. When you select a year, then the posts for each month of that year will be displayed by title and you can select the one you want to see.
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A team of Spanish researchers has made an extraordinary discovery at the Roman site of A Cibda de Armea, near Ourense (Galicia, Spain): a trilobite fossil, a marine animal extinct for millions of years, that was modified and likely used as an amulet or piece of jewelry between the 1st and 3rd centuries AC. It is the first trilobite ever found in a Roman archaeological context, and only the eleventh discovered at archaeological sites worldwide associated with ancient cultures.
Trilobites are creatures that inhabited the oceans between 520 and 250 million years ago, long before the existence of dinosaurs...
Here is the link for more about that.
A Trilobite Fossil Used as an Amulet in Roman Hispania: The First of Its Kind in the Classical World
Very much like what we do today. I've posted turtle scute fossil and probably other fossil pendants made from Treasure Coast fossils.
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Sea Biscuit (Echinoid) Beach Find. |
This is a Treasure Coast echinoid called a Sea Biscuit.
Sand dollars are also echinoids. I've seen a lot more sand dollars on our beaches than Sea Biscuits.
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Have you noticed GPS errors? If so they could be due to equatorial plasma bubbles.
Think your GPS is reliable? Not when the sky turns to Swiss cheese. A new study reveals how equatorial plasma bubbles—giant holes in Earth's ionosphere—disrupted GPS signals across the Americas during a recent geomagnetic storm.
The March 23-24, 2023, event was remarkable because the bubbles were so widespread. They are normally confined within +/- 20 degrees of the magnetic equator, but during this storm, they spread at least twice as far, affecting population centers at middle latitudes. Peak position errors were wider than urban roadways.
Here is the link for more about that. Spaceweather.com.
Enthusiasts find fossils at this island near Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach Sun News
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There are a lot of studies of when people are most productive in different kinds of endeavors. Most peak accomplishments come around middle age. It depends to some extent upon the kind of activity you are talking about.
Here is a link to an interesting article on how to become expert at anything. You might want to read it.
http://www.businessinsider.com/anders-ericsson-how-to-become-an-expert-at-anything-2016-6
If you read the article, two things are emphasized that I preach for metal detecting. The author uses the term deliberate practice, which is more than simply hours of practice. Here is an excerpt.
...To become an expert, you may need to be willing to sacrifice short-term pleasure for potential satisfaction of success down the road. A key tenet of deliberate practice is that it's generally not enjoyable.