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Return of Amphoras
After years of seeing them in museums and digs I just found out what the shape is for | |
Watching a movie about an underwater archaeology
discovery and investigation of an ancient sunken ship, I
finally learned last week what the "amphora" shape is for.
I couldn't understand why the Greeks and Romans used
these vessels that have nothing to stand on. Then I saw an
old BBC show:
"Secrets of the Dead" about a sunken ship
caused by the breaking of amphorae.
The new amphorae will be of course made of plastic and
stack well in storage places, but also be able to easily
stand alone, and with a simple tripod amphorae holder,
one supplied with each 6 pack, its ready to go.
Amphorae sink ship
http://www.youtube....watch?v=C1HBR0IbcmM
[pashute, Nov 25 2012]
Amphoras program in the news
http://www.youtube....watch?v=HRP9xErCiiw
Google Captions: Drones drop amphoras, kill civilians and raindeer [pashute, Nov 28 2012]
[link]
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If some jars wreck your boat,
and cause it to not float,
that's amphorae. |
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Nowadays we use a more space-efficient method: cardboard boxes with plastic liners: mmm, Chateau Walmart. |
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// stack well in storage places, but also be able to easily stand alone, // |
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How are these things accomplished? |
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I'm not watching a 53 minute vid to find out whatever it's supposed to teach me, though it might be interesting sometime. |
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I've a glass amphora on my desk here, and it is on its side. It had a stand, but it wasn't worth keeping. If the re-designed amphorae can stand up, what's the tripod for? |
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I thought the pointy bottoms were for packing them in sand, or something like that. |
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//I thought the pointy bottoms were for packing
them in sand// |
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You're thinking of Beach Volleyball players. |
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[10:57] pulling it up. [12:00] detecting this amphora.
[12:58] explaining what it is (1 minute animation and
narration) |
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[40:11] Why did they (5 ships) perish so close to the
harbor? [40:31] ... then went down as a whole? It may
be Ventoteni itself is to blame for this strange
occurance... (Aaron explains the amphora theory
with an Italian accent) |
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[41:11] Amphora animation with dramatic music and
back to the dramatic narration. (till [41:50]) |
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That is, quite possibly, the worst-scanning line I
have ever read. |
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When your team seems to dig, but come up with a big
fat Amphora... |
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[10:57] Piano! ...Piano! Piano! ... ... Bravo!! |
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-- Just quoting one of things I liked about the video. |
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Amphorae finally reached the news. See new link. |
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