April 4, 2018October 29, 2019Egypt Cost of Egyptian chariot What was the cost of an Egyptian chariot back in around 1500 BC? That was the state of the art offensive weapon […]
February 3, 2018February 3, 2018Viking Era One frame of reference for comparing time to construct large projects With about 40,000 hours of labor, you could build this in around 900 A.D. …. ..or with about 55,000 hours of labor, […]
January 15, 2018January 1, 2018Viking Era Construction time of one longhouse and perimeter of winter camp in Viking Era The estimated construction time of one longhouse and the protective moat and wall around a winter camp is provided by Kim Hjardar […]
January 10, 2018January 10, 2018Viking Era More background on ships Comments from a few other books fit well with the previous post Background on Viking Age – ships for warfare, travel, and […]
June 19, 2017January 1, 2018Viking Era Building a Viking Longship I’ve found a few websites that provide a few details on how to build a Viking ship. This post won’t go into […]
June 3, 2017January 1, 2018Viking Era How much labor did it take to construct a Viking longship? This is another in my series of posts on ancient finances. Let’s ponder how much time it would take to construct a […]