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Seventh installment
Posted 12 years agoDear diary,
I had a very good week and a productive one, all in all. We should have finished working on friday but we ended up working the two days after (closing period is the one where all the surprising stuff happens) while we hosted a fun event: Some other archaeologist came, last year, and built a copy of the pottery furnace we had found evidence of in the settlement on the very spot we had found the aforementioned furnace. That kind of structure dates back to the IVth century b.C. and it's basically a dome of clay with a firepit in front of it (it sounds easy to do like this, it's actually not). This year we hosted a public event cooking some vases inside our furnace. That kind of cooking requires about eight hours, so we stood on the site until late night (and I slept in a wheelbarrow). It was quite fun, and the event itself had been quite successfull as not too few people came to partecipate!
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/2568/z8g.jpg
I had a very good week and a productive one, all in all. We should have finished working on friday but we ended up working the two days after (closing period is the one where all the surprising stuff happens) while we hosted a fun event: Some other archaeologist came, last year, and built a copy of the pottery furnace we had found evidence of in the settlement on the very spot we had found the aforementioned furnace. That kind of structure dates back to the IVth century b.C. and it's basically a dome of clay with a firepit in front of it (it sounds easy to do like this, it's actually not). This year we hosted a public event cooking some vases inside our furnace. That kind of cooking requires about eight hours, so we stood on the site until late night (and I slept in a wheelbarrow). It was quite fun, and the event itself had been quite successfull as not too few people came to partecipate!
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/2568/z8g.jpg
Sixth installment
Posted 12 years agoDear diary,
I ate and drank so I'm good. Fuck yeah. Also, if I close my eyes I see stones and earth brownish grey.
I ate and drank so I'm good. Fuck yeah. Also, if I close my eyes I see stones and earth brownish grey.
fifth installment
Posted 12 years agoDear diary,
Today I went on the excavation site with my parents to show them where I'm working and found some people looking around (the place is open and can be visited). As an open suggestion from my mother I explained them the site a bit. It was quite embarassing.
Today I went on the excavation site with my parents to show them where I'm working and found some people looking around (the place is open and can be visited). As an open suggestion from my mother I explained them the site a bit. It was quite embarassing.
Fourth installment
Posted 12 years agoDear diary,
today I'm organizing a GRAND PATHFINDER WIZARD BATTLE.
Fixed time to create character, heroic NPC stats, lvl 6, only classes with BaB=1/2 hd allowed, max hp per die. Last caster standing wins. The arena in which we will be battling is cross shaped with pits of acid and anti-magic field that switch on and off. Given that I roll only 1 I'll be last again, but it'll be interesting.
today I'm organizing a GRAND PATHFINDER WIZARD BATTLE.
Fixed time to create character, heroic NPC stats, lvl 6, only classes with BaB=1/2 hd allowed, max hp per die. Last caster standing wins. The arena in which we will be battling is cross shaped with pits of acid and anti-magic field that switch on and off. Given that I roll only 1 I'll be last again, but it'll be interesting.
Third installment
Posted 12 years agoDear diary,
my luck is abnormous. "What is the inflation and deflation?" "Apart from a furry widespead kink?"
seriously, it's been too easy, well, good for me. Sunday I'll pack and go to work here, then, yay!
my luck is abnormous. "What is the inflation and deflation?" "Apart from a furry widespead kink?"
seriously, it's been too easy, well, good for me. Sunday I'll pack and go to work here, then, yay!
Second installment
Posted 12 years agoDear Diary,
seldom -if ever- I went to an exam so ludicrously unprepared as I'm about to do tomorrow.
Dear diary, I remembered just now why I thought that keeping a diary was a bad idea: I whine constantly.
seldom -if ever- I went to an exam so ludicrously unprepared as I'm about to do tomorrow.
Dear diary, I remembered just now why I thought that keeping a diary was a bad idea: I whine constantly.
First installment (or not)
Posted 12 years agoHello,
I was thinking, of all the people whom I'm stalkering here on FA some put up thoughtful journals. Some are very professional and use this particular feature to communicate sensible information about their artistic work, such as when something will be finished, what the artist is working on at the moment, and so on and so forth. Others use the journal to divulgate events or peculiar happenings.
Since I've never kept any sort of diary to speak of I suppose I could make it up here. Or not. I don't know I guess journals are that part of furaffinity most neglected.
Dear diary, today I studied all damn day.
Dear diary, I wish I could just go back to Guardamonte and dig, but first I have to study coins. Damned, damned greek-roman coins.
There's a type of roman token, the "Spintria", the function of which is not totally clear. These small round brass token depict on the obverse sexual acts, and on the reverse a number between I and XVI. It's been hypothesied that these could be used in brothels instead of the normal coin, due to the fact that it was strictly forbidden to enter brothels or latrines paying with coins depicting the effigy of the emperor. The number on the reverse would represent the amount of assis the token would be worth of sexual service.
I can't help imagining a guy walikng up to a bar, presenting the aforementioned token, and the man behind the counter shouting "A seven for the customer!" or "Who's ordered a fourteen?"
I was thinking, of all the people whom I'm stalkering here on FA some put up thoughtful journals. Some are very professional and use this particular feature to communicate sensible information about their artistic work, such as when something will be finished, what the artist is working on at the moment, and so on and so forth. Others use the journal to divulgate events or peculiar happenings.
Since I've never kept any sort of diary to speak of I suppose I could make it up here. Or not. I don't know I guess journals are that part of furaffinity most neglected.
Dear diary, today I studied all damn day.
Dear diary, I wish I could just go back to Guardamonte and dig, but first I have to study coins. Damned, damned greek-roman coins.
There's a type of roman token, the "Spintria", the function of which is not totally clear. These small round brass token depict on the obverse sexual acts, and on the reverse a number between I and XVI. It's been hypothesied that these could be used in brothels instead of the normal coin, due to the fact that it was strictly forbidden to enter brothels or latrines paying with coins depicting the effigy of the emperor. The number on the reverse would represent the amount of assis the token would be worth of sexual service.
I can't help imagining a guy walikng up to a bar, presenting the aforementioned token, and the man behind the counter shouting "A seven for the customer!" or "Who's ordered a fourteen?"
Kelts
Posted 12 years ago"[...]The different elements of this rite probably refer to aspects of life which were characteristic of the élite: drinking and feasting, warfare and wagon-driving [...]"
1991 Pare, Furstensitze, Celts and the Mediterranean world(...)
In other words kelts were all about booze, brawling and big cars.
1991 Pare, Furstensitze, Celts and the Mediterranean world(...)
In other words kelts were all about booze, brawling and big cars.
Paypal
Posted 12 years agoI'm so frustrated I could just scream
Will I ever be able to get those darned books sent?
SSSSNAKE EYES
Will I ever be able to get those darned books sent?
SSSSNAKE EYES
Ker-Zap
Posted 12 years agoMy laptop is telling me his last words, a bit like Boromir.
"I would have followed you... to the last page of the comic... *spuergh*"
So, like, I don't know. I shall post some doodle, maybe but probably nothing complex because photoshop is not running in safe mode. So. Cheers mates.
"I would have followed you... to the last page of the comic... *spuergh*"
So, like, I don't know. I shall post some doodle, maybe but probably nothing complex because photoshop is not running in safe mode. So. Cheers mates.
Archaeological refereces
Posted 12 years agoSome links to picture that might be useful.
Hypothetical reconstruction of protohistoric hut
Corinthian helm
Corinthian helm
Horned corinthian helm
Samnitic breastplate
Kardiophylax (armor)
Tomb of warrior wearing kardiophylax
Knife with golden blade (from Tutankhamon's tomb)
Etruscan mask (from a warrior's tomb)
"Pilgrim flask"
Villanovian helm
Plastered skull from Jericho
Artist's rendering of Catal Huyuk, Anatolia (present-day Turkey). c. 6500 - 5500 BCE.
Hypothetical reconstruction of protohistoric hut
Corinthian helm
Corinthian helm
Horned corinthian helm
Samnitic breastplate
Kardiophylax (armor)
Tomb of warrior wearing kardiophylax
Knife with golden blade (from Tutankhamon's tomb)
Etruscan mask (from a warrior's tomb)
"Pilgrim flask"
Villanovian helm
Plastered skull from Jericho
Artist's rendering of Catal Huyuk, Anatolia (present-day Turkey). c. 6500 - 5500 BCE.
Agrigentine
Posted 12 years agoinformative
Posted 13 years agoAs you might have noticed I haven't been uploading any new comic page in more then a month, for that I'm sorry.
I've been through some personal stuff of late and to top that I have a big exam coming up, these are the reasons for my hiatus; I hope to be able to post something soon, though I think it'll probably be at least for an other couple of weeks. In the meantime have a photo of vestine barrows http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OLIkPwm4w.....l%2527alto.JPG
Take care and be of a good cheer!
P.s.: reading the barrow wight chapter of tlotr while studying barrow necropolises is fun
I've been through some personal stuff of late and to top that I have a big exam coming up, these are the reasons for my hiatus; I hope to be able to post something soon, though I think it'll probably be at least for an other couple of weeks. In the meantime have a photo of vestine barrows http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OLIkPwm4w.....l%2527alto.JPG
Take care and be of a good cheer!
P.s.: reading the barrow wight chapter of tlotr while studying barrow necropolises is fun
Take that Y'golonac
Posted 13 years agoThis year has begun with a victory in Arkham horror. Ah, this bodes well.
drinking games
Posted 13 years agoThanks to them I'm drunk
Like totally in peace
Posted 13 years agoA hieroglyph inscription said:
"secha necher em hetep er jmenet neferet"
"dragging the god in peace towards the reign of the dead"
Yeah. In peace, totally.
"secha necher em hetep er jmenet neferet"
"dragging the god in peace towards the reign of the dead"
Yeah. In peace, totally.
Zilath mecl rasnal
Posted 13 years agoSo.
Big exam next week and another the week after. I'm quite working my arse off, for this reason I probably won't upload anything for another week. Egyptian gods will have to wait: for now I am to learn stuff 'bout scumbag etruscans.
Fun (?) fact: "satellite" comes from the etruscan "zilathilat" wich means "magistrate (zilath) bodyguard"
Big exam next week and another the week after. I'm quite working my arse off, for this reason I probably won't upload anything for another week. Egyptian gods will have to wait: for now I am to learn stuff 'bout scumbag etruscans.
Fun (?) fact: "satellite" comes from the etruscan "zilathilat" wich means "magistrate (zilath) bodyguard"
nine years later
Posted 13 years agoI just finised a D&D campaign I mastered for 9 years. Phew, it's been an handful!
I "rushed" the end, but... Well, I had a good time. I'm melanchonic now. Gosh darnit.
I "rushed" the end, but... Well, I had a good time. I'm melanchonic now. Gosh darnit.
Guise
Posted 13 years agoGuise
this is serious guise
guise listen
guise
there's an etrusan magistrate named "Vel Hulknie"
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/65.....elhulchnie.png
(tomb of the shield, Tarquinia C.I.E. 5388)
this is serious guise
guise listen
guise
there's an etrusan magistrate named "Vel Hulknie"
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/65.....elhulchnie.png
(tomb of the shield, Tarquinia C.I.E. 5388)
indefinite hiatus
Posted 13 years agoMy computer just died, so, that's an indefinite hiatus for me.
Jump down, turn around, pick a piece of pottery
Posted 13 years agoI'm back from work. This is a wordy journal entry.
*jump down, turn aroud, pick a piece of pottery;
jump down, turn around, clean the wall all day!
-Oooh Giorgio, dove sei finito?
Ooooh Giorgio, turna qui da noi!*
*jump down, turn aroud, pick a piece of pottery;
jump down, turn around, clean the wall all day!
-Oooh Giorgio, dove sei finito?
Ooooh Giorgio, turna qui da noi!*
Off and away
Posted 13 years agoso... I thought I would have been able to draw another couple of pages before disappearing again but, alas, it appears I was wrong. I'm trying to draw better pages but it takes me a heckuva lot of time, so...
Tomorrow I'm off to work, I'll be away diggin 'till 26th of this month: have a good time!
Tomorrow I'm off to work, I'll be away diggin 'till 26th of this month: have a good time!
[ITA] Ma cazzo.
Posted 13 years agoMa cazzo, interrano Nola!
http://www.ilmediano.it/apz/vs_art.aspx?id=2002
Nola è un sito strafico campano della media età del bronzo conservato in maniera spettacolare da ceneri vulcaniche (ceneri di Avellino, datate 1850-1600 a.C.), con le capanne di legno e incannucciato (paglia+argilla e intelaiatura di legno) conservate in alzato (le pareti) benché in negativo, i forni con ancora dentro i vasi, i recinti con gli scheletri degli animali... insomma Pompei, ma protostorica (ergo immensamente più fica per quanto mi riguarda).
Ovviamente, siccome siamo in Italia, non ci sono le picce per fare i necessari lavori di conservazione e quindi, qual'è l'idea geniale? Interriamo tutto! LOL.
Grumblemumblemumble...
tl;dr english version: An awesome middle bronze age site in Italy will be interred because they didn't have money for it's proper conservation. This really cheers my withered pseudo-archaeologist heart.
http://www.ilmediano.it/apz/vs_art.aspx?id=2002
Nola è un sito strafico campano della media età del bronzo conservato in maniera spettacolare da ceneri vulcaniche (ceneri di Avellino, datate 1850-1600 a.C.), con le capanne di legno e incannucciato (paglia+argilla e intelaiatura di legno) conservate in alzato (le pareti) benché in negativo, i forni con ancora dentro i vasi, i recinti con gli scheletri degli animali... insomma Pompei, ma protostorica (ergo immensamente più fica per quanto mi riguarda).
Ovviamente, siccome siamo in Italia, non ci sono le picce per fare i necessari lavori di conservazione e quindi, qual'è l'idea geniale? Interriamo tutto! LOL.
Grumblemumblemumble...
tl;dr english version: An awesome middle bronze age site in Italy will be interred because they didn't have money for it's proper conservation. This really cheers my withered pseudo-archaeologist heart.
Back from the dead
Posted 13 years agoIn more then one sense. Heh.
So, like
Posted 13 years agoSunday I'll go to an anthropological/archaeological workshop for a week, then I'll go to the beach (to play RPGs, mind you, not to tan or risk doing anything healthy) then, later on, I'll go to dig.
For this reason I won't upload any new page for, at least, a couple of weeks, so, have a nice summer, folks :)
For this reason I won't upload any new page for, at least, a couple of weeks, so, have a nice summer, folks :)
