Ancient Lesbian ceramic work found in Israeli fortress
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[url]http://www.livescience.com/history/ancient-isreali-fortress-vase-101228.html[/url]
[release]Decades after it was excavated, an ancient fortress in the heart of Tel Aviv, Israel, is offering new hints about its past, archaeologists at Tel Aviv University say.
New findings suggest the fortress, Tel Qudadi, was established centuries later than believed, and may have served as an intermediate station for trade ships traveling between Egypt and Phoenicia.
"The secrets of this ancient fortress are only beginning to be revealed," said archaeologists Alexander Fantalkin and Oren Tal.
The researchers unearthed an amphora (a large jar used to transport oil or wine) from the Greek isle of Lesbos at the crumbling edifice. The find is the earliest known example to date of Lesbian ceramic work in the Mediterranean.
What remains a mystery, the researchers say, is how the Lesbian amphora arrived at Tel Qudadi in the first place. It may have come aboard a Phoenician ship on a trading voyage around the Mediterranean.
While a single find cannot prove the existence of trade between ancient Israel and Lesbos, the finding has implications for understanding trade routes between different parts of the Mediterranean.
The mysterious amphora, along with other new discoveries about the ancient fortress, is causing researchers to reassess the site's timeline.
Earlier theories of Tel Qudadi's history suggested the fortress was established at the behest of King Solomon during the 10th century B.C., to protect against sea raids.
The new findings indicate the fortress was built later: the late 8th century B.C. or early 7th century B.C. This would mean Tel Qudadi was not established by the Israelite Kingdom but instead was part of the Assyrian empire, a powerful civilization centered in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), which ruled Israel in the late 8th century B.C. and most of the 7th century B.C.
The research presents the possibility that Tel Qudadi was an important station along the maritime route between Egypt and Phoenicia, the Mediterranean kingdom where Syria, Lebanon and Israel are now located.
These findings are detailed in a recent issue of the journal Palestine Exploration Quarterly and BABESH: Annual Papers on Mediterranean Archaeology.[/release]
"Ancient" and "Lesbian" just shouldn't be in the same sentence.
Oh, like Lesbos
I was hoping for some hot biblical era romance depicted in clay form
What I thought when I clicked on the thread:
:q:
What I thought after reading the article:
:goleft:
I was hoping for some vintage action.
DAMN THOUGHT THIS THREAD WAS GONNA BE HOT fuk
I got happy for nothing.
What's an ancient Lesbian urn?
(I'm guessing about 3 drachmas an hour.)
Had me scared for a minute thinking this thread would contain naked women
Very interesting
Did anyone read the title as Lebanese?
I was delightedly surprised when I opened this thread.
[QUOTE=Billiam;27120527]Did anyone read the title as Lebanese?
I was delightedly surprise when I opened this thread.[/QUOTE]
I was disappointment.
A++ misleading thread title. You deserve an award.
The greeks had pornographic pottery. So I can see that being possible.
[QUOTE=Canesfan;27123827]A++ misleading thread title. You deserve an award.[/QUOTE]
[quote]The find is the earliest known example to date of Lesbian ceramic work in the Mediterranean.
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Nothing misleading anywhere, you're just immature. There is a difference.
So people who come from Lesbos are called Lesbians?
:frown:
[QUOTE=The mouse;27126467]So people who come from Lesbos are called Lesbians?[/QUOTE]
PROTIP: "Lesbian" is a gay female. "Lesvonian" pertains to the people and culture of the island of Lesbos.
So... misleading title.
I knew you were talking about Lesbos before I even clicked the thread.
Man, I KNEW it was about Lesbos. Ancient lesbian porn sounded too good to be true.
Well OP sure knows how to get FP's attention.
Someone ban this guy for not providing pictures. :argh:
[sp]joke[/sp]
Lol.
Ancient clay dildos.
[QUOTE=Kalibos;27130456][img_thumb]http://www.planearium.de/bilder/orte/orte_l_lesbos.jpg[img_thumb][/QUOTE]
hmm it's almost as if they were intentionally referring to ancient history...
[QUOTE=TheLittleBus;27126612]PROTIP: "Lesbian" is a gay female. "Lesvonian" pertains to the people and culture of the island of Lesbos.
So... misleading title.[/QUOTE]
PROTIP: Lesbians are called "Lesbians" because of a lesbian Lesbian.
[QUOTE=gamefreek76;27133660]PROTIP: Lesbians are called "Lesbians" because of a lesbian Lesbian.[/QUOTE]
Sappho. :3
so this is why jesus was crucified
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