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David Emmett
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I fear I have won a battle but will lose the war
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Reposted by David Emmett
A friend found a stone axe in a field many years ago:
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Hand axe
Dated 4800 to 4500 BC in the Rössener Culture. Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinbeil_(Steinzeit) Found in a field in Elztal, Germany: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elztal_(Odenwald) See also: de.wikipedia....
flic.kr
December 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
That's beautiful!
December 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
What I really liked was the way the exhibits had been laid out to tell the story of gradual development and change, linking them together through key technological developments. Great stuff.
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Thanks for sharing. That was great
December 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It is apparently the name of one of the horses, which was highly priced. No idea why they would call it that
December 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Latin. It's from a Roman villa
December 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I think if you stick to major lines and leave enough room in your schedule for disruption, you should be fine. Our problems were caused by a WWII bomb being dismantled. There are a lot of those about along the Rhine
December 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM