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Somehow 526 standing stones were just discovered in Spain(theguardian.com)
2 points by jamesofthedrum 4y ago|2 comments
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
I covered this in my archaeological newsletter — here's the TL;DR A megalithic complex of standing stones (526 of them), dolmens, mounds, cists, and enclosures was found in the province of Huelva, Spain while surveying for an avocado p
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Coding as a greybeard
395 points by jamesofthedrum 4y ago|339 comments
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
I've always wanted to create a physical product so I found this super interesting. Makes me a little less excited to do it though
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Scaling a Startup from a Bunker (Ukraine)(awesomic.io)
2 points by jamesofthedrum 4y ago|1 comments
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Saw this on IH recently So impressive.
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Haha, spot on! Particularly the coffee bit. Every time I enjoy a cold brew, I have about a million product ideas.
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
A short interview I did with Conrad Lelubre when he hit $10k MRR.
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“Someone tried to kidnap me” – A founder interview about starting over
1 points by jamesofthedrum 4y ago|0 comments
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Co-founder of Bubble on the benefits of being broke
5 points by jamesofthedrum 4y ago|1 comments
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Found this while curating news for my free archaeology newsletter. If interested: https://ancientbeat.substack.com/
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AI finds hidden evidence of ancient human fires 1M years ago(newscientist.com)
2 points by jamesofthedrum 4y ago|1 comments
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Thanks! Yeah, I thought that was cool too :)
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
That's all I could fit, but if you'd like to check out the rest of this week's archaeological news, here's the link to my latest newsletter issue: https://ancientbeat.substack.com/p/-ancient-beat-15-
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Archaeological news – this week's top three
2 points by jamesofthedrum 4y ago|3 comments
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Just learned that the word "penis" is automatically removed from HN posts
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Ancient phallus graffiti (and insult) found near Hadrian's Wall
3 points by jamesofthedrum 4y ago|1 comments
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Man-made Viking-era cave discovered in Iceland
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Not sure if this is bigger than the mycelium found in the the NW US, but still - crazy!
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Largest plant: 112-mile-long seagrass found off Australian coast(newatlas.com)
1 points by jamesofthedrum 4y ago|1 comments
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Full disclosure: I posted this yesterday too but I'm pretty sure nobody saw it, thanks to the holiday. Thought I'd try one more time. Hope that's alright!
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Something I didn't know before writing this week's issue: Ancient turd fossils are called "coprolites"
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Last week's archaeological news: Lost cities, ancient turds, and Hadrian's Wall(ancientbeat.substack.com)
2 points by jamesofthedrum 4y ago|1 comments
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Thanks! Really glad you like it
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Really appreciate the feedback, thanks! Yeah, I've been debating images for a while now...
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Interesting, thanks! Seems like a solid model.
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Hadn't heard of that one before - thanks! I'll keep an eye on it.
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Whoa, those are super interesting suggestions, thanks for the feedback! Never considered getting a head start with non-English curation, good thinking. Re the research, I've actually been toying the idea of doing a paid version of the
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Thanks!
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by jamesofthedrum 4y ago
Haha, yeah me too. And I think calling the area an ancient "thing" is about right. We don't understand it. But it's something.

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