Still Waters Posted January 26, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 26, 2017 While excavating an ancient Roman villa buried in volcanic ash, 18th-century workers found an unusual lump of metal small enough to fit in a coffee mug. Cleaning it revealed something both historically important and hilarious: one of the world’s oldest known examples of a portable sundial, which was made in the shape of an Italian ham. Now the “pork clock” ticks once more. Recently re-created through 3-D printing, a high-fidelity model of the sundial is helping researchers address questions about how it was used and the information it conveyed. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/ancient-roman-sundial-pork-clock-pompeii-archaeology-science/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kismit Posted January 26, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 26, 2017 And the award for best thread title ever goes to..... Ham...awesome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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