Been having a think about the recent coverage of the unearthing of a 4thC BC Carthaginian coin from nr Bristol...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3038594/Britain-s-ancient-connection-Carthage-2-300-year-old-coin-reveals-Mediterranean-trade-route-dating-Iron-Age.html …
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interesting too, primarily coastal & riverine. Plus it matches up interestingly with recent suggestions from place-name specialists as to >
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> the possibility of some British coastal names having Proto-Semitic/Punic roots, something don't think anyone has commented on before...>
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Anyway, I've written out a quick blog post on the place-names and arch evidence, in case anyone else finds this as fascinating as me :)
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Here's the tweet and link to blogpost for those curious :) I think the case is starting to look pretty interesting!https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/590444130351902720 …
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(just fixed footnotes so links work, oops! This needs them, I think :) )
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@caitlinrgreen interesting article. Thanks :)
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