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aelfgyfu_mead) wrote2010-10-09 01:19 pm
aelfgyfu_mead) wrote2010-10-09 01:19 pm
"Mapping Ancient Germania"
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or_mabinogi for a fascinating article on "Mapping Ancient Germania"! The title of the first part is a little misleading; it wasn't a matter of cracking a deliberate code but of correcting for a series of errors. Note too that despite the caption, the first photo can't be "A 2nd-century map"; the article mentions a thirteenth-century copy, and perhaps that is it. That's not a picture of a second-century manuscript.
Yes, I'm nitpicky. It's still really exciting! As the second part of the article suggests, this research may help archaeologists have a better sense of where to focus their efforts.
or_mabinogi for a fascinating article on "Mapping Ancient Germania"! The title of the first part is a little misleading; it wasn't a matter of cracking a deliberate code but of correcting for a series of errors. Note too that despite the caption, the first photo can't be "A 2nd-century map"; the article mentions a thirteenth-century copy, and perhaps that is it. That's not a picture of a second-century manuscript. Yes, I'm nitpicky. It's still really exciting! As the second part of the article suggests, this research may help archaeologists have a better sense of where to focus their efforts.