Nice little indie doc about megaliths in Yorkshire
https://youtu.be/aN2cLzi2YDU
https://youtu.be/aN2cLzi2YDU
This lecture on the Bell Beaker folk gives more time than I would deem necessary to now outdated ideas about the origins of the people and to the silly question of whether they were an ethnic group or just a material cultural phenomenon (or not even that!). However Ms Derenne concludes that the problem of absolute chronology which could finally resolve the question of whether the Beaker folk came from Holland or Portugal, cannot be resolved with current carbon dating results since these have such wide margins. We need fine scale dating of the period around 2500 BC in both regions to settle the matter. however I am convinced already of the genetic origin of Beaker folk in the Single Grave Culture.
https://youtu.be/YJsp0Q86NFQ
https://youtu.be/YJsp0Q86NFQ
YouTube
Eve Derenne - The Bell Beaker Phenomenon: Timeless Questions, New Perspectives
This talk was part of an all day workshop titled 'Interweaving Bell Beaker decorative motifs and textile patterns: Exploring technical and symbolic approaches during the 3rd millennium BCE in Europe'
Which took place at the Natural History Museum Vienna…
Which took place at the Natural History Museum Vienna…
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This lecture on the Bell Beaker folk gives more time than I would deem necessary to now outdated ideas about the origins of the people and to the silly question of whether they were an ethnic group or just a material cultural phenomenon (or not even that!).…
People reacting with thinking emoji may not have seen the numerous videos where i address this topic. Check out the latter part of this video for an analysis of the relevant pottery for eg. https://youtu.be/xJLTXmHuEbI
YouTube
Neolithic Iberia - 5000 year old Idols and Megaliths! 🇵🇹 🇪🇸
Who built the Neolithic stone circles, cromlechs and tombs of Portugal and Spain? Why did these people make strange plaque shaped idols? Where did they come from and who are the Bell Beaker people who invaded Iberia and replaced the megalith culture? All…
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How cool is this!
It's so rare to find prehistoric depictions of people, human figures, for one thing and for another they're doing something that's basically invisible archeologically.
That little chap up his ladder. Very cool.
The tweet: https://twitter.com/Paracelsus1092/status/1668542013115908097
It's so rare to find prehistoric depictions of people, human figures, for one thing and for another they're doing something that's basically invisible archeologically.
That little chap up his ladder. Very cool.
The tweet: https://twitter.com/Paracelsus1092/status/1668542013115908097
Survive the Jive: All-feed
Announcing Tom Rowsell, Renowned Historian and Host of "Survive the Jive" Podcast, as Honored Guest Speaker at Folkish Summer Hallowing 2023 The Irminfolk is thrilled to announce that Tom Rowsell, host of the captivating podcast "Survive the Jive," will be…
My talk in PA will be almost 5 years since the last time I delivered a talk in the USA, and it could be another 5 before the next time, so don't miss your chance if you want to meet me. You can listen to the talk I gave in WA here - it is about the "WE WUZ" narratives that appeal to certain kinds of people.
https://survivethejive.blogspot.com/2018/12/national-origin-myths-and-narratives-of.html
https://survivethejive.blogspot.com/2018/12/national-origin-myths-and-narratives-of.html
Forwarded from Æhtemen
More bynames for Frēo (Freya)
Mardǫll meaning Sea-bright. This compound name comprises of Mar, which like the English cognate mer (as in mermaid) means sea or water. Dǫll is a form of the word dallr meaning bright. We find this in Heimdallr as well as being the root of the name Dellingr. There is an OE cognate in the word deall which meant proud or eminent.
Valfreyja or *Wælfrēo – ‘Lady of the Slaine’. Freya, like Woden takes her share of the fallen warriors. Her realm is the Fólkvangr where vangr has a cognate with the OE wang (from the Germanic *wangaz) which is found in the OE name Neorxnawang. Though the root of this word is not known for sure, the word neo meant corpse or body in OE so perhaps there is a connection?
Mardǫll meaning Sea-bright. This compound name comprises of Mar, which like the English cognate mer (as in mermaid) means sea or water. Dǫll is a form of the word dallr meaning bright. We find this in Heimdallr as well as being the root of the name Dellingr. There is an OE cognate in the word deall which meant proud or eminent.
Valfreyja or *Wælfrēo – ‘Lady of the Slaine’. Freya, like Woden takes her share of the fallen warriors. Her realm is the Fólkvangr where vangr has a cognate with the OE wang (from the Germanic *wangaz) which is found in the OE name Neorxnawang. Though the root of this word is not known for sure, the word neo meant corpse or body in OE so perhaps there is a connection?
This stuff self seeded and grows around my cottage. Thunor's blessing!
Forwarded from Æhtemen
A little plant dedicated to Thunor. This flower is called Bugle, a common plant found across the UK. It's believed that the Anglo-Saxon name for Bugle was Ðunorclæfre or Thunor's Clover. In English folklore the Bugle was also known as 'Thunder-and-Lightning' which certainly makes the connection with the thunder God!
What are Albanians?
This paper shows Yamnaya invaded the Balkans in the BA and the region then became very high in steppe ancestry.
During the Roman period, the influx of Near Eastern DNA into the Western empire also impacted the Balkans so steppe ancestry went right down.
Then from 200 AD there is an influx of Slavic DNA so it goes back up abit. Most of the Balkans was around half Slavic in the migration era but Albanians much less so (0-15%), retaining significant admixture from Levantine/Anatolian/Iranian like migrants of the IA.
The ottomans didnt effect Albanian genetics. However mixture with neighbouring yugoslavs since medieval times has resulted in modern Albanians from Tirana deriving 25-48% of their ancestry from a South-Slavic-related source. Also some post medieval samples from Barç have Indian ancestry via gypsies.
Modern Albanians are alot like Roman era Albanians, so all have middle eastern admixture but those with gypsy ancestry are outliars.
The paper authors conclude that it is likely Albanian language is of paleo Balkan origin, descending from the original Yamnaya invasion.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.05.543790v1
This paper shows Yamnaya invaded the Balkans in the BA and the region then became very high in steppe ancestry.
During the Roman period, the influx of Near Eastern DNA into the Western empire also impacted the Balkans so steppe ancestry went right down.
Then from 200 AD there is an influx of Slavic DNA so it goes back up abit. Most of the Balkans was around half Slavic in the migration era but Albanians much less so (0-15%), retaining significant admixture from Levantine/Anatolian/Iranian like migrants of the IA.
The ottomans didnt effect Albanian genetics. However mixture with neighbouring yugoslavs since medieval times has resulted in modern Albanians from Tirana deriving 25-48% of their ancestry from a South-Slavic-related source. Also some post medieval samples from Barç have Indian ancestry via gypsies.
Modern Albanians are alot like Roman era Albanians, so all have middle eastern admixture but those with gypsy ancestry are outliars.
The paper authors conclude that it is likely Albanian language is of paleo Balkan origin, descending from the original Yamnaya invasion.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.05.543790v1
bioRxiv
Ancient DNA reveals the origins of the Albanians
The origins of the Albanian people have vexed linguists and historians for centuries, as Albanians first appear in the historical record in the 11th century CE, while their language is one of the most enigmatic branches of the Indo-European family. To identify…
“Whatever is dreamed on this night, will come to pass.”
Shakespeare, a Midsummer night's dream
Shakespeare, a Midsummer night's dream