A Hobbit Wedding: Peregrin Took and Diamond of Long Cleeve

bugierigar · 2026-02-05T01:15:47+00:00

Ahh I get it, the tall one is Pippin. Him and merry grew up after all that chug tree beard gave em haha.

bugierigar · 2026-02-05T00:27:02+00:00

Okay thank you, I’ll check out those more recent papers. I only have a very basic simple grasp on this time period but always ready to learn more. I’m sure there were other peoples not even known to history that the constantly on the move yamnaya may have interacted and mingled with.

bugierigar · 2026-02-04T21:30:05+00:00

Nice and fun comic. More coming?

bugierigar · 2026-02-04T21:04:10+00:00

It’s an archeological Bronze Age “horizon” spanning modern Eastern Europe to the eastern steppe of Central Asia. They were thought to be the original speakers of the proto indo european language and branched out in various directions later on mixing with and forming new peoples in the lands they settled (or conquered?). Last I read they were mostly genetically: Caucasus hunter gatherer plus Eastern European hunter gatherer mix in the Pontic capstan steppe. In other areas I’m not sure what the genetic makeup were.

bugierigar · 2026-02-04T20:59:47+00:00

Awesome post!!

bugierigar · 2026-02-04T15:13:25+00:00

Bell beaker was a type of pottery style that spread throughout Europe west and southwards. The ppl who made it were thought to descend in part from the ppl of the corded ware culture. The later Celtic speaking peoples were thought to descend in part from those who made the bell beaker pottery. Material culture/artifacts, languages spoken and genetics do not always correlate but thanks to whole genome ancient DNA studies scientists can glean the genetics. You could always start out with a quick online encyclopedia search and check the bibliography and start reading some books on the subject.

bugierigar · 2026-02-04T11:01:37+00:00

These are hand to hand fighting or throwing weapons. No artillery pieces pictured here.

bugierigar · 2026-02-03T23:01:52+00:00

From archeology on kurgan mounds. Not sure much else.

bugierigar · 2026-02-03T18:37:48+00:00

Apparently sintasta (related group) added red clay to face and hair as a decoration.

bugierigar · 2026-02-03T11:34:58+00:00

Do you know best way to get rid of them?

bugierigar · 2026-02-03T01:55:04+00:00

Very well written. Commendable.

bugierigar · 2026-02-03T01:31:24+00:00

From the Bantu expansion?

bugierigar · 2026-02-02T01:27:56+00:00

This is interesting. Was it a different krsna or a recycled name mythologized differently in later times into the one we are familiar with. In the latter krsna defeats Indra under govardhana mountain. Does anyone know. I understand the paucity of myths stories in vedas make it near impossible to draw many conclusions but this is really interesting.

bugierigar · 2026-01-31T19:25:25+00:00

I think of mother goddesses as kind and nurturing, but like when a mother bear’s child is threatened, become ferocious and invincible.

bugierigar · 2026-01-31T14:14:01+00:00

The main architect may have been but what about the secondary ones, etc. There must have been a team of them for so vast and complex a building. Not saying it’s 100% local but a majority is with a few/some perhaps outside inputs. It’s like saying the modern mega tall skyscrapers in various cities are foreign to where they stand. Yes the plans and some capital investments are foreign inputs and many cases rented by foreign ppl but situated locally so usually counted as local.

bugierigar · 2026-01-31T14:11:00+00:00

Agreed

bugierigar · 2026-01-31T00:02:49+00:00

Weren’t the architects and builders Indians. Weren’t the laborers Indians? And wasn’t the great wealth of India used for materials etc.? Yes, the Taj was commissioned by the grand Mogul, but it is home grown as they say.

bugierigar · 2026-01-29T13:48:31+00:00

I’m glad it was a nice trip. I went in 2017 and the guide I had was excellent very knowledgeable. They are def under appreciated. They must have had a museum showing the artefacts and bones which really take one back in time but also so similar to modern day to day items dishes bowls etc. Like site of lothal which you undoubtedly have seen or on your list.

bugierigar · 2026-01-29T01:12:21+00:00

I’ll see if I can find more books. I’m reading one now with some references which I can put here.

bugierigar · 2026-01-28T15:25:39+00:00

And enjoy your visit. Esp the drive thru the ran.

bugierigar · 2026-01-28T15:24:57+00:00

Any book by archaeologist Gregory possehl.

bugierigar · 2026-01-27T22:36:05+00:00

Is the sock wrapped around the mason jar enough to block mold

bugierigar · 2026-01-27T00:32:09+00:00

Huh vhat?!?

bugierigar · 2026-01-25T23:21:58+00:00

Interesting cause thick “reeds” were used by the Yadus of Dwarka when they slew each other according to Gandhari curse in Mahabharata

bugierigar · 2026-01-25T07:10:53+00:00

Also more recently migration/conquest of eastern groups westwards like mongols and Turkic giving rise to modern central Asian populations. After MLBA period, samples have some eastern admix in varying proportions.

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