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Post by Nalkarj on Aug 18, 2018 18:25:20 GMT
Has anyone here read Mark Adams’ Meet Me in Atlantis? It’s less about trying to find Atlantis than it is about the stories of the people who are trying to find Atlantis, but it’s a fun and well-paced read—and very Indy-esque! By the way, politicidal , I ordered your recommendation of Worlds to Explore from the library the other day—it’s in transit now. Looks great!
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Post by politicidal on Aug 18, 2018 18:28:49 GMT
It's an enjoyable read. I'd recommend The Secret Token for those curious about about the Lost Colony of Roanoke.
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Post by Nalkarj on Aug 19, 2018 0:28:59 GMT
It's an enjoyable read. I'd recommend The Secret Token for those curious about about the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Worlds to Explore or Meet Me in Atlantis? Atlantis, by the way, has this Indy-worthy passage: I hadn’t been aware that the Nazis were going after Atlantis as well… But wasn’t there some major debunking-attempt a few years back that attempted to prove that Hitler wasn’t actually as interested in the occult as the existence of the Ahnenerbe, several books, and the Indy series had led us to believe? Here’s an example. Anyway, I’ll keep my eye out for The Secret Token. I am very interested in Roanoke.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 19, 2018 0:35:59 GMT
Sorry I meant the former. But yeah, they really exaggerate his role in the films. But Himmler was the real occult enthusiast. Here's some newer articles.
Ironically, the Neo-fascists that emerged after Hitler died took the occult mumbo jumbo more seriously. Esoteric Hiterism is especially some wacky shit.
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Post by Nalkarj on Aug 19, 2018 0:45:57 GMT
Sorry I meant the former. But yeah, they really exaggerate his role in the films. But Himmler was the real occult enthusiast. Here's some newer articles.
Ironically, the Neo-fascists that emerged after Hitler died took the occult mumbo jumbo more seriously. Esoteric Hiterism is especially some wacky shit.
Ah, thanks! Himmler really was an occult-enthusiast? Interesting. By the way, do you have a list of all your avatars? Some really interesting characters, whether adventurers or otherwise, I’d like to remember.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 19, 2018 0:46:50 GMT
Sorry I meant the former. But yeah, they really exaggerate his role in the films. But Himmler was the real occult enthusiast. Here's some newer articles.
Ironically, the Neo-fascists that emerged after Hitler died took the occult mumbo jumbo more seriously. Esoteric Hiterism is especially some wacky shit.
Ah, thanks! Himmler really was an occult-enthusiast? Interesting. By the way, do you have a list of all your avatars? Some really interesting characters, whether adventurers or otherwise, I’d like to remember. Alas but no, I guess I should have. I'll start this month.
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Post by Nalkarj on Aug 19, 2018 0:48:53 GMT
Who was the first one again for adventurers? Couldn’t find much information on him on the ‘net.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 19, 2018 0:57:11 GMT
Who was the first one again for adventurers? Couldn’t find much information on him on the ‘net. I just changed it from Leonard Clark, who was this past week. Ah, it was Joseph Rock.
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Post by Nalkarj on Aug 19, 2018 1:04:16 GMT
Who was the first one again for adventurers? Couldn’t find much information on him on the ‘net. I just changed it from Leonard Clark, who was this past week. Ah, it was Joseph Rock. Oh, my mistake—it was Clark I was thinking of; I couldn’t find much information on him. Thanks!
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Post by vegalyra on Jan 10, 2019 0:09:46 GMT
You've probably come across it before or heard of it, but Sir Leonard Woolley's "Ur of the Chaldees" is pretty interesting. Granted it was written in 1929 so it sometimes comes across a bit dry but the discovery of Ur is fascinating nonetheless. I visited the Houston Museum of Natural Science when the "Royal Tombs of Ur" exhibit was passing through. Some beautiful and fascinating pieces were displayed. Lots of gold and lapis lazuli. Just as an aside, Woolley also excavated some Hittite sites with none other than T.E. Lawrence as an assistant. Agatha Christie also married one of his assistants.
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