1 posted on
05/22/2008 1:43:03 PM PDT by
blam
To: SunkenCiv
2 posted on
05/22/2008 1:43:32 PM PDT by
blam
To: blam
I’m not impressed.
When they uncover an i-Pod, then I’ll be impressed.
3 posted on
05/22/2008 1:48:11 PM PDT by
Bon mots
To: blam
Let me know when they find Jeremiah’s walking stick.......
4 posted on
05/22/2008 1:48:31 PM PDT by
Red Badger
( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
To: blam
She explained that the discovery of African beads showed that communities in Ireland were carrying out trade with north African ports. Hmm. That's the most creative reason they could come up with?
5 posted on
05/22/2008 1:48:48 PM PDT by
LongElegantLegs
(Kill them with kindness, then taser them for fun.)
To: blam
There’s alot of black guys named McMillan, McDonald, Campbell, etc. Now we know why. ;o)
7 posted on
05/22/2008 1:50:49 PM PDT by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: blam
She explained that the discovery of African beads showed that communities in Ireland were carrying out trade with north African ports. Nothing about a Roman connection? Or perhaps through intermediaries closer to Africa, like Spain?
To: blam
Souvenirs from St. Brendan's southern cruise?
9 posted on
05/22/2008 1:52:10 PM PDT by
Michael.SF.
("They're not Americans. They're liberals! "-- Ann Coulter, May 15, 2008)
To: blam
Looks like Africa left an impression on Ireland.
12 posted on
05/22/2008 1:53:28 PM PDT by
DogBarkTree
(The correct word isn't "immigrant" when what they are doing is "invading".)
To: blam
She explained that the discovery of African beads showed that communities in Ireland were carrying out trade with north African ports. Not necessarily. It all depends on who was trading with whom. If trade in the general region was widespread, the beads could have been at the end of a supply chain that went from Africa, across the Mediterranean to (say) Italy or Greece, up to France, across the Channel, and over to Ireland.
Or it could have been a single traveller from parts unknown.
13 posted on
05/22/2008 1:57:48 PM PDT by
r9etb
To: blam
SOLDIER #1:
Where'd you get the beads?
ARTHUR:
We found them.
SOLDIER #1: Found them? In Hibernia? Those beads are African!
ARTHUR:
What do you mean?
SOLDIER #1:
Well, this is a temperate zone.
ARTHUR:
The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land?
SOLDIER #1:
Are you suggesting that African beads migrate?
17 posted on
05/22/2008 2:10:41 PM PDT by
Charles Martel
(The Tree of Liberty thirsts.)
To: Colosis; Black Line; Cucullain; SomeguyfromIreland; Youngblood; Fergal; Cian; col kurz; ...
19 posted on
05/22/2008 2:12:53 PM PDT by
Tax-chick
("If Global Warming did not exist, the left would have to invent it. In fact, they did." ~Don Feder)
To: blam
It is where the important Caherduggan ringfort and castle is supposed to have been and a large fair was held there annually. Maybe they had renaissance fairs and sold African beads made by locals....
To: blam
She explained that the discovery of African beads showed that communities in Ireland were carrying out trade with north African ports. Considering that the Roman Empire traded with both Africa and Ireland, it's not surprising that African artifacts were found there
24 posted on
05/22/2008 2:19:52 PM PDT by
PapaBear3625
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell)
To: blam; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; 49th; ...
31 posted on
05/23/2008 6:46:59 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: blam
Could it be that the Crusades had some part in getting them closer to areas where African trade was common?
32 posted on
05/23/2008 8:18:33 PM PDT by
marsh2
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