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Yesterday, #KielScales25 was about #RaisingWaters, obsolete conecpts in Archaeology, #ScalesofTransformation or contacts between Danes and Slavs in the #MiddleAges. The day ended with an inspiring keynote lecture by Carla Jaimes Betancourt on urbanism and landscape engineering in Pre-Columbian Bolivia. Today we are continuing some topics, but also adding new ones, for example #AIinArchaeology. The whole programme: events.kielconference25.smart-
#KielConference #Prehistory #History #Pastsocieties

In a lecture hall, Katrine Juul Andresen presenting research on palaeolandscapes in Kalø Bay, central Denmark
Carla Jaimes Betancourt with a colorful slide in the background during her keynote on urbanism in Pre-Columbian Bolivia
Ralf Bleile (Schleswig) in a lecture hall during his presentation on the slavonic rampart of Oldenburg
Simon Radchenko (Stavanger) discussing the concept of archaeological cultures in a lecture hall
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Want to know why there's a sculpture of a bus in the middle of Parramatta Square?

In 1981, the Parramatta Eels won the grand final in the predecessor to the National Rugby League.

Many fans gathered at the team's home ground, Cumberland Oval (which was on the site of CommBank Stadium) and the celebrations got a bit rowdy.

And by "got a bit rowdy", I mean they burnt the stadium down to the ground.

Without a stadium, the following season the team held its meetings in a secondhand 1960s Leyland Worldmaster bus.

But that's not the only piece of local history commemorated by this sculpture.

One side of the bus is inscribed with the words "Flying Pieman". It's a reference to a local baker named William Francis King, who used to sell pies to people boarding the ferry to Parra at Sydney's Circular Quay in the 1870s.

After the ferry left, Mr King reputedly packed up his pie cart, then ran the 30-odd kilometres to Parramatta by foot. He would then set up his cart at Parramatta Wharf in time to sell more pies to passengers as they disembarked the ferry.

The other side of the bus is inscribed with the name "Rosie Bint Broheen". In 1922, Rosie became the first Lebanese woman to buy land in Parramatta.

The sculpture also includes some hidden messages, in reference to the Parramatta Industrial School for Girls, which was a notorious children's welfare institution that operated from 1887-1974. It was home to many members of the Stolen Generations.

#history #Parramatta #urbanism #art #UrbanArt #Australia #StreetArt #sculpture #NRL
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Tibetan Empire reached its zenith under Songtsen Gampo's descendant Tri Song Detsuen in 755 AD who expanded Tibet politically and economically and promoted Buddhism to bring the nation together. However, about a century after him, the empire collapsed and Tibet entered its traditional "dark age." The Mongols conquered Tibet in 1244 but let the local Buddhist leaders manage the administrative affairs and Tibet gradually eased into a Theocracy as the Dalai Lama was acknowledged as the Spiritual Head.

In 1950, China, looking for a buffer zone between itself and India, invaded Tibet.

Chinese troops assemble before Tibet invasion
#history#Tibet
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#otd 1980 (#history, #otd ) France foundet with Germany #Arianespace for commercial #spaceflight business . The preceding ELDO (see b.) failed due to cost. First rocketstart by ESA. Prem. was 1984 in Kourou. Today France holds 62% while Germany only shares 20% . The Rest is by Airbus Def&Space and many more euro states . CNES as prime contractor for operational starts Ariane. It is the French space agency. (As DLR De)

»Die Dritte Stufe« der 🚀 Europa 1 (RB 1965)

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Logo of Arianespace featuring a blue globe with a curved orbit line and the text "arianespace service & solutions" in a modern font.
An open booklet featuring the Ariane program, showcasing a rocket launch. The left page highlights the program's history with dates and images, while the right page contains text in German and English discussing the development and milestones of the program.
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Did you know that "do you plead guilty to the charges?" was once an unlikely question to be answered?

Until the 18th century, common #law had a clause in which a person charged with a capital #offence would be subjected to torture if they did not plead either #guilty or not.

Many defendants refused to plead despite this prospect, because if they did, their heirs would not inherit their property!

#Torture by crushing was used to either elicit a plead or #death.

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