Historical Events Database - Coordination
- Thread starter Mikey
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Altair said:
It could be useful. Could you post a few examples in the "Historical Events Database - History" thread?
Altair said:
Everything that fits into the following categories and subcategories:
| Archeology | Epidemic Mass Grave |
| Archeology | Dating Evidence |
| Archeology | Flood Evidence |
| Archeology | War/Battle Evidence |
| Archeology | Conflagration Evidence |
| Archeology | Mass Migration Evidence |
| Archeology | Comet/Asteroid Evidence |
| Archeology | Earthquake Evidence |
| Archeology | Volcanic Eruption Evidence |
| Archeology | Cosmic Rays Evidence |
| Archeology | Climate Evidence |
| Archeology | Epigraphic Evidence |
| Archeology | Tsunami Evidence |
| Archeology | Coins/Hoards |
| Celestial | Comet |
| Celestial | Fire in the sky |
| Celestial | Nova |
| Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite |
| Celestial | UFO |
| Celestial | Wrath of God |
| Celestial | Lunar Eclipse |
| Celestial | Falling Fire |
| Celestial | Unspecified Prodigies |
| Celestial | Tunguska-like event |
| Celestial | Electric Universe |
| Celestial | Halo |
| Celestial | Asteroid |
| Celestial | Meteor |
| Celestial | Meteorite |
| Celestial | Sun activity |
| Celestial | Other |
| Celestial | Solar Eclipse |
| Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects |
| Environment | Unusual Fire |
| Environment | Unusual Sounds |
| Environment | Plant Prodigies |
| Environment | Plasma Event |
| Environment | Strange Sounds |
| Environment | Rock Falls |
| Environment | Insect Infestation |
| Environment | Animal Prodigies |
| Environment | Dust/Ash Veil |
| Environment | Atmospheric Prodigies |
| Environment | Unusual Weather |
| Environment | Unusual Disappearance |
| Environment | Strong Winds |
| Environment | Animal Mass Death |
| Environment | Drought |
| Environment | Flood |
| Environment | Rain |
| Environment | Snow |
| Environment | Other |
| Environment | Pollution |
| Environment | Tornados and Watersprouts |
| Environment | Ice |
| Environment | Hail |
| Geology | Earthquake |
| Geology | Sinkhole |
| Geology | Tsunami |
| Geology | Volcanic Eruption |
| Geology | Landslide |
| Geology | River/Water Table Anomalies |
| Geology | Outgassing |
| Geology | Other |
| Other | Geomagnetic Storm |
| Other | Animal attacks |
| Other | High Strangeness |
| Other | Mystery |
| Other | Other |
| Society | People |
| Society | Massacre |
| Society | Slave Rebellion |
| Society | Prodigy |
| Society | Expiation |
| Society | Assassination |
| Society | War |
| Society | Mass Death |
| Society | Famine |
| Society | Human Prodigies |
| Society | Sack or Destruction of City |
| Society | Mass Migration |
| Society | Science |
| Society | Economy |
| Society | Laws and legal system |
| Society | Politics |
| Society | Mass sickness |
I read the manual and have some questions:
- very few Old-Russian Chronicles are translated into English, so if I'd like to add an event from a Russian/Old-Russian source which is not translated into English I need a Russian speaker who would be able to review it?
- As far as I understood the focus currently is on events before 500 AD, right? So does it make sense if I start adding events dated to the 9th century upwards? (The oldest Russian Chronicle describes events not earlier than 9th century)
- Is there a list of books/sources which have already been processed?
- Perhaps there is a list of sources which are to be processed in the future (todo list)? How can one be sure that the source in question hasn't already been processed?
Actually I could pick up any source which you could assign me if it has bigger priority for the moment.
- very few Old-Russian Chronicles are translated into English, so if I'd like to add an event from a Russian/Old-Russian source which is not translated into English I need a Russian speaker who would be able to review it?
- As far as I understood the focus currently is on events before 500 AD, right? So does it make sense if I start adding events dated to the 9th century upwards? (The oldest Russian Chronicle describes events not earlier than 9th century)
- Is there a list of books/sources which have already been processed?
- Perhaps there is a list of sources which are to be processed in the future (todo list)? How can one be sure that the source in question hasn't already been processed?
Actually I could pick up any source which you could assign me if it has bigger priority for the moment.
Altair said:
No, as long as you quote the original in cyrillic + your English translation. This way, any reader can prefer the original, or your translation, or check the accuracy of your translation. Simply mark your translation with [Translated by Editor]. However, if you find a proofreader, that's even better.
I'll do the reviews. I mostly make sure that the citation and citation location is accurate. Preferably you have some PDFs of the original, but web resources work too if the original is not available.
Altair said:
Before 500AD is preferred, but if you don't have anything in that period, simply add what you have.
Altair said:
Go to the "Sources" menu and seach for sources. For existing sources you will see exactly what has been quoted in the "Used" column.
Altair said:
I don't have a Todo list. Maybe others, especially Laura, have some preferences. But we're still busy getting events in the "Draft" state reviewed.
Keit said:
Yes, I mean proofreading (Russian -> English). Actually, you don't have to know Old-Russian if we don't want to translate quotes word by word. I found an excellent book by Borisenkov E.P Extreme weather events in Russian Chronicles (Борисенков Е.П. - Экстремальные природные явления в русских летописях - 1983). In this book he describes (in hundred pages in tabellar form) all weather-related events he could find in Russian Chronicles: comets, plagues, famines, droughts and so on with dates and sources. So I thought, we could try to transfer them to HED. Another excellent source is this page _http://hbar.phys.msu.ru/gorm/atext/russian.htm. It has many quotes from original sources.
Altair, in case you happen to find Huns / Avars mentioned in Old Russian Texts, could you please include appropriate texts in HED? Thanks.
In my sources I stumbled over them. Huns / Avars tend to pop up very suddenly for a very short time and then vanish again in the chronicles for about 70 years. They are connected with war / destruction events and very often there is treasure / gold / booty mentioned connected with the stories. From Middle European viewpoint, they came from the East (from East of Bavaria, from Pannonia, from East of Constantinople). They may or may not be a recurring celestial event with a cover story. I wondered if there is maybe something about them in the Slavic sources.
In my sources I stumbled over them. Huns / Avars tend to pop up very suddenly for a very short time and then vanish again in the chronicles for about 70 years. They are connected with war / destruction events and very often there is treasure / gold / booty mentioned connected with the stories. From Middle European viewpoint, they came from the East (from East of Bavaria, from Pannonia, from East of Constantinople). They may or may not be a recurring celestial event with a cover story. I wondered if there is maybe something about them in the Slavic sources.
