Yes, I heard this some years ago. At the time, it was suggested that it was not enlarged for transportation as no suitable pullers (excepting humans) were available.
Have been working on the subject for a while. I think I have figured out many aspects of the civilization and still actively working on the elusive script. Hope to break the code in future. Not ready to tell now.
I didn't think to look for the URLs but there is a small handful of videos on the topic with excellent overhead photography of numerous sites. In fact there are hundreds. The "kraals" as they are called locally are found near ancient gold mines not far from the border with Mozambique. They are generally circular and best seen from overhead like the Nazca lines.
Derveni is an ancient Bulgarian name meaning Woods. All the region between Tessaloniki and Kavala is Bulgarian in ancient times. Nowadays the region is called Macedonia - also a Bulgarian name of the region. macedonia means Ma Godess of Fertiltity and nature Given Land. Ancient Bulgarians used to speak Bulgarian and share Bulgarian spirituality - the most ancient human spirituality. They believed in God Ra AllFather, God Son Bal or just Alen and Godess Mather Ma / MaRa. Hellada is named after God Alen the Sun. To God Bal / Alen are named also Solun (Tessaloniki) and KavaLa (Light Essence). Orpheus was also a Bulgarian singer and mystic. His name was ORaPeaz meaning Singing to Ra God AllFather. Later on all the Bulgarian Gods, names and toponyms have been modified in pronunciation and their true meaning lost for the today Greek people.
Ok one of the next books you read on this topic needs to be “Lost Secrets of The Sacred Ark - Amazing Revelations of the Incredible Power of Gold” by Laurence Gardner, if you like there is still a video on youtube by the same title presented by Laurence & is a good overview of the book.
Next I would recomend Dr. John Dee, if you don’t know about him you should.
Yes. My point was that what is "better" is not an absolute. It is variable, dependent upon many things including personal preference, expediency, availability of resources, and so on.
So in a sense I also am in disagreement with the premise of the article.
Scorpion in fact is like oversized crossbow mounted in system much like modern machinegun mount. Much like this: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQxnQufUChKs7o_JCp_v0aXKABRtqCwtuaKaY3iUqFE7mRAf3RS Most likely etymology of name is from that it “stings” like scorpion. And yes there are quite good contemporary sources giving hints what scorpion is. For example Caesar’s “De Bello Gallico”. Single arrow from scorpion was so powerfull it could penetrate and nail together many men when shot though dense formation.
A different origin of the Krampus might be in rites to expel evil spirits (simply by scaring them, e.g.) - a custom which can be found all around the world. In the alpine region the "Perchten" (which come in "good"/"beautiful" and "bad"/"ugly" flavors, the latter bearing obvious resemblance to Krampus) are another manifestation of these rites.
Many of these pagan rites were so deep-rooted in the people, that instead of banning them the Christians chose to simply hijack them (as they basically did with the whole Christmas festival, which too has it's roots far predating Christianity).
And your way thinking also leaves some questions. Lets say what is better ranged weapon, smokeless powder using bolt-action rifle or simple bow and arrow*? That bolt-action rifle needs industrialised society to produce and sustain it. You’ll need high quality steel and precision instruments to make one, chemical industry to make smokeless powder and primers, quality brass making capability to make casings and bullet jackets. On other hand simple bow and arrow needs just one good guy/gal with nice handworking abilities and some toolmakers.
Still it cannot be argued that with skilled hands that bolt-action rifle will kill with greater accuracy and greater range, and it will take down bigger game.
Is society capable of making and sustaining bolt-action rifle more tecnologically advanced than one not capable of making and sustaining it?
*And with bow and arrow I do not mean advanced war weapons like English Longbow, or Mongolian compound bow. Making of those needed master-level weapon smiths and took time. Making of good longbow needed about 2 years to age and dry wood properly and so on.
Making beam weapon, be it crude or advanced needs quite specialised tools, time and expertise. Yes maybe you could make crude mirror weapon, if you had small army of master metal workers, polishers and so on, Even quite ancient weapon systems needed quite sophisticated society beyound them. Be said weapon good quality steel sword, or sun powered beam weapon.
Modern society of course has quite much more specialised resources available,than antique one but that’s why it is more advanced. For example we simply have more people alive than then, and so also bigger amount of higly intelligent people available too. And we know nowadays more about mirror making, and so on (Current solar ovens can reach over 3000 degrees Celsius temperatures, about same as oxygen-acetylene torch), so even crude beam weapon made with modern knowledge would outperform one allegedly made by Archimedes.
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In all of the above post, there is one item that is definitely not true.
The Native American Vietnam Tracker story has been proven to be not true.
It is an urban legend which has been floating around the internet for years.
You guys need to fact-check your stuff before you post it.
They learned writing and the alphabet from the Greek colonists in Cuma, a frazione of the comune Bacoli in the Province of Naples, Campania, Italy.
Follow up and send to Evans!
Yes, I heard this some years ago. At the time, it was suggested that it was not enlarged for transportation as no suitable pullers (excepting humans) were available.
love reading about ancient history...
love reading about ancient history...
Have been working on the subject for a while. I think I have figured out many aspects of the civilization and still actively working on the elusive script. Hope to break the code in future. Not ready to tell now.
I didn't think to look for the URLs but there is a small handful of videos on the topic with excellent overhead photography of numerous sites. In fact there are hundreds. The "kraals" as they are called locally are found near ancient gold mines not far from the border with Mozambique. They are generally circular and best seen from overhead like the Nazca lines.
Derveni is an ancient Bulgarian name meaning Woods. All the region between Tessaloniki and Kavala is Bulgarian in ancient times. Nowadays the region is called Macedonia - also a Bulgarian name of the region. macedonia means Ma Godess of Fertiltity and nature Given Land. Ancient Bulgarians used to speak Bulgarian and share Bulgarian spirituality - the most ancient human spirituality. They believed in God Ra AllFather, God Son Bal or just Alen and Godess Mather Ma / MaRa. Hellada is named after God Alen the Sun. To God Bal / Alen are named also Solun (Tessaloniki) and KavaLa (Light Essence). Orpheus was also a Bulgarian singer and mystic. His name was ORaPeaz meaning Singing to Ra God AllFather. Later on all the Bulgarian Gods, names and toponyms have been modified in pronunciation and their true meaning lost for the today Greek people.
fascinating
Second article I have read today on Ancient Origins with a link to the original PlosOne article. Thanks.
Too bad most journals don't allow free access.
What have the inuit to say about it?
Ok one of the next books you read on this topic needs to be “Lost Secrets of The Sacred Ark - Amazing Revelations of the Incredible Power of Gold” by Laurence Gardner, if you like there is still a video on youtube by the same title presented by Laurence & is a good overview of the book.
Next I would recomend Dr. John Dee, if you don’t know about him you should.
I am always interested in new finds in archaeology !
Anything and everything is possible.... :)
Yes. My point was that what is "better" is not an absolute. It is variable, dependent upon many things including personal preference, expediency, availability of resources, and so on.
So in a sense I also am in disagreement with the premise of the article.
Scorpion in fact is like oversized crossbow mounted in system much like modern machinegun mount. Much like this: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQxnQufUChKs7o_JCp_v0aXKABRtqCwtuaKaY3iUqFE7mRAf3RS
Most likely etymology of name is from that it “stings” like scorpion. And yes there are quite good contemporary sources giving hints what scorpion is. For example Caesar’s “De Bello Gallico”.
Single arrow from scorpion was so powerfull it could penetrate and nail together many men when shot though dense formation.
A different origin of the Krampus might be in rites to expel evil spirits (simply by scaring them, e.g.) - a custom which can be found all around the world. In the alpine region the "Perchten" (which come in "good"/"beautiful" and "bad"/"ugly" flavors, the latter bearing obvious resemblance to Krampus) are another manifestation of these rites.
Many of these pagan rites were so deep-rooted in the people, that instead of banning them the Christians chose to simply hijack them (as they basically did with the whole Christmas festival, which too has it's roots far predating Christianity).
And your way thinking also leaves some questions. Lets say what is better ranged weapon, smokeless powder using bolt-action rifle or simple bow and arrow*? That bolt-action rifle needs industrialised society to produce and sustain it. You’ll need high quality steel and precision instruments to make one, chemical industry to make smokeless powder and primers, quality brass making capability to make casings and bullet jackets. On other hand simple bow and arrow needs just one good guy/gal with nice handworking abilities and some toolmakers.
Still it cannot be argued that with skilled hands that bolt-action rifle will kill with greater accuracy and greater range, and it will take down bigger game.
Is society capable of making and sustaining bolt-action rifle more tecnologically advanced than one not capable of making and sustaining it?
*And with bow and arrow I do not mean advanced war weapons like English Longbow, or Mongolian compound bow. Making of those needed master-level weapon smiths and took time. Making of good longbow needed about 2 years to age and dry wood properly and so on.
Making beam weapon, be it crude or advanced needs quite specialised tools, time and expertise. Yes maybe you could make crude mirror weapon, if you had small army of master metal workers, polishers and so on, Even quite ancient weapon systems needed quite sophisticated society beyound them. Be said weapon good quality steel sword, or sun powered beam weapon.
Modern society of course has quite much more specialised resources available,than antique one but that’s why it is more advanced. For example we simply have more people alive than then, and so also bigger amount of higly intelligent people available too. And we know nowadays more about mirror making, and so on (Current solar ovens can reach over 3000 degrees Celsius temperatures, about same as oxygen-acetylene torch), so even crude beam weapon made with modern knowledge would outperform one allegedly made by Archimedes.
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