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  • Reply to: Prehistoric Lines Across Malta Defy Explanation: The Cart Ruts of Misrah Ghar il-Kbir   2 months 3 weeks ago
    Comment Author: George Metaxas

    Perhaps these ruts are cut to act as guides to sledges to move stones for monuments. So the bottom was smoothed and leveled and grease could be used to facilitate sliding. Geological turmoil may produce some irrational curt courses. The width implies that two cattles were used to pull and stones could have been used to cover the old ruts at crossings to facilitate cattle movement.

  • Reply to: Ten Mysterious Rock Art Examples from the Ancient World   2 months 3 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Bgilroy

    Mark you are trying to understand the deep past by using a modern frame of reference.
    That is just as ludicrous. People from deep antiquities' main concern was survial. There was not an abundant supply of materials for making art available. Any resource that were used, to make pigments and tools for artistic purposes, including time, was less resources available for survival. Most if not all ancient rock art were used to convey information to others who came upon them, so they needed to be understood by others who may not be from the same culture. That is why you see many of the same or similar symbols across the world. It is due to their frame of refetence that these symbols conveyed a common theme or message. If rock art was left somewhere it was for a very important reason because of the limited resources being diverted away from survival. There was no such thing as artist as a social role or job back then. There were people that can draw, just like today, but there function wasn't just to create art.
    If you have ever tried to live off the land, you will understand that creating art is the last thing on your mind because there are so many basic needs that need to satisfied first or else you risk your own survivial.

  • Reply to: Living Close To The Bone – A Day In The Life Of A Hunter-Gatherer   2 months 3 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Morgain

    I take issue with the statement that hunter-gatherer days were all the same. Studies of the lifestyle show hunting means a burst of activity, then high protein feeding followed by laziness, prep pf tools and supplies, cycle repeat.

    Secondly the article presentation strongly implies hunting was done by males. Note the picture (probably not chosen by author) but the author uses the misleading ‘homo erectus, upright man’which should read ‘upright human’.

    Thirdly the bulk of food in the hunter gather life is vegetable, nuts etc gathering. Some small game. Larger kills were/ are not constantly pursued – too exhausting and only 50% success rate anyway. So high protein bulk meals were/ are special occasions interspersed with everyday gathering, proto gardening (monitoring, some aid to good patches of veg/ fruit supplies, hence digging sticks).

  • Reply to: Discovery of 5,000-year-old Hieroglyphs Change the Story of a Queen, a Pharaoh, and an Ancient City   2 months 3 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Nicko4404

    Couldn't help noticing that hieroglyphic symbol, (no catouche?) for Queen Neith-Hotep resembles an ancient surveying tool. Two horizontal bars at right angles on a vertical rod! Probs a bit of a stretch, but still...

  • Reply to: Charlemagne: How He Changed History Forever (Video)   2 months 3 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Archaeologist

    I’m a descendent of Charlemagne.  It’s quite amazing to know this.

  • Reply to: Face of the Only Victim of Roman Crucifixion Found in Britain is Revealed   2 months 3 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Cataibh

    An article about crucifixion without a single mention of the famous crucifixion of all.

    The Devil would be most pleased.

  • Reply to: Charlemagne: How He Changed History Forever (Video)   2 months 3 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Cataibh

    Charles is an imposing figure in history. Yet, was he that great? Were other Christians he persecuted that heretical? Was he, himself, even that Christian?

    We have a one-sided ledger. It is written by the winners, such as Pope Leo III. The vanquished tell us nothing. Any lies about them must remain unchallenged.

    We are expected to believe what we're told. However, given who happily stands behind what we're told, such as the Vatican, that would seem to be potential folly.

    To put it bluntly, was Charles closer to Satan than to God?

  • Reply to: Vast, 4,000-Year-Old Oasis Fortification Discovered in North Arabia   2 months 4 weeks ago
    Comment Author: Kamlah

    Keeping the livestock in and out.

     

  • Reply to: Why Are Mysterious Handbags Prevalent in Ancient Carvings Worldwide?   3 months 2 hours ago
    Comment Author: Kamlah

    Thank you!  I’m a farm person myself, along with being an amateure  historian, the more ancient the history the better.  The first time I saw something about the “mysterious handbags” I enlarged the image and thoughtt BUCKET.   Humans figured out basic animal husbandry first, then horticulture. In the beginning, you move the animals to water . You have to move the water  to the plants. Once  how to make buckets as an alternative to unsealed baskets or crockery was figured out, not only could water be taken to crops, but hundreds of other things could be transported easily.  Modern humans think of buckets as being made of hard, “workable” substances like metals (and now plastics). But buckets have also been made from wood  & bark, other plant parts & leather. One of thejokes about paleontology is “if you have no idea what the object was for, it must be of religious significance”.  This is a case in point, even tho having important beings ( religious or not), carrying buckets makes perfect sense.  During the invention of agriculture, the ability to grow plants where you wanted them was impressive – had to have been the sort of thing that the ‘immaterial’ world was responsible for & protective of. The occurance of the buckets in association with representations of useful plants would be consistent with this.

  • Reply to: Beyond Reality: 5 Common Themes in World Mythologies   3 months 1 day ago
    Comment Author: Cataibh

    Uluru wasn't particularly sacred. It has been granted sacred status by a disingenuous media and activist lobbying, such that the historical truth as it used to be is no longer recognised.

    The same applies to religious truth. There is a concerted effort to tear down Christianity, from without and within, and to raise up the false to equal status.

  • Reply to: Melting Stone With Plants: Was the Mythical 'Green Chisel' A Real Ancient Tool?   3 months 3 days ago
    Comment Author: chann

    Is there a link to be able to find the 40+ plants that naturally contain HF? I'm trying to identify any that might be in my area of North America so I can experiment with them.

  • Reply to: Ancient DNA Reveals Reason for High Multiple Sclerosis Rates in Europe   3 months 4 days ago
    Comment Author: Cataibh

    "This means we can now understand and seek to treat MS for what it actually is: the result of a genetic adaptation to certain environmental conditions that occurred back in our prehistory."

    The link between vaccination and diseases like MS will never be studied. Sure, genetics are important in MS. Uncoincidentally, genetics are the keys to bioweapon development.

    Whomsoever thinks bioweapons are outlawed and, therefore, don't exist is perfect fodder for them.

  • Reply to: Unearthing the Lost City Built By Prisoners Of The Famous Trojan War   3 months 4 days ago
    Comment Author: Nicko4404

    Serapis is more accurately described as a Greek- Egyptian god, closely associated with the Ptomelaic dynasty in Egypt. This indicates that the wearer probably either spent time in Egypt, post 330bc, or had trading connections with Egypt.

  • Reply to: The Riddle of the Rock Piles—Effigies and Enigmas: A Southeastern Mystery Story – Part I   3 months 4 days ago
    Comment Author: jim willis

    Hawkstone – I wish I could go exploring with you, but I’m afraid age and physical limitations have caught up with me. You can email me through the contact page of my website at www.jimwillis.net. I’d love to hear from you! Jim 

  • Reply to: The Riddle of the Rock Piles—Effigies and Enigmas: A Southeastern Mystery Story – Part I   3 months 5 days ago
    Comment Author: Hawkstone

    I'm glad I found this article. I actually live in South Carolina. I have found stone piles in North Carolina and South Carolina. As a matter fact, not far from where I live, I have found much more than that. I found what appears to be the remnants of an ancient settlement, Complete with a stone quarry, pieces of broken pottery, eroding out of the hillside, what looks like a terra formed hill, which was used as a settlement above the river floodplain, modified trees that acted as "road signs "to mark trails in the area and indicate direction, evidence of mineral extraction and processing, a magnificent fish or across a fork of the river, and most importantly, a ceremonial site, where some boulders were strategically, arranged and shaped and marked to indicate and record the direction of the setting of the sun during winter solstice. You can't top that. I have run into some resistance from local and state archaeologists, which is an absolute shame, but frankly not that surprising. not sure if it's jealousy or exactly exactly what the problem is but doors have been shut. Ironically, only a few miles north, and south in both directions excavations and discoveries have been made. The most interesting thing to me more recently is the discovery of the solstice site.  There is a boulder that is part of the assembly, which has what looks like pieces of white quartz embedded in the boulder. I've always thought crystals were a bit of a mystery, and with all the recent evidence and discoveries being made by both scientists and amateurs, such as myself is getting more interesting.  Too bad I can't find out where the guy who wrote this article is located because it would be great going out and exploring with other like-minded people. 

  • Reply to: The Kolbrin   3 months 1 week ago
    Comment Author: Chitra150

    The Kolbrin stands as a captivating testament to ancient wisdom, offering readers a unique glimpse into the mysteries of the past. This ancient book, composed of two distinct sections – the Egyptian and Celtic Books of Wisdom – provides a fascinating journey through time, transcending geographical boundaries to weave a tapestry of ancient knowledge.

    https://www.ancient-origins.net/forum/kolbrin-002156gcp

  • Reply to: Which Culture Sparks Your Curiosity?   3 months 1 week ago
    Comment Author: Chitra150

    It’s really amazing.

  • Reply to: Pagan Temple Shifts Rome's Narrative of Rapid Conversion to Christianity   3 months 1 week ago
    Comment Author: Cataibh

    Constantine's conversion courts considerable questions.

  • Reply to: When Did Humans Stop Being Naked? (Video)   3 months 1 week ago
    Comment Author: riparianfrstlvr

    i know the exact day we started wearing clothes. the day we climbed down out of the trees, stopped fling feces at each other, and started throwing spears. the first man or woman that ran from a spear, through a wild rose bush or equivalent. nads or snatch...ouch!

  • Reply to: Who wrote the Bible?   3 months 1 week ago
    Comment Author: Bgilroy

    Overwhelming you say? Can you share any evidence? Backed by fact? Any at all??
    I think we found our Jr. high school student.

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