Neanderthals and modern humans made babies 47,000 years ago
Genome analysis refines timing of critical and mysterious juncture in human history
https://www.science.org/content/article/neanderthals-and-modern-humans-made-babies-47-000-years-ago
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Even the updates only highlight the genius of the original Antikythera Mechanism. Next Iâd like to see someone using it to navigate, which is probably quite a skill too.
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Finally, it will go to trial
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So hereâs the question-did he do the things portrayed in the film? If those were actual events, then his complaint that they made him look bad doesnât matter. If they created those events just for the film, that gives his complaint credence.
There was a documentary shot at the time that literally shows Philippa Langley at the press conference the movie says she was excluded from. I donât know any of the people who were involved in the excavation but everything I hear second and third hand says that it is complete slander.
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Thatâs bad for the production company. Academic infighting can be truly horrific. (I know, Langley was an amature, but stillâŚ)
I donât really see this as academic infighting really, tbh. I have yet to meet an archaeologist who doesnât take Richard Taylorâs side here. Itâs just media people fucking over archaeologists for no other reason than making them the bad guy makes for a better screenplay.
Which is fine in terms of storytelling, but not when your movie is based on real people whose real names you use.
Plus, of course, itâs very much in the zeitgeist to have a storyline thatâs very much âdonât trust the expertsâ
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Has Langley herself spoken up to give her version of events?
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No, and I doubt she would, what with it being an active libel case (that she isnât involved in, but her sympathies clearly lie with Coogan).
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Ruiz Arrebola admits he half-jokingly suggested to the lead archaeologist, Juan Manuel RomĂĄn, that they have âa tiny little glassâ to celebrate the discovery.
Itâs not toxicâŚ
"But Iâd have qualms about that because this wine has spent 2,000 years in contact with the cremated body of a dead Roman. âŚ
âqualmsâ 
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Itâs just got a few ashes in it. Thatâs less off-putting than tapping the cask containing Admiral Nelsonâs body pickled in brandy (or rum).
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Like worms in Mezcal - itâs a flavor enhancer.
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Speaking of preserved liquids
archaeologists working in the cellar of the Mansion have unearthed an astounding 35 glass bottles from the 18th century in five storage pits. Of the 35 bottles, 29 are intact and contain perfectly preserved cherries and berries, likely gooseberries or currants
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Imagine if it tasted wonderful though. What would you do? Spend your life sighing over the chance other millennium-old liquors with cremated remains in them? Start experimenting to duplicate the flavor? Maybe itâs better if itâs just gross.
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Be warned. Do not google âsourtoe cocktailâ. The link below is the only one I could find without extremely gross images.
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