On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:51:31 -0500 Lee Revell <rlrevell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Forwarded from another list I am on: > > From: Mike Cheponis > Date: February 18, 2006 2:48:00 PM PST > Subject: audio recording from - ancient Pompeii !!! > > French archaeologists have taken pottery from ancient Pompeii and > played the grooves back like a record to get the sounds of the > pottery workshop, including laughter. Click "Telecharger la video" > to play the short video which contains a sample of the audio. > > <http://www.zalea.org/article.php3?id_article=496> > > I can't understand a word of it, can someone fluent in French tell me > whether this seems legit? Well, there is doubt. http://www.pournelle.com/mail/mail401.html#record The video mentions a university in Cheratte (Belgium) but I couldn't find any web site. > Lee -- David
