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| == Eli Hunt== | == Eli Hunt== | ||
| - | + | Eli is a British historian who specializes in mysteries surrounding the Ancient Olympics. | |
| - | * Eli Hunt is a British historian who specializes in mysteries surrounding the Ancient Olympics. He maintains a web site at [[TheLostGames.com]]. | + | <span class="portrait">[[Image:Portrait-EliHunt.jpg|150px]]</span> |
| - | <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.thelostgames.com <img src="http://www.olympic.org/uk/images/home/podcast_banner.gif">]</span> | + | {|class="charinfo" |
| - | + | ! Name: | |
| - | * [[:Image:Hunt-circle.JPG|Picture of Eli Hunt]] holding a presentation. | + | | Eli Hunt |
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! Websites: | ||
| + | | [[Thelostgames.com]] ([http://www.thelostgames.com/ link])<br> | ||
| + | <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.thelostgames.com [[Image:podcast_banner.gif]]]</span><br> | ||
| + | * [http://dotsub.com/home/user/index.php?target=5916 dotSUB profile] | ||
| + | |} | ||
| === Biography === | === Biography === | ||
| - | '''ELI HUNT''' | + | Found on Eli's [[Thelostgames.com/Biography|biography page]] ([http://www.thelostgames.com/biography.html link]) |
| - | + | <blockquote> | |
| - | Some people call me an amateur historian. Others call me an adventurer. I see myself as an investigator. | + | :Some people call me an amateur historian. Others call me an adventurer. I see myself as an investigator. |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | What do I investigate? Ancient Olympic mysteries. | + | :What do I investigate? Ancient Olympic mysteries. |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | '''Biography''' | + | :'''Biography''' |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | I grew up in the city of York. My father was a professor of archaeology, my mum was a professor of history. When I was 10 years old, they took me on an "educational holiday" — to the ruins at Ancient Olympia. | + | :I grew up in the city of York. My father was a professor of archaeology, my mum was a professor of history. When I was 10 years old, they took me on an "educational holiday" — to the ruins at Ancient Olympia. |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | Most of the tourists were paying attention to the best preserved parts — the Temple of Zeus, the palaestra colonnade, the entrance to the stadium. I was more interested in the piles of rubble, the places no one was looking. | + | :Most of the tourists were paying attention to the best preserved parts — the Temple of Zeus, the palaestra colonnade, the entrance to the stadium. I was more interested in the piles of rubble, the places no one was looking. |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | My parents didn't even notice I had left their side. It was two hours before they found me digging through the dirt. They were quite mad at me for running off — until I showed them what I'd found — a tiny bronze statue. | + | :My parents didn't even notice I had left their side. It was two hours before they found me digging through the dirt. They were quite mad at me for running off — until I showed them what I'd found — a tiny bronze statue. |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | I turned the statue in to the archaeological museum, and their researchers later authenticated it as a lost work of Pheidias, the greatest of all ancient Greek sculptors. The researchers were thrilled, my parents were proud as could be, and the media dubbed me a young hero of history. | + | :I turned the statue in to the archaeological museum, and their researchers later authenticated it as a lost work of Pheidias, the greatest of all ancient Greek sculptors. The researchers were thrilled, my parents were proud as could be, and the media dubbed me a young hero of history. |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | I've been an avid fan and researcher of the Ancient Olympics ever since. | + | :I've been an avid fan and researcher of the Ancient Olympics ever since. |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | In recent years, I've become especially interested in the "lost history" of the Olympics — the stories that most experts dismiss as urban legends, without even bothering to look for evidence. I ask the questions that most historians and archaeologists have never even tried to answer. | + | :In recent years, I've become especially interested in the "lost history" of the Olympics — the stories that most experts dismiss as urban legends, without even bothering to look for evidence. I ask the questions that most historians and archaeologists have never even tried to answer. |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | In the past few years, I've spent a small fortune traveling the world, following up on the leads that everyone else wants to ignore. | + | :In the past few years, I've spent a small fortune traveling the world, following up on the leads that everyone else wants to ignore. |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | My first book chronicling these investigations, The Lost Olympics: Forgotten Mysteries and Urban Legends from Ancient Greece, will be published in late 2008. | + | :My first book chronicling these investigations, The Lost Olympics: Forgotten Mysteries and Urban Legends from Ancient Greece, will be published in late 2008. |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | In the meanwhile, I'm pleased to share some of the stories with you on this site, through my new podcast series "The Lost Olympics." | + | :In the meanwhile, I'm pleased to share some of the stories with you on this site, through my new podcast series "The Lost Olympics." |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | '''Contact me''' | + | :'''Contact me''' |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | I'm always looking for new leads on mysterious artifacts and strange discoveries. | + | :I'm always looking for new leads on mysterious artifacts and strange discoveries. |
| - | + | :<br> | |
| - | And if you have your own theories about Ancient Olympic history, I'd love to hear them. | + | :And if you have your own theories about Ancient Olympic history, I'd love to hear them. |
| + | :<br> | ||
| + | :Email me: '''thelostgamesSPLATgmail.com''' | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| - | Email me: '''thelostgamesSPLATgmail.com''' | + | === [http://dotsub.com dotSUB] Podcasts === |
| + | * [http://dotsub.com/films/thelostsportofolympia/index.php The Lost Sport of Olympia] ([[Podcast/The Lost Sport of Olympia|details and transcription]]) | ||
| + | <blockquote class="grey"> | ||
| + | '''The Lost Sport of Olympia''' | ||
| + | :Has the greatest sport of all time been forgotten for almost 2000 years? | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| + | * [http://dotsub.com/films/theancient/index.php The Ancient Game Keepers] ([[Podcast/The Ancient Game Keepers|details and transcription]]) | ||
| + | <blockquote class="grey"> | ||
| + | '''The Ancient Game Keepers''' | ||
| + | :In August of 1953, a series of tremors shook the Greek island of Kefalonia, revealing an ancient stone chamber for less than a single day. | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| - | === Media === | + | === [[Thelostring.com]] details === |
| - | Eli has [http://dotsub.com/home/user/index.php?target=5916 two videos] available at [http://dotsub.com dotSUB], a site designed to "give[ ] anyone the ability to translate video content into multiple languages via subtitles rendered over the bottom of the video." | + | * Eli is on the [[Thelostring.com#Pictures|pictures page]] ([http://www.thelostring.com/index.html link]) of TheLostRing.com |
| - | * [http://dotsub.com/films/thelostsportofolympia/index.php The Lost Sport of Olympia] | + | [[Image:Hunt-circle.JPG|130px]] |
| - | * [http://dotsub.com/films/theancient/index.php The Ancient Game Keepers] | + | |
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Revision as of 14:53, 10 March 2008
Eli Hunt
Eli is a British historian who specializes in mysteries surrounding the Ancient Olympics.
| Name: | Eli Hunt |
|---|---|
| Websites: | Thelostgames.com (link) |
Biography
Found on Eli's biography page (link)
- Some people call me an amateur historian. Others call me an adventurer. I see myself as an investigator.
- What do I investigate? Ancient Olympic mysteries.
- Biography
- I grew up in the city of York. My father was a professor of archaeology, my mum was a professor of history. When I was 10 years old, they took me on an "educational holiday" — to the ruins at Ancient Olympia.
- Most of the tourists were paying attention to the best preserved parts — the Temple of Zeus, the palaestra colonnade, the entrance to the stadium. I was more interested in the piles of rubble, the places no one was looking.
- My parents didn't even notice I had left their side. It was two hours before they found me digging through the dirt. They were quite mad at me for running off — until I showed them what I'd found — a tiny bronze statue.
- I turned the statue in to the archaeological museum, and their researchers later authenticated it as a lost work of Pheidias, the greatest of all ancient Greek sculptors. The researchers were thrilled, my parents were proud as could be, and the media dubbed me a young hero of history.
- I've been an avid fan and researcher of the Ancient Olympics ever since.
- In recent years, I've become especially interested in the "lost history" of the Olympics — the stories that most experts dismiss as urban legends, without even bothering to look for evidence. I ask the questions that most historians and archaeologists have never even tried to answer.
- In the past few years, I've spent a small fortune traveling the world, following up on the leads that everyone else wants to ignore.
- My first book chronicling these investigations, The Lost Olympics: Forgotten Mysteries and Urban Legends from Ancient Greece, will be published in late 2008.
- In the meanwhile, I'm pleased to share some of the stories with you on this site, through my new podcast series "The Lost Olympics."
- Contact me
- I'm always looking for new leads on mysterious artifacts and strange discoveries.
- And if you have your own theories about Ancient Olympic history, I'd love to hear them.
- Email me: thelostgamesSPLATgmail.com
dotSUB Podcasts
The Lost Sport of Olympia
- Has the greatest sport of all time been forgotten for almost 2000 years?
The Ancient Game Keepers
- In August of 1953, a series of tremors shook the Greek island of Kefalonia, revealing an ancient stone chamber for less than a single day.
Thelostring.com details
- Eli is on the pictures page (link) of TheLostRing.com
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Ariadne • Eli Hunt • Kai • Diego • Larissa • Lucie • Markus • Meihui • Monica • Noriko • Renata |
