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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (32205)	12/3/2003 3:41:13 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 89467

Iron Age leader and his chariot found in motorway excavation By Paul Stokes (Filed: 03/12/2003) Archaeologists working at the site of a £250 million motorway upgrading scheme have discovered the remains of an Iron Age leader buried in his chariot. The find could provide a valuable insight into customs and social standings in pre-Roman northern England. Carbon dating suggests the funeral took place between 400 and 500BC with evidence of a huge feast. Chariot burial was reserved for people of high rank among the Parisii tribe, who lived in what is now east Yorkshire. They originated from northern France and gave the French capital its name. Only a handful of such graves have been found. The latest discovery is only the second where the chariot was buried intact. It was 12 inches down in a ploughed field by the cooling towers of Ferrybridge power station, close to the intersection of the A1 and M62 in West Yorkshire. Neil Redfern, English Heritage's inspector of ancient monuments for the county, said: "It has tremendous importance, posing all sorts of questions about what was happening in our country 2,500 years ago." An archaeologist noticed the tops of the chariot's iron-bound wheels as earth moving machinery was being operated. The bones of its owner, whose age has been determined at between 30 and 40, and metal "tyres" of the 3ft spoked wheels remained in place. They were in a cavity hewn from the limestone. Although the wooden chariot has rotted away, it has left stains and hollows which perfectly outline its shape. Iron and bronze harness fittings have been recovered as well as grave goods, including an iron spear head and the bones of pork joints, probably offerings to the gods. Angela Boyle, who is supervising the dig for the specialist group Oxford Archaeology, said thousands of cattle bones from the feast suggested "a person of great power who was revered by a large number of people". Her team has carried out an emergency rescue dig before the bulldozers return and the grave disappears under an embankment. telegraph.co.uk

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (32205)	12/3/2003 4:24:46 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

"640,000 years ago, the Yellowstone basin was born out of the explosion of a supervolcano that deposited ash as far away as Texas." Thus...it is possible to state That...some Texans are... the by product of a Big Ash Hole.......LOL (Sorry Folks...could not let it pass) T

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (32205)	12/3/2003 5:55:54 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Haven't thought about Yellowstone in awhile - probably since the big fires. I recall considering the possibility that it might be like Hawaii. In our 50th state, there is an upwelling fount from below that breaks through the surface and creates a volcanic island. Since the surface plate is moving over the fount, a series of islands are created that now stretch from the Big Island to Midway. If a continental plate was over such a fount instead of the ocean floor, you should be able to see a record trail of the volcanic activity as the continental plate moved over the fount. There is some evidence of such a trail in Idaho. Now as I said, I haven't looked into this for a long time, and there may be new evidence to either support or refute the concept. But it is intriguing. JMO lurqer