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Have researchers finally answered what Bronze Age daggers were used for?
Analysis of Bronze Age daggers has shown that they were used for processing animal carcasses and not as non-functional symbols of identity and status, as previously thought. First appearing in the early 4th millennium BCE, copper-alloy daggers were widespread in Bronze Age Europe including Britain and Ireland. Yet archaeologists have long debated what these objects were used for. As daggers are often found in weapon-rich male burials, or "warrior graves," many researchers speculated that they were primarily ceremonial objects used in prehistoric funerals to mark out the identity and status of the deceased. Others suggested that they may have been used as weapons or tools for crafts.
https://www.sott.net/article/467358-Have-researchers-finally-answered-what-Bronze-Age-daggers-were-used-for
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Who were the Picts?
The Picts were an Iron Age people who lived in the northern and eastern parts of what is now Scotland, flourishing from approximately the fourth century A.D. to the ninth century. Originally, the Picts were tribal peoples organized into loose confederations, but they later created two politically and militarily powerful kingdoms and dominated a large part of Scotland. "Picti is a Latin term that literally means 'painted people,"' said Alex Woolf, a medieval historian at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. The term is likely a reference to the prevalent Pictish custom of body painting or tattooing. "At first Picti is a pejorative term used by Romans," Woolf told Live Science. "But when you get to the 'Dark Ages,' perhaps around 600 or 700, it's clear that something has happened, and those tribes have now come to self-identify as Picti."
https://www.sott.net/article/467359-Who-were-the-Picts
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'Unprecedented' Phoenician necropolis discovered in southern Spain
Workers upgrading water supplies in southern Spain have come across an "unprecedented" and well-preserved necropolis of subterranean limestone vaults where the Phoenicians who lived on the Iberian peninsula 2,500 years ago laid their dead. Archaeologists exploring the site - which was discovered amid the Roman ruins in the town of Osuna, 55 miles (90km) east of Seville - say the Phoenician-Carthaginian cemetery dates back to the fourth or fifth century BC and is highly unusual as such sites are normally found in coastal areas rather than so far inland. Although the local ruins of the Roman city of Urso are well known, the discovery of the Phoenician necropolis has stunned archaeologists and locals. The only similar finds have been made around the coast of Cádiz, which was founded by the Phoenicians in 1100BC and which is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe.
https://www.sott.net/article/467360-Unprecedented-Phoenician-necropolis-discovered-in-southern-Spain
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Lessons from a life lost too soon
It was a story I just couldn't get out of my head. A young teen had died in a town not far from where I live, a town where I used to live. I knew people who had kids who knew this girl. I heard she was a swimmer, bright and popular. At first the talk was about how she'd died. I heard someone surmise that she was killed. Someone else said it was a horrible accident, and of course, there were murmurings that maybe she had done it herself. And then, I heard nothing. Months passed and I eventually put the whole incident out of my mind, until I came across an article in our major metro newspaper. The girl's parents had come forward to share the terrible truth about their beautiful teenage daughter who threw herself off an overpass.
https://www.sott.net/article/467361-Lessons-from-a-life-lost-too-soon
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Do Russians like Putin?
The following data is provided by the Levada Center, an independent Russian organization that is anything but "Putinist." It is so little so that it is even included in the list of independent analysis centers in Europe, published by Freedom House. The data from these polls represents yet another confirmation that the West's political and military strategy against Russia (a strategy that even penalizes Russian writers, artists and sportsmen) is not only leading to a barbarization of the political and social life of the West itself, but is also acting as a kind of terrible political and economic boomerang — it produces the opposite effects of what is desired by the promoters of such a strategy. These are the results of the March 2022 Levada Center polls:
https://www.sott.net/article/467362-Do-Russians-like-Putin
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Death at the Chesapeake: Who Whacked CIA Spy Chief William Colby?
Police investigation should be reopened due to evidence of foul play.Colby made many enemies inside the Agency by revealing the "Family Jewels." His "spooky" death 26 years ago today bore similarities to that of CIA veteran John Arthur Paisley, who disappeared on a boat off the Chesapeake Bay 18 years earlier. [This article is part of CAM's series on political assassinations. — Editors]
https://www.sott.net/article/467363-Death-at-the-Chesapeake-Who-Whacked-CIA-Spy-Chief-William-Colby
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Clown World: University midwife students taught to care for men giving birth 'through their penis'
A British university is teaching its midwifery students how to care for males giving birth. Feminism news website Reduxx revealed teaching materials from Edinburgh Napier University which state the person giving birth may still have "external male genitalia" after transitioning.
https://www.sott.net/article/467364-Clown-World-University-midwife-students-taught-to-care-for-men-giving-birth-through-their-penis
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Over 1.2 MILLION adverse events reported since the rollout of COVID shot
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new data showing a total of 1,247,131 reports of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccines were submitted between Dec. 14, 2020, and April 22, 2022, to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). VAERS is the primary government-funded system for reporting adverse vaccine reactions in the U.S. The data included a total of 27,532 reports of deaths — an increase of 183 over the previous week — and 224,766 serious injuries, including deaths, during the same time period — up 1,930 compared with the previous week.
https://www.sott.net/article/467365-Over-1-2-MILLION-adverse-events-reported-since-the-rollout-of-COVID-shot
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Hitting a new low: Ukrainian man posts video boasting of 'eating Russian soldier's meat'
The identity of the person behind the video is unknown, as the disturbing footage was his only clip on YouTube - still, this fact does not make the video any less chilling. An unidentified Ukrainian man shared a video in which he claims to have discovered a human bone with meat in a burnt tank in the Gostomel area - a bone which allegedly belonged to a deceased Russian soldier. In the chilling footage, the "blogger" proceeds to "cook" what he claims is the human meat of the Russian soldier, only to taste it afterward. He then notes it was always his dream to try the meat of a Russian.
https://www.sott.net/article/467366-Hitting-a-new-low-Ukrainian-man-posts-video-boasting-of-eating-Russian-soldiers-meat
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Hypocrites: 10 EU countries quietly buying gas with rubles, Hungary says
European leaders won't admit they're going along with Russia's deal, government official Gergely Gulyas said. While multiple European leaders have publicly proclaimed they won't buy Russian gas in rubles as Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded, 10 EU countries are technically going along with Putin's plan, Hungarian official Gergely Gulyas told public radio on Sunday. According to Gulyas, these countries' leaders aren't admitting this in order to be seen as "being a good European." Gulyas said that Hungary has opened a euro account with Russia's Gazprombank, which then converts payments into rubles before transferring them to suppliers in Russia. This system allows European buyers to comply with Putin's demand, made in late March, that "unfriendly" countries switch to Russia's national currency to buy its natural gas.
https://www.sott.net/article/467367-Hypocrites-10-EU-countries-quietly-buying-gas-with-rubles-Hungary-says
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Northern Ireland may have to lose one million cattle and sheep to meet climate targets
Around one million sheep and cattle across Northern Ireland may have to be lost in order for the agricultural sector here to reach net-zero carbon emission targets. The figures come from industry-commissioned analysis reported by the Guardian newspaper. The analysis from KPMG, commissioned by those in the farming sector including the Ulster Farmer's Union (UFU), suggests more than 500,000 cattle and around 700,000 sheep would need to be lost to meet the climate targets.
https://www.sott.net/article/467368-Northern-Ireland-may-have-to-lose-one-million-cattle-and-sheep-to-meet-climate-targets
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Meteor fireball over Montana and other states on April 30
We received 9 reports about a fireball seen over Alberta, ID, MT and WA on Saturday, April 30th 2022 around 03:40 UT. For this event, we received one video.
https://www.sott.net/article/467369-Meteor-fireball-over-Montana-and-other-states-on-April-30
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Meteor fireball over Georgia and South Carolina on May 1
We received 6 reports about a fireball seen over GA and SC on Sunday, May 1st 2022 around 06:08 UT. For this event, we received one video and one photo.
https://www.sott.net/article/467370-Meteor-fireball-over-Georgia-and-South-Carolina-on-May-1
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UK female Labour MP accused of lying about 'desperate, perverted smears', another MP quits after watching porn in parliament
It's time for people to know the truth. On a chilly evening just after the turn of the year, in between the evening votes, about a dozen MPs gathered in the House of Commons for a cigarette break. Standing among them - positioned by the balustrade that sits opposite the large double doors leading out to Parliament's long Thameside terrace - was Angela Rayner. Labour's Deputy Leader was engaging in the usual light-hearted banter that MPs of all parties indulge in when they feel the political spotlight is off them. Then she began to share a joke about how she tries to distract Boris Johnson when they sit opposite one another at Prime Minister's Questions. According to one MP who was part of the group, 'she said, "I like to do my Sharon Stone trick. I cross and uncross my legs and give him a flash of my ginger g******" [a vulgar and offensive colloquialism].' A second MP, who was with the group, also recalled hearing her use the phrase.
https://www.sott.net/article/467371-UK-female-Labour-MP-accused-of-lying-about-desperate-perverted-smears-another-MP-quits-after-watching-porn-in-parliament
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Oregon gubernatorial candidate vows to end Antifa terror: 'The days of Antifa ruling the streets of Portland are about to end'
Oregon governor hopeful and city of Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam has a plan to end Antifa's terrorization of Portland, which includes tripling the size of the state's police force. "The days of Antifa ruling the streets of Portland are about to end," Pulliam said in a statement.
https://www.sott.net/article/467372-Oregon-gubernatorial-candidate-vows-to-end-Antifa-terror-The-days-of-Antifa-ruling-the-streets-of-Portland-are-about-to-end
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Iraq engulfed by yet another dust storm, leaving dozens hospitalised and flights grounded
Iraq was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange on Sunday as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common. Dozens were hospitalised with respiratory problems in the centre and the west of the country. A thick layer of orange dust settled across streets and vehicles, seeping into people's homes in the capital Baghdad. Flights were grounded because of poor visibility at airports serving Baghdad and the Shiite holy city of Najaf, with the phenomenon expected to continue into Monday, according to the weather service. "Flights have been interrupted at the airports of Baghdad and Najaf due to the dust storm," the spokesperson for the civil aviation authority, Jihad al-Diwan, said.
https://www.sott.net/article/467373-Iraq-engulfed-by-yet-another-dust-storm-leaving-dozens-hospitalised-and-flights-grounded
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Mike Lindell banned from Twitter AGAIN just hours after account reinstated
Just hours after his Twitter account was reinstated on Sunday, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has once again been banned from the social-media platform. Early Sunday afternoon, Lindell posted to his account over a year since he was banned for "repeated violations" of its civic integrity policy regarding election misinformation on January 26, 2021.
https://www.sott.net/article/467374-Mike-Lindell-banned-from-Twitter-AGAIN-just-hours-after-account-reinstated
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UK female Labour MP accused of lying about 'desperate, perverted smears', another MP quits after watching porn in Parliament
It's time for people to know the truth. On a chilly evening just after the turn of the year, in between the evening votes, about a dozen MPs gathered in the House of Commons for a cigarette break. Standing among them - positioned by the balustrade that sits opposite the large double doors leading out to Parliament's long Thameside terrace - was Angela Rayner. Labour's Deputy Leader was engaging in the usual light-hearted banter that MPs of all parties indulge in when they feel the political spotlight is off them. Then she began to share a joke about how she tries to distract Boris Johnson when they sit opposite one another at Prime Minister's Questions. According to one MP who was part of the group, 'she said, "I like to do my Sharon Stone trick. I cross and uncross my legs and give him a flash of my ginger g******" [a vulgar and offensive colloquialism].' A second MP, who was with the group, also recalled hearing her use the phrase.
https://www.sott.net/article/467371-UK-female-Labour-MP-accused-of-lying-about-desperate-perverted-smears-another-MP-quits-after-watching-porn-in-Parliament
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Panicked CNN guest wonders "how we're going to control the channels of communications in this country"
Declares that if Elon Musk 'controls discourse' "We are headed to hell." A CNN talking head declared Sunday that if Elon Musk is allowed to buy Twitter, the platform will have to be government regulated to prevent 'discourse' being open and free, and not subject to establishment controlled censorship. While discussing the Musk take-over on CNN's potato time with Brain Stelter, "media analyst" David Zurawik proclaimed that Musk is "dangerous" and shouldn't be allowed to restore free speech on the platform.
https://www.sott.net/article/467375-Panicked-CNN-guest-wonders-how-we-re-going-to-control-the-channels-of-communications-in-this-country
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Russia classifies explosion of Kursk railway bridge on its territory as terrorist ac, foils another Ukraine neo-Nazi plot in Crimea
Russia's investigative committee opens a criminal investigation into the explosion of a railway bridge in the Kursk region. The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case on Sunday regarding the explosion of a railway bridge in the Kursk region. The case will be classified as a "terrorist act" by the committee, under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code. "The Main Investigation Department of the Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal investigation into the explosion of a bridge in the Kursk region on the grounds of a crime under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (terrorist act)," the committee said on Telegram.
https://www.sott.net/article/467376-Russia-classifies-explosion-of-Kursk-railway-bridge-on-its-territory-as-terrorist-ac-foils-another-Ukraine-neo-Nazi-plot-in-Crimea
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Nearly half of Israeli youths not optimistic, 33% thinking of emigrating
A new survey of young Israeli adults has found that nearly half of the population in the occupied territories is not optimistic about the future of the Israeli entity, while more than one-third of people are thinking about immigration to find jobs and improve their lives. The poll was conducted by the Israeli Fenima research center as part of an investigation to find a solution to reduce social fragmentation within the Israeli society. The research center described its findings, which were published by the Hebrew-language Israel Hayom daily newspaper on Sunday, as "worrying" and wrote that 33% of Israeli youths are considering immigration from the occupied lands. Also, 44% of them feel there is no future for the regime. Issues such as rising living costs, security situation and social divisions are among other reasons for young Israeli adults to mull over leaving the occupied territories.
https://www.sott.net/article/467377-Nearly-half-of-Israeli-youths-not-optimistic-33-thinking-of-emigrating