Whats This Area about then?

[archiver]

sime

As Sean has indicated with his message, there is a great deal of quality material available out there to do whith Stargate.
There are HUGE numbers of Stargate based sites, from the one page link site to the real deal 100MB+ site.

These sites range from Fan Fiction to pure informational with a spectrum of others in-between. The content is more often than not of a very high standard, with the creator(s) clearly spending huge amounts of time and effort, developing and building what is in some cases a work of art, and in 99.99% of cases for absolutley no finincal gain.

Some of these sites are obviously better than others, but there are absolute gems out there, well designed and though out, and absolutley brimming with goodies.

WHY???? what is it about Stargate the Movie and SG-1 that just seems to capture the imagination of, both the creators of these sites and those that flock to view their creations?

WHY are we drawn to the STARGATE phenomenon More to the point why are you here now on Talkstargate reading this?

Is it the Technology and science , the Alien cultures, the mythology of the ancient Egyptians, the Vikings, The Gods, the very clever link to real Earth cultures and our past. How much of it is based in fact, and how much is pure fiction, and where are the grey areas.

That's what this Form is about...

Is that true?
Did the Egyptians really do that?
Is Abydos real? ... Well yes actually it is ...

Abydos :- City In Ancient Egypt :- "The Temple Of Abydos" West Bank Of The Nile. 145 KM North Of Luxor. Burial Place Of The Kings Of The 1st And Second Dynasties.

Welcom to Talkstargate.com!

Now go for it ... and remember the only stupid questions are the ones we don't ask

Later,

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[archiver]

padders

Can i use that speech in advertising material
thank you, that sums it up perfectly. It is something i really want to read more about is the actual egyption history. I loved acient Greek histroy which I did at school and going to move to egyption soon when i get a chance. Then i'll come back here and post like crazy!

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[archiver]

sime

On the assumption that you are NOT pulling my leg, of course you can use it for advertising, and thanks for the nice comments
Later,

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[archiver]

MythingLink

The writers seem to do quite a bit of research and pull out all sorts of, sometimes obscure, information. In some cases I've really had to search to find the information about the specific dieties that are used, historical references, and such. Sometimes the info just appears on another show like with FIAD and the funeral ceremony. That was all confirmed by a recent series called "Mummies" on either Discovery or The Learning Channel (although I think is was Discovery because of those silly commercials they have).
But it is interesting to see that they are following as close as they can and it gives me a small edge on my husband who is a history person.

Cheers,


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MythingLink
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[archiver]

padders

Sime, of course not pulling your leg (although i am sure i will at some point) i really liked the description
i am searching around now for the best ancient egyptian history book

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[archiver]

MythingLink

Michael Shanks has written quite a few books on archaeology, but mostly on Greece.
Cheers,




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MythingLink
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[archiver]

Sean3w

So has one of directors. I dont remember who it was though.
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[archiver]

sime

Ahha, into the Egyptian side of things. This is an interesting site.
http://www.cheops.org

Later,

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[archiver]

Sean3w

Cool site. Cool.
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[spookypumpkin]

cheers...

Originally posted by archiver
sime

http://www.cheops.org

yeah, great site, thanx 4 that, archiver!!

 

[adele.s]

Michael Shanks, author?

Hmmm. I checked out some reviews of the books found on Amazon.Com about archaeology by Michael Shanks. I think, unless he is one really busy and industrious guy, that there are two Michael Shankses... one a Canadian actor and another a professor at Stanford.

"Michael Shanks is Professor of Classics and Cultural Anthropology at Stanford University. He is one of the world's foremost archaeological thinkers, and author of many works including Experiencing the Past, Classical Archaeology of Greece (1996), and Art and the Greek City State (1999)." From http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...721978/sr=1-5/ref=sc_b_5/107-4337600-2748547, in the About the Authors section.

I think I've found definitive info on this... http://www.stanford.edu/dept/classics/facbios/shanks.html has a photo and complete biography of the author.
-- Adele

 

[Garron]

Re: Michael Shanks, author?

Originally posted by adele.s
Hmmm. I checked out some reviews of the books found on Amazon.Com about archaeology by Michael Shanks. I think, unless he is one really busy and industrious guy, that there are two Michael Shankses... one a Canadian actor and another a professor at Stanford.

"Michael Shanks is Professor of Classics and Cultural Anthropology at Stanford University. He is one of the world's foremost archaeological thinkers, and author of many works including Experiencing the Past, Classical Archaeology of Greece (1996), and Art and the Greek City State (1999)." From http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...721978/sr=1-5/ref=sc_b_5/107-4337600-2748547, in the About the Authors section.

I think I've found definitive info on this... http://www.stanford.edu/dept/classics/facbios/shanks.html has a photo and complete biography of the author.
-- Adele

No, I don't think so. I'm afraid you have the wrong person in mind. Michael Shanks, the actor is not a professor of Archaeology in real life. He's an actor! Nice try though.

It would have been a great choice to have a real professor play a professor on television. However, I don't think they teach acting while working on a doctorate!

Cheers!