"Bronze Age Pompeii" Discovered

FortKnox writes "Italian archaeologists that were selling rights to build an underground parking lot, north of Pompeii, have discovered an ancient village within it. This discovery is a village that is basically a snapshot of the bronze age. The city, which is north of Vesuvius, was given the name "Nola". One odd thing, though, unlike Pompeii, they haven't found bodies in Nola. Good stuff to find, and a good place to compare theory with proof."

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Appropriate name

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

"[Pompeii], which is north of Vesuvius, was given the name "Nola" "

Is this Italian for "nulled out" ?

Society - Bronze Age vs Roman

[Bud Dwyer]

Want to know why there were no bodies in Nola, while there were thousands of bodies in Pompeii? It's simply a function of the society that was in place.

Research shows that Bronze Age Europe was home to peaceful, matriarchal, egalitarian cultures. When the volcano started to go off, the wise wymyn leaders knew enough to evacuate the town in an orderly fashion.

Contrast this to Roman times. Rome was a racist, patriarchal society that opressed women and other minorities. So, when the male leaders of Pompeii saw the volcano smoking, their testosterone-addled brains made them ignore it until it was too late. ("What can a silly volcano do against a big, strong man like me?") Still, when they realized what was happening, the white male elite of Pompeii managed, by and large, to escape on their yachts, while they left the wymyn and slaves to their deaths (that's why 70% of the bodies are female, and 60% are African-American).

I think this case is instructive, especially in the oppressive, male-dominated environment of today. Who knows, perhaps if the US were a matriarchal society, the casualty figures at WTC wouldn't have been so high.

snapshot of Pompeii?

[British]

Apparently they have X-10 webcams and beautiful women bearing clevage.