No Problem VI - What Have You Done

No Problem VI - Post-Respawn

No Problem VI - Awakening

No Problem VI - Boner Twohn

No Problem VI - Final Blow

No Problem VI - Cigga Nover MAX

No Problem VI - END

Up above
Or down below
It seems that no one knows which way to go
Petty gods
And fickle men
The pressure mounts and then we cave again

Throw me a bone
(No I don’t want it like that)
I want to eat
(No I don’t want it like that)
I cannot wait 
(But I don’t want it like that)
It’s time to feast 
(No I don’t want it)

The cyclops approaches
We hide behind the sheep
Somebody stumbles
And the monster starts to eat 

Up above
Or down below
It seems that no one knows which way to go
Petty gods
And fickle men
The pressure mounts and then we cave again

Polyphemus

It is one of the foundational achievements of archaeology, and one of the most momentous discoveries ever made in any field --

We follow the long debate over whether and where the remains of the ancient legendary city of Troy could be found, and we see how the mystery was solved by the excavations overseen by the brilliant, ruthless, and indefatigable German businessman, explorer, and serial liar, Heinrich Schliemann.

Pt. 2 will examine how modern scholars and excavators have used the finds from the site in Turkey -- including the long lost priceless "Treasure of Priam" -- to reconstruct the city and its place in the Bronze-Age world.

Music: "Les Cyclopes" by Jean-Philippe Rameau, played on piano by Paul Barton, and published by Feurich Piano.

Image: Sophia Schliemann posing in a gold diadem, necklace, and earrings from Troy 2, dubbed "The Jewels of Helen," 1873-4.

Suggested further reading: Tolstikov & Treister, “The Gold of Troy”; Allen, “Finding the Walls of Troy”; Traill, “Schliemann of Troy”; Moorehead, “Lost and Found: the 9,000 Treasures of Troy”

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Doorways in Time: The Great Archaeological Discoveries, 9: Troy -- pt. 1: The Odyssey in Reverse

We journey through the different eras and incarnations of Troy as archaeologists have reconstructed them from the excavations at Hissarlik. We then explore the surviving evidence -- including linguistic theories, newly discovered tablets from the ancient Hittite capital, and the long-lost and rediscovered "Priam's Treasure" that Schliemann unearthed-- to form a picture of who the Trojans were and what sort of city they created in the Bronze Age world.

Image: Gold jewels & vessels from "Priam's Treasure" as displayed at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, 1990s.

Music: "Les Cyclopes," by Rameau, performed by Paul Barton & published by Feurich

Further Reading: Tolstikov & Treister, “The Gold of Troy”; Allen, “Finding the Walls of Troy”; Traill, “Schliemann of Troy”; Moorehead, “Lost and Found: the 9,000 Treasures of Troy”; McCarty, “Troy: The Myth and Reality Behind the Epic Legend”; Gainsford, Kiwi Hellenist blog, “The Trojan War #3: Bronze Age Evidence,” <https://kiwihellenist.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-trojan-war-3-bronze-age-evidence.html>;  Fitton & Villing, British Museum blog, “The Search for the Lost City of Troy,” <https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/search-lost-city-troy>

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Doorways in Time: The Great Archaeological Dicoveries -- 9: Troy -- pt. 2: Cutting the Trojan Knot

History lectures by Samuel Biagetti, a historian (and antique dealer) with a Phd in early American history; my dissertation was on Freemasonry in the 1700s. I focus on the historical myths and distortions, from "the Middle Ages" to "Race," that people use to rationalize the world in which we live.   More info at www.historiansplaining.com

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