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ArcVenture/!AV3Demo/Data/ObjectText
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| Tape/disk: | Home » Archimedes archive » Acorn Computing » 1993 07 Mega Disk.adf » 93_07 |
| Filename: | ArcVenture/!AV3Demo/Data/ObjectText |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 06CB bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Helmet 1 1 1 1 2 Clay loom weight 1 1 1 1 2 Lead trial-piece 1 1 1 1 2 Wooden turning core 1 1 1 1 2 Iron barrel lock This is a very early form of padlock. It was opened by inserting a key with flat end into the hole at the front. The key pushed the bar at the back out which would open the lock. You remove the top layers of soil. There are some rusty stains here. You find a rusty lump of metal. 2 Sheep bone 1 1 1 1 2 Tablet weaving plate 1 1 1 1 1 Bone comb 1 1 1 1 3 Brooch 1 1 1 1 1 Coin 1 1 1 1 1 Whistle 1 1 1 1 3 Bone 1 1 1 1 1 Lamp 1 1 1 1 2 Cloak pin 1 1 1 1 2 Jug The style of this jug is called torksey-type ware. It is about 45 centimetres high. It would have been used in the kitchen for storing things. You uncover a sandy layer. There are some bits of grey pottery here. You have found parts of a jug. 2 Bead This bead is made of green glass and would have been threaded onto some string to make a necklace. Many different glass beads have been found in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours. There are some dark patches in the soil. You uncover a dark layer. You find a glass bead. 1 Wooden bowl 1 1 1 1 3 Leather boot 1 1 1 1 2 Cowrie shell 1 1 1 1 2 Pendant 1 1 1 1 2 Woollen cloth 1 1 1 1 2 Arrow head 1 1 1 1 2 Lead pendant 1 1 1 1 2 Axe head The axe was one of the popular weapons Vikings used in battle. Originally axes were a woodman's tool but were soon adapted for use in battle. One notorious viking king named himself Erik Blood-axe because of his skill with his battle axe. You dig through a sandy layer. There are some bits of pottery here. You find a axe head shaped piece of metal. 2 Human excrement 1 1 1 1 2 Key 1 1 1 1 2 Knife cover 1 1 1 1 2 Pottery fragment 1 1 1 1 2 *
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It would have | 000002b0 62 65 65 6e 20 75 73 65 64 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 |been used in the| 000002c0 20 6b 69 74 63 68 65 6e 20 66 6f 72 20 73 74 6f | kitchen for sto| 000002d0 72 69 6e 67 20 74 68 69 6e 67 73 2e 0a 59 6f 75 |ring things..You| 000002e0 20 75 6e 63 6f 76 65 72 20 61 20 73 61 6e 64 79 | uncover a sandy| 000002f0 20 6c 61 79 65 72 2e 0a 54 68 65 72 65 20 61 72 | layer..There ar| 00000300 65 20 73 6f 6d 65 20 62 69 74 73 20 6f 66 20 67 |e some bits of g| 00000310 72 65 79 20 70 6f 74 74 65 72 79 20 68 65 72 65 |rey pottery here| 00000320 2e 0a 59 6f 75 20 68 61 76 65 20 66 6f 75 6e 64 |..You have found| 00000330 20 70 61 72 74 73 20 6f 66 20 61 20 6a 75 67 2e | parts of a jug.| 00000340 0a 32 0a 0a 42 65 61 64 0a 54 68 69 73 20 62 65 |.2..Bead.This be| 00000350 61 64 20 69 73 20 6d 61 64 65 20 6f 66 20 67 72 |ad is made of gr| 00000360 65 65 6e 20 67 6c 61 73 73 20 61 6e 64 20 77 6f |een glass and wo| 00000370 75 6c 64 20 68 61 76 65 20 62 65 65 6e 20 74 68 |uld have been th| 00000380 72 65 61 64 65 64 20 6f 6e 74 6f 20 73 6f 6d 65 |readed onto some| 00000390 20 73 74 72 69 6e 67 20 74 6f 20 6d 61 6b 65 20 | string to make | 000003a0 61 20 6e 65 63 6b 6c 61 63 65 2e 20 4d 61 6e 79 |a necklace. Many| 000003b0 20 64 69 66 66 65 72 65 6e 74 20 67 6c 61 73 73 | different glass| 000003c0 20 62 65 61 64 73 20 68 61 76 65 20 62 65 65 6e | beads have been| 000003d0 20 66 6f 75 6e 64 20 69 6e 20 61 20 76 61 72 69 | found in a vari| 000003e0 65 74 79 20 6f 66 20 73 68 61 70 65 73 2c 20 73 |ety of shapes, s| 000003f0 69 7a 65 73 20 61 6e 64 20 63 6f 6c 6f 75 72 73 |izes and colours| 00000400 2e 0a 54 68 65 72 65 20 61 72 65 20 73 6f 6d 65 |..There are some| 00000410 20 64 61 72 6b 20 70 61 74 63 68 65 73 20 69 6e | dark patches in| 00000420 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f 69 6c 2e 0a 59 6f 75 20 75 | the soil..You u| 00000430 6e 63 6f 76 65 72 20 61 20 64 61 72 6b 20 6c 61 |ncover a dark la| 00000440 79 65 72 2e 0a 59 6f 75 20 66 69 6e 64 20 61 20 |yer..You find a | 00000450 67 6c 61 73 73 20 62 65 61 64 2e 0a 31 0a 0a 57 |glass bead..1..W| 00000460 6f 6f 64 65 6e 20 62 6f 77 6c 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 |ooden bowl.1.1.1| 00000470 0a 31 0a 33 0a 0a 4c 65 61 74 68 65 72 20 62 6f |.1.3..Leather bo| 00000480 6f 74 20 20 20 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a 32 0a |ot .1.1.1.1.2.| 00000490 0a 43 6f 77 72 69 65 20 73 68 65 6c 6c 0a 31 0a |.Cowrie shell.1.| 000004a0 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a 32 0a 0a 50 65 6e 64 61 6e 74 |1.1.1.2..Pendant| 000004b0 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a 32 0a 0a 57 6f 6f 6c |.1.1.1.1.2..Wool| 000004c0 6c 65 6e 20 63 6c 6f 74 68 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a |len cloth.1.1.1.| 000004d0 31 0a 32 0a 0a 41 72 72 6f 77 20 68 65 61 64 0a |1.2..Arrow head.| 000004e0 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a 32 0a 0a 4c 65 61 64 20 |1.1.1.1.2..Lead | 000004f0 70 65 6e 64 61 6e 74 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a |pendant.1.1.1.1.| 00000500 32 0a 0a 41 78 65 20 68 65 61 64 0a 54 68 65 20 |2..Axe head.The | 00000510 61 78 65 20 77 61 73 20 6f 6e 65 20 6f 66 20 74 |axe was one of t| 00000520 68 65 20 70 6f 70 75 6c 61 72 20 77 65 61 70 6f |he popular weapo| 00000530 6e 73 20 56 69 6b 69 6e 67 73 20 75 73 65 64 20 |ns Vikings used | 00000540 69 6e 20 62 61 74 74 6c 65 2e 20 4f 72 69 67 69 |in battle. Origi| 00000550 6e 61 6c 6c 79 20 61 78 65 73 20 77 65 72 65 20 |nally axes were | 00000560 61 20 77 6f 6f 64 6d 61 6e 27 73 20 74 6f 6f 6c |a woodman's tool| 00000570 20 62 75 74 20 77 65 72 65 20 73 6f 6f 6e 20 61 | but were soon a| 00000580 64 61 70 74 65 64 20 66 6f 72 20 75 73 65 20 69 |dapted for use i| 00000590 6e 20 62 61 74 74 6c 65 2e 20 4f 6e 65 20 6e 6f |n battle. One no| 000005a0 74 6f 72 69 6f 75 73 20 76 69 6b 69 6e 67 20 6b |torious viking k| 000005b0 69 6e 67 20 6e 61 6d 65 64 20 68 69 6d 73 65 6c |ing named himsel| 000005c0 66 20 45 72 69 6b 20 42 6c 6f 6f 64 2d 61 78 65 |f Erik Blood-axe| 000005d0 20 62 65 63 61 75 73 65 20 6f 66 20 68 69 73 20 | because of his | 000005e0 73 6b 69 6c 6c 20 77 69 74 68 20 68 69 73 20 62 |skill with his b| 000005f0 61 74 74 6c 65 20 61 78 65 2e 0a 59 6f 75 20 64 |attle axe..You d| 00000600 69 67 20 74 68 72 6f 75 67 68 20 61 20 73 61 6e |ig through a san| 00000610 64 79 20 6c 61 79 65 72 2e 0a 54 68 65 72 65 20 |dy layer..There | 00000620 61 72 65 20 73 6f 6d 65 20 62 69 74 73 20 6f 66 |are some bits of| 00000630 20 70 6f 74 74 65 72 79 20 68 65 72 65 2e 0a 59 | pottery here..Y| 00000640 6f 75 20 66 69 6e 64 20 61 20 61 78 65 20 68 65 |ou find a axe he| 00000650 61 64 20 73 68 61 70 65 64 20 70 69 65 63 65 20 |ad shaped piece | 00000660 6f 66 20 6d 65 74 61 6c 2e 0a 32 0a 0a 48 75 6d |of metal..2..Hum| 00000670 61 6e 20 65 78 63 72 65 6d 65 6e 74 0a 31 0a 31 |an excrement.1.1| 00000680 0a 31 0a 31 0a 32 0a 0a 4b 65 79 0a 31 0a 31 0a |.1.1.2..Key.1.1.| 00000690 31 0a 31 0a 32 0a 0a 4b 6e 69 66 65 20 63 6f 76 |1.1.2..Knife cov| 000006a0 65 72 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a 32 0a 0a 50 6f |er.1.1.1.1.2..Po| 000006b0 74 74 65 72 79 20 66 72 61 67 6d 65 6e 74 0a 31 |ttery fragment.1| 000006c0 0a 31 0a 31 0a 31 0a 32 0a 2a 0a |.1.1.1.2.*.| 000006cb
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