Buried treasures of Toronto

'Owned by the City of Toronto, the objects range from 18th-century military uniforms and Lady Eaton's ostrich fan to 20th-century milk bottles and Blue Jays memorabilia. They make up the core collection around which the proposed Humanitas (Latin for humanity) museum will be built in the next five years. There are also a million archaeological fragments that will find a home there'
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Buried treasures of Ontario

Catholic History of Quebec

Pour de nombreuses informations sur le Diocèse de Québec et les dates importantes de la formation des congrégations, un site à consulter.

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Archdiocese of Quebec

Bringing history home

"A quest is under way to reclaim Amerindian antiquities taken from the Crystal River area more than a century ago by a pioneering - some say plundering - archaeologist."
"The archaeological state park's 14 acres lie about 2 miles west of U.S. 19 on Museum Point along the Crystal River. Moss-draped oaks, needle palms and southern red cedars blanket the bubbled ground like a tarp hiding secrets. A "midden," or village mound, stretches about 1,600 feet and consists of shell, broken tools, pots and animal bones. Steps leading up a 30-foot-high temple mound provide a towering river view. Burial mounds as high as 15 feet hide as many as 1,500 skeletons."
Full story at : St. Petersburg Times: published January 8, 2005 

Book on History of the Royal Navy

To Rule the Waves : How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World

"Herman leads us through the development of the British navy and shows how it promoted trade, nurtured colonies and dealt with such opponents as Spain, Holland, France and Germany in defending England and its globe-girdling empire. Crucial, of course, are accounts of prime movers -- from the navy's founders and early heroes (like John Hawkins and Francis Drake) to Samuel Pepys, George Anson and others who shaped and reorganized the institution and its funding. Herman vividly depicts the legendary Horatio Nelson in battle and in death, but also portrays James, Duke of York (the future James II) as an effective Lord Admiral and courageous tactical commander battling the Dutch in 1665, at one point being "bathed in blood and knocked to the deck by a severed head." Then there's Jack Fisher, who navigated Britain's navy into the modern age with revolutionary Dreadnought-class battleships, centralized fire control, torpedoes and submarines."
By Arthur Herman HARPERCOLLINS; 648 Pages; $26.95

Full informative dexcription at : History of the Royal Navy

Animation Found In Burnt City

" An animated piece on an earthen goblet that belongs to 5000 years ago was found in Burnt City in Sistan-Baluchistan province, southeastern Iran.

On this ancient piece that can be called the first animation of the world, the artist has portrayed a goat that jumps toward a tree and eats its leaves"
Full story at : The earthenware found in Burnt City
Thanks to : Boing Boing 

Mystery buoy washes ashore

"The buoy washed in late Sunday, between 24th Street South and Sunny Lane in Cocoa Beach.

Buoys are used as navigation beacons, for weather data collection and climate research. They can break loose in severe weather, posing a danger to passing vessels.

This isn't the first time a buoy has been found. A weather buoy broke loose 20 miles off Cape Canaveral during the recent hurricanes. Another weather buoy set about 120 miles off Canaveral was sent adrift during Hurricane Floyd in 1999."
Full story at: Ocean Artefact !