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  • Reply to: Is this How Ancient Megalithic Structures Were Made? MIT Scientist Move 25-Ton Blocks by Hand!   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Richard Laswell

    So the ancient Proto-Incans quarried some of the hardest stone (short of diamonds) and transported it some distance to Sacsayhuaman, then carefully modeled it with computer precision to fit together in thousands of feet of zig zag walls 18 to 20 feet tall. Sure! Sounds reasonable...wink, winkn nudge, nudge.

  • Reply to: Research on Bakoni ruins of South Africa debunks colonial perceptions of primitivism   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Petra Kashi

    The circular pattern of the stone frames in South Africa and Zimbabwe may resembles the ancient agricultural systems of northern Iran and India, tea plantations of south India and Sri Lanka, central Asia's wheat plantations and the rice plantations of east and south east Asia. However, drone images clearly show a "complex network of pathways" that connects these circular patterns and this network seems to be redundant if the hypothesis presented by Professor Peter Delius and archaeologist Dr Alex Schoeman was to be considered as "definitely" valid. Whether for agricultural purpose or cattle kraal there was no "reason/need" for the creation of such a complex "web " surrounding these structures and with such "mathematical precision" of 30, 45, 60 and 90 degree angles (!!), as I recognised.
    Moreover, the ancient agricultural stone patterns in the northern hemisphere do not have such a complex web of roads surrounding them.
    As a neuroscientist studying neuronal network, the drone images of South Africa's field reminded me of human brain's complex neuronal network that is purposefully been designed to conduct electrical impulses the fastes and most efficient way. Therefore, it is rather simplistic to believe such complex, mathematically precise network that spread over a vast area were designed as cattle road or for harvest transport. It makes no sense.
    As a scientist, I do not know whether Dr Tellinger's hypothesis is valid or not either since from the physical also quantum science points of speculation, there are no tangible evidences, "yet", to prove Dr Tellinger's hypothesis.
    It will remain "unclear" until further evidence shed light on this matter, hopefully in near future.

    Regards,
    Petra K Kashi, M.Sc., PhD

  • Reply to: Is this How Ancient Megalithic Structures Were Made? MIT Scientist Move 25-Ton Blocks by Hand!   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: John Sutton

    The Incas of 1500 years ago didn't put together interlocking stones 1500 years ago. The Denovisians were able to do this... If you look at structures near the Denovisian caves in Siberia, they are the same...and there is evidence they traveled to this part of the world. But thay was over 12000 years ago. If the Incas were capable of building these walls, they would have fared better against the Spanish.

  • Reply to: The Outstanding Story of Osiris: His Myth, Symbols, and Significance in Ancient Egypt   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Our Lady of Cop...

    Thnx

  • Reply to: Chaos and Cover-ups: What Evidence Exists of an Ancient Pole Shift?   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: WhiteSnake29

    David, 

    I understand but you must admit that the proposed equatorial line does pass over the Richat. I have no problem putting Atlantis in Bolivia or its nearabouts, I’m from Peru so I can enjoy it either way, but the details Plato spoke about as explained by the couple initially presenting this idea in Mauritania are quite compelling. 

  • Reply to: The Real Story of Medusa: Protective Powers from a Snake-Haired Gorgon   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: kjohnson

    You wouldn’t happen to recall the name of that article or the author would you? I would definately be interested in reading it

  • Reply to: Is this a 300 million-year-old screw or just a fossilized sea creature?   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: RCW

    I unearthed many of those when I was a kid playing around a exposed rock bank near where I lived. They look exactly like the picture. I don't know why but the rock material immediately around the so called screws are nearly always missing. The ones I found all have other aquatic fossils in the same layer, so it is not a great leap to figure out these are more than likely also fossils. My guess there is some deception as the remaining rock is out of focus to keep the viewer from spotting surrounding sea fossils which I can almost spot even out of focus.

  • Reply to: Is this a 300 million-year-old screw or just a fossilized sea creature?   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: cacarr

    It is without doubt a fossilized crinoid.

  • Reply to: Where are Ashkenazi Jews from? Their Origins May Surprise You   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: B. Anderson

    You are correct, David Charles. Arabs want to destroy any Jewish claim to Israel.

  • Reply to: Somalia: The Ancient Lost Kingdom of Punt is Finally Found?   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Randy Cole

    I agree with JB.

    This article isn't even about race. It's about an expedition in ancient times and what we might have learned from it. Take it for what it is.

  • Reply to: Representation of Sumerian Elites Detected in the Crespi Gold Tablets   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Rick James

    INCA is an anagram for CAIN

    The mark of CAIN
    Put the Last 2 letters of CAIN First and you get INCA

  • Reply to: Chaos and Cover-ups: What Evidence Exists of an Ancient Pole Shift?   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Nick Bikkal

    Id like to know what te author thinks about the possibility of Atlantis being whats now known as The Eye of Africa, or the Richat Structure. It seems very uncanny that the theory you present could include the possibility that the equator long ago passed though Atlantis, arguably a most important point in the ancient world.

  • Reply to: Are the Distinctive Kalash People of Pakistan Really Descendants of Alexander the Great’s Army?   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: geo_major

    " the Chitral District was a fully independent monarchy until 1885"
    "The ruling family of Chitral is the Kator dynasty, founded by Muhtaram Shah Kator (c. 1700-1720), which governed Chitral until 1969, when the government of Pakistan took over."
    "The ruling family of Chitral traces its descent from
    - the son of a Khorasan prince, Baba Ayub Mirza
    - Baba Ayub Mirza who was also a disciple of the saint Kamal Shah Shams ud-din Tabrizi.[6]
    - Ayub Mirza was the grandson of Shah Abu'l Ghazi Sultan Mirza Husayn Bayqarah,
    - Shah Abu'l Ghazi Sultan Mirza Husayn Bayqarah = the great grandson of Emperor Timurlane.
    Baba Ayub Mirza arrived in Chitral and married the daughter of the ruler Shah Raees, a supposed descendant of Alexander the Great. The grandson of this marriage founded the present Katoor dynasty. "
    "... Kalash religion is similar to the religion that was practiced by Rigvedic aryans. "
    "In the 1970s there were a number of forced conversions. However, during the last two decades, protection by the Pakistani government has seen the Kalash double in number.[19]"
    "A study by Hellenthal et al. (2014) on the DNA of the Kalash people showed evidence of input from modern day Germany and Austria between 990 and 210 BC, a period that overlaps with that of Alexander the Great."
    ...
    A decade ago, there were 15,000 non-Muslim ethnic Kalasha in the three valleys of Bumborate, Rumbur and Birir. Now there are just 4,000.
    One of the major reasons for the dwindling of this community is love.
    Young Kalash women fall for non-Kalash men.
    When the couple marries, the woman typically converts to Islam and adopts the non-Kalash culture.
    Huma Saeed, 16, a resident of Anizh, says that love is one of the main causes encouraging young Kalasha girls to say adieu to their families and the centuries-old Kalash religion.
    Two of her aunts became Muslim the same way.
    However, she still feels that there should be no restriction on women marrying whom they choose.
    The trend of entire families converting to Islam is more painful to the Kalasha than simply one or two people converting, even though conversions often tend to create rifts within families, especially if only one or two members have left the Kalash religion.
    Wazir said if a member of a Kalash family becomes Muslim, they have to leave their home because the differences between Islamic traditions and Kalash rituals makes it very difficult to live under one roof.
    Published in The Express Tribune, April 19th, 2011
    ----
    "The Taliban's 50-minute long video released on February 2 on their media wing's website opens with a scenic view of the mountainous valley that is popular among domestic tourists and famed for its annual polo festival.

    The narrator warns the Kalash, who are thought to number only 3,500, to convert to Islam or face death. “By the grace of Allah, an increasing number of people from the Kalash tribe are embracing Islam and we want to make it clear to the Kalash tribe that they will be eliminated along with their protectors, the Western agents if they don't embrace Islam,” he says.

    The video also accuses international NGOs of creating an “Israel” like state in Chitral by attempting to protect the Kalash culture and take people away from Islam, and vows to foil their plans.
    A charitable organisation headed by the Aga Khan, the Ismailis' spiritual leader and a globally renowned philanthropist, is singled out for condemnation."
    http://www.dawn.com/news/1086564
    Pakistani Taliban threaten Kalash tribe, Ismailis in Chitral
    AFP — Updated Feb 13, 2014 06:24pm

  • Reply to: Somalia: The Ancient Lost Kingdom of Punt is Finally Found?   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Debitor serf

    Egyptians today have more sub-Saharan dna than Egyptians during the dynasties. This was proven by DNA in studies that made the news in June 2017. Ancient Egyptians were Mesopotamians and Anatolian just like everyone else in that region during antiquity including Bronze Age Greeks. Charles Bowles’ nonsense has been laid to rest once and for all. I had a college professor who tried to teach this nonsense for an entire semester. I dropped the class.

  • Reply to: Liquid Blood Extracted from 42,000-Year-Old Extinct Horse Sparks Cloning Hopes   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Nanci

    That this little horse is so well preserved is marvelous and it should go to a museum. I don't believe in trying to bring back an extinct species. What business do we humans have in meddling in God's affairs. Not a good idea.It's all for exploitation anyhow so a group of scientists can say 'See what WE accomplished?'

  • Reply to: Ancient Death Pit of Sacrificed and Butchered Humans Found in England   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: David Murphy

    The original Brexit Party

  • Reply to: 4,000-Year-Old Lost Mesopotamian City Discovered in Iraq   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: barbieken

    cool

  • Reply to: Ancient Origins Censored: Skeletons, Mummies and Naked Neanderthals Deemed Too Shocking to Publish   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: DR ARCHIE HAMILTON

    Any time a company gets the size gu-gull they get dangerous. The key is to advertise for a lawyer to take them all the way to the supreme court. it will increase your traffick and make him famous.

  • Reply to: Notre Dame: How a Rebuilt Cathedral Could Be Just as Wonderful   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: George Metaxas

    Amber room was not restored, it was recreated based on photos. As about Notre Dame I think the restoration should be indistinguishabe from the original, because it is an old but not an ancient building. By contrast, full restoration of an ancient building like Parthenon in the Acropolis of Athens, is unthinkable.

  • Reply to: The End of the Huns: The Death of Attila and the Fall of the Hunnic Empire   5 years 2 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Koray Erkmen

    You obviously do not know where the name "Hungary" comes from by saying "All that remains of the Huns today ------". I suggest you to learn more about history of The Turks and then write articles about Turkish history (Huns wereTurks). They have continued to exist in Europe and Asia up to the present day.

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