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#1 :: June 27th, 2012 @ 6:57 AM

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Hi every one

I'm not really new here but I didn't notice the introduction-forum until today.

Well... I'm 26, I was born in Bulgaria but I live in Germany now because I study Archaeology here. A friend showed me Subeta because she knows I love pets. I have a tomcat myself, collected him from the streets of Cairo as I was there for an excavation. Right now he's sleeping on my side and purring.
I love drawing, reading fantasy, sci-fi and horror stories and... I love Subeta, it's really fun. With some friends it woud be a lot better though, so if you drop a word or two I'd be very happy

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#2 :: June 27th, 2012 @ 7:34 AM

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Hello Dara! Welcome to the social world of Subeta, I guess.

Unlike you, I am very new! I decided to check in anyway. Your history sounds so amazing! Studying archaeology in Germany, rescuing cats from Cairo. Haha, it's all very exotic.

Nice to meet you! I'm Cara, by the way.

...............................cara
LIFE IS LIKE A RAINBOW!
........................YOU NEED BOTH THE SUN AND THE RAIN,
TO MAKE ITS COLORS APPEAR. ~unknown

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#3 :: June 27th, 2012 @ 8:21 AM

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Hi Cara!

A warm welcome to you too

How do you like it so far?
Were you the one who sent me a present? I suppose so. Thank you!

Well, what should I say

It was indeed an exciting time in Egypt, I learned a lot of new things. And with the cat... well that was destiny I guess. I had been thinking of adopting a cat for a while before I traveled south but I never took one, because I thought I would't manage to take good care of it. And as I found my sweetheart in the street, small, dirty and hungry... well, I had no choice

How about you? Any real pets?

#4 :: June 27th, 2012 @ 9:26 AM

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@Dara
You've been part of an excavation in Cairo? Words cannot describe my envy. Did you uncover anything good?

#5 :: June 27th, 2012 @ 9:33 AM

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Yes, that was a part of my practical studies for my university subject. It was really fun, except for the early getting up (5 a.m.).
Well we didn't find much during the excavation, but I did see great things in the museum and among the not yet exhibited objects. I saw a mummy for example. She was stll wearing those white riffled dresses as you know them from books illustrations about ancient Egypt. And she had her whole hair still on, with some small metal jewellery. It was amazing

All in all, excavations are great stuff

Are you interested in such kind of things?

#6 :: June 27th, 2012 @ 9:37 AM

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It sounds really exciting, well worth the ridiculously early starts. Did you study archaeology or a related subject?

I'm really into history - so much so that I've even got a master's in it.

#7 :: June 27th, 2012 @ 9:43 AM

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I study archaeology of the ancient Greece and Rome. But I got the chance of visiting Egypt and taking part in an excavation there, so I just did it

I've been excavating at some other spots too, but Egypt was definetely an very special one because of the atmosphere. Antiquity is all around you there.

You've got a masters in history! That's great! What historical period did you specialize at? Do you do something connected with history at the moment?

I'm working on my masters thesis at the moment, it's about early christian mosaics.

#8 :: June 27th, 2012 @ 9:46 AM

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Ooh, that sounds like a lovely course. Are you enjoying it? And good luck with your thesis! Which other places have you excavated at?

I specialised in British retail history for my Masters, but my undergraduate course was pretty generalised - everything from Ancient Rome to the history of advertising.

#9 :: June 27th, 2012 @ 10:00 AM

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Yes, it's fun, there are quite a lot of interesting areas to explore in Greek and Roman art. I was silly enough to choose one of the most difficult for my thesis but it is a very exciting one too. I just hope all goes well for I've lost some time in the last few months and I actually wanted to be ready before Christmas

British retail history sounds very interesting. What time did you start at? I mean which period.

You seem to have had a very extensive history course, that's really good. Unlike me, you know something about meny other periods too, not just a single one. I miss this knowledge in archaeology and wished I knew more about (for example) South American early cultures as well.

#10 :: June 27th, 2012 @ 10:15 AM

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How come your area is so difficult? Is it very complex or hasn't much research been done on it previously? I'll have my fingers crossed that it doesn't take you too much longer to complete!

I was looking at during WW2 into the 1970's. Very modern history, but the historiography had left a big gap there which I was trying to help fill.

I think your course of study sounds really good, too - it's easier to learn little bits about different periods from books and documentaries than it is to get a really in-depth understanding of something, like your course will have provided you with.

#11 :: June 27th, 2012 @ 10:27 AM

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Well, it's difficult because mosaics only have very general styles over the centuries. At the same time they were produced in very individualistic conditions so that no 2 mosaics are the same. Depending on the size and form of the rooms in a building, on the financial status of it's owner and on his interests the mosaic size, quality and icinographic program varied so strong, that it's difficult to date many of the mosaics. And as to Christianity... I want to compare Christian motives to the earlier pagan ones. That's not so easy because we don't exactly know when and if exactly all mosaics in early Christian times were planned to carry a religious message. Both Christian and pagan iconographics use very similar ways of expressing themselves... that's the main problem for me.
Oh, wow, I got long here

You have chosen quite an interesting time to research about. Just after the WW2 all was chaotic and not only in Germany. Did you have good literature sources for your work. Since there are not many, as I can imagine, you must have had a hard time.