I watched the program and while it was very interesting, at times it went over the top with hype and a frequently hysterical presentation. Let's get back to actual archaeology and not "reality" archaeology.
A "floating island" could either be a case of a mirage (Fata Morgana) where from a distance it seems that the island is actually "hovering", or an excuse for bad navigation. It is not strange that at least in Greek mythology, floating islands were rather small islands.
Very interesting! Also I read here https://www.gidposlovenii.com/2018/11/30/zamok-na-skale/, that Erasmus Lueger was popularly and called the “noble bandit”, the Slovenian Robin Hood. Because he attacked the imperial trade caravans going from Vienna to Trieste, and distributed the loot to ordinary people from the surrounding villages and the Vipava Valley.
Who needs these "gods"? The ONLY things they have to offer us humans, are suffering, guilt, hate, and an impossible ordeal that is put upon us to achieve "salvation". Who are these "gods" to impose "their will" upon us mear mortals? And then we are supposed to think of "god" as the epitome of "love". Give me a fu*king break.
If this "god" (the Egyptian god or any other god) is so wonderful, then why did "he/she/it" make life so difficult for us and full of pitfalls that are equated as "sin"? Why can't "god" just forgive well-meaning individuals without having to go through all these tedious rituals?
The 42 Negative Confessions of Matt is a noble quest and is a more clearly defined construct than the so-called Ten Commandments - which are on several occasions repetitive. Further, the god that gave "his/her/its" law to the Hebrews in the "Wilderness" was a primitive god who gave it to a primitive people - essentially slaves. So, was it any wonder that as soon as they could the Hebrews turned to another god (the Golden Calf) and were having a "good time" when Moses came down off the mountain and "crashed their party"? Oh well.
Given the "nature" of these "gods", is it any wonder that war, strife, greed, jealousy, and suspicion are "the rule of the day"?
Creation reflects the nature of the "god" that created the material world. We humans are a product of our environment. So, why does "god" condemn his/her/its creation. If he/she/it doesn't like us the way we are, then he/she/it should change our nature. What say ye?
Whoever wrote this article, did very little research. The dukduk society is alive and well and practiced for our people (my people -Gunantunan Society). If you're going to write an article, get your facts right. The initial initiation of young boys into the society and further initiation ceremonies when they come of age is an annual ritual which this article doesn't explore. To say that it's mainly for tourists is misleading and insulting.
I’ve heard that in some parts of rural China and India there are some villages where there are no females for the young men to marry due to the abortion of female children
Here's a new pyramid building idea that hasn't been considered yet:
1. Use graphite to facilitate sliding the blocks.
2. Install the first course of blocks (no ramp is needed).
3. Build temporary sandbag or other material platforms, next to the outside of two opposing diagonal corners of the pyramid, level with the top of the blocks and fill with loose sand.
4. Build temporary sandbag ramps, filled with loose sand, along the sides of the pyramid to the previously built sandbag platforms.
5. Repeat the technique for each block course.
6. Disassemble the sandbags while finishing the pyramid from top to bottom
This gives building ramps on four sides of the pyramid.
Here's a clarification of the idea:
I've read that each side of the pyramid base is about 756 feet. If the first course of blocks are 10 feet high, you could use about a 700 foot ramp for an upward slope. This is used to build the second course and as a staging area to build the slope up to the third course. You alternate the opposing diagonal corner platforms on each course up. Basically it's a modified zigzag ramp on four sides of the pyramid. Use a carpet to drag the blocks up the slope. Use wet sand, wood or bamboo on the sandbags. Build the pyramid from the center outwards. These are short ramps up parallel to the four sides of the pyramid. The length of the ramps depends upon the maximum permissible steepness of the ramp, which can be variable at each course. The maximum course ramp length is about 700 feet. Use animals to help with the pulling.
Rachael Weisz played Hypatia in Agora. It was a limited release in 2009 I now understand why. Seems to have been historically accurate other than Weisz being much younger.
I assume that when the article states that corn was found in his stomach, this the old use of the word as a synonym for grain, and not describing the maize plant indigenous to the Americas being found in an Iron Age European stomach. Otherwise this would be an even more interesting find.
I’m not sure in this case that “posession is 9/ tenths of the law”. Public admission that the artifacts were “looted and stolen” regardless of the reason seems to me justification to return these things to their rightful owners. Why are things like this regarded as ‘spoils of war’ anyhow? I suspect that a lot of them were kept by individuals and can probably never be recovered, OR, maybe sold to the museums, who now have money invested and now consider that they own them. A prickly thicket, eh??
Amazing what can be learned or inferred from such a small piece of of some former living things. Makes one wonder how much was missed in the past because the artifact or remains were too little to identify accurately. Kudos for the folks that spent what must have been countless hours in study and analysis to come up with this info.
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I watched the program and while it was very interesting, at times it went over the top with hype and a frequently hysterical presentation. Let's get back to actual archaeology and not "reality" archaeology.
A "floating island" could either be a case of a mirage (Fata Morgana) where from a distance it seems that the island is actually "hovering", or an excuse for bad navigation. It is not strange that at least in Greek mythology, floating islands were rather small islands.
“Jair-Re”
Brilliant! :D
Very interesting! Also I read here https://www.gidposlovenii.com/2018/11/30/zamok-na-skale/, that Erasmus Lueger was popularly and called the “noble bandit”, the Slovenian Robin Hood. Because he attacked the imperial trade caravans going from Vienna to Trieste, and distributed the loot to ordinary people from the surrounding villages and the Vipava Valley.
Who needs these "gods"? The ONLY things they have to offer us humans, are suffering, guilt, hate, and an impossible ordeal that is put upon us to achieve "salvation". Who are these "gods" to impose "their will" upon us mear mortals? And then we are supposed to think of "god" as the epitome of "love". Give me a fu*king break.
If this "god" (the Egyptian god or any other god) is so wonderful, then why did "he/she/it" make life so difficult for us and full of pitfalls that are equated as "sin"? Why can't "god" just forgive well-meaning individuals without having to go through all these tedious rituals?
The 42 Negative Confessions of Matt is a noble quest and is a more clearly defined construct than the so-called Ten Commandments - which are on several occasions repetitive. Further, the god that gave "his/her/its" law to the Hebrews in the "Wilderness" was a primitive god who gave it to a primitive people - essentially slaves. So, was it any wonder that as soon as they could the Hebrews turned to another god (the Golden Calf) and were having a "good time" when Moses came down off the mountain and "crashed their party"? Oh well.
Given the "nature" of these "gods", is it any wonder that war, strife, greed, jealousy, and suspicion are "the rule of the day"?
Creation reflects the nature of the "god" that created the material world. We humans are a product of our environment. So, why does "god" condemn his/her/its creation. If he/she/it doesn't like us the way we are, then he/she/it should change our nature. What say ye?
Whoever wrote this article, did very little research. The dukduk society is alive and well and practiced for our people (my people -Gunantunan Society). If you're going to write an article, get your facts right. The initial initiation of young boys into the society and further initiation ceremonies when they come of age is an annual ritual which this article doesn't explore. To say that it's mainly for tourists is misleading and insulting.
This would be great news, if I thought you were real.
Fuck Off,
A circle resembles a circle. And both circles came from within football pitch of the same ancient wreck......
........ What are the odds.. ?
I’ve heard that in some parts of rural China and India there are some villages where there are no females for the young men to marry due to the abortion of female children
This.
His self-entitlement is beyond staggering. He got exactly what he deserved.
Physical immortality is way overrated.
I wonder if this practice helped to spread disease.
Here's a new pyramid building idea that hasn't been considered yet:
1. Use graphite to facilitate sliding the blocks.
2. Install the first course of blocks (no ramp is needed).
3. Build temporary sandbag or other material platforms, next to the outside of two opposing diagonal corners of the pyramid, level with the top of the blocks and fill with loose sand.
4. Build temporary sandbag ramps, filled with loose sand, along the sides of the pyramid to the previously built sandbag platforms.
5. Repeat the technique for each block course.
6. Disassemble the sandbags while finishing the pyramid from top to bottom
This gives building ramps on four sides of the pyramid.
Here's a clarification of the idea:
I've read that each side of the pyramid base is about 756 feet. If the first course of blocks are 10 feet high, you could use about a 700 foot ramp for an upward slope. This is used to build the second course and as a staging area to build the slope up to the third course. You alternate the opposing diagonal corner platforms on each course up. Basically it's a modified zigzag ramp on four sides of the pyramid. Use a carpet to drag the blocks up the slope. Use wet sand, wood or bamboo on the sandbags. Build the pyramid from the center outwards. These are short ramps up parallel to the four sides of the pyramid. The length of the ramps depends upon the maximum permissible steepness of the ramp, which can be variable at each course. The maximum course ramp length is about 700 feet. Use animals to help with the pulling.
https://classroom.synonym.com/animal-used-heavy-labor-ancient-egypt-1400...
Great read.
Rachael Weisz played Hypatia in Agora. It was a limited release in 2009 I now understand why. Seems to have been historically accurate other than Weisz being much younger.
My opinion it is worth the time spent watching.
I assume that when the article states that corn was found in his stomach, this the old use of the word as a synonym for grain, and not describing the maize plant indigenous to the Americas being found in an Iron Age European stomach. Otherwise this would be an even more interesting find.
I’m not sure in this case that “posession is 9/ tenths of the law”. Public admission that the artifacts were “looted and stolen” regardless of the reason seems to me justification to return these things to their rightful owners. Why are things like this regarded as ‘spoils of war’ anyhow? I suspect that a lot of them were kept by individuals and can probably never be recovered, OR, maybe sold to the museums, who now have money invested and now consider that they own them. A prickly thicket, eh??
Amazing what can be learned or inferred from such a small piece of of some former living things. Makes one wonder how much was missed in the past because the artifact or remains were too little to identify accurately. Kudos for the folks that spent what must have been countless hours in study and analysis to come up with this info.
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