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Bye, in Egypt pyramid renovation sparks debate

This is dumb, the tower of Pisa WAS straightened.

acockworkorange,

To prevent it from falling. It’s still leaning. And its exterior is the same as before.

Unless there’s a risk to the pyramid, like erosion from the lack of granite cladding, I don’t see why you’d change it.

Bye,

Yes and they should have fixed it all the way in my opinion, but that would have been bad for tourism.

The granite was looted thousands of years ago, so the pyramid is long overdue for some maintenance.

I know archaeologists debate this, since many say that the pyramids have been known as ruins since antiquity, but it’s kind of weird to say “well it’s been that way forever and people like it, so let’s leave it”.

We have a very good understanding of how they were originally, and they would still be amazing if fixed. Just doing one of the smaller pyramids is a great way to dip our toes into restoration.

Like if you had an old rusty classic car in your front yard, and you and your neighbors thought it was cool looking to have it there. But if it were restored, people could really see its beauty, and it would last longer. Both are valid things to do; I just happen to think that the restored car is better.

intensely_human,

well it’s been that way forever and people like it, so let’s leave it”.

It’s not that weird. If you can have a state of affairs people like with zero effort, in a sense you’ve tapped into infinite utility.

SteefLem, in I Watched Ancient Apocalypse So You Don't Have To (Part 1)
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Yeah those utube videos are longer then the actuall doc… ill watch the docu

infeeeee,

The actual “doc” is a pseudo archeologist bullshitting, so it’s not the same.

My dirty pleasure was watching Ancient Aliens for some time. I always paused the show when they started to speak about a new topic, read the actual facts on wikipedia, than laughed through the episode. In this kind of shows they mix facts with legends and theorems and straight up bullshit, and don’t tell you what is what. So no, it’s absolutely not the same.

SteefLem,
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I liked (not anymore) ancient aliens. If you watch it as entertainment not as fact. I see it still runs new seasons must be kinda on repeat by now.

And part 1 is 54min of this “i watched it…”. Part 1. No thanks.

harry_balzac,

The YT is factual and informative while the “documentary” is basically QArchaeology

SteefLem,
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I know

Taniwha420, (edited ) in Excavated dolmen in Sweden one of the oldest in Scandinavia

Funnel beaker culture then? The dolman points to that as well as the date, I think.

I don’t know though. I just like prehistory.

EDIT: No mention of grave goods, though the article mentions that the dolman is not typical of the passage graves found around 200 years later.

I find this region fascinating because it lies on the outskirts of the Neolithic farmer expansion (and other explanations from the East), so the arising culture seems to be more of a conversation between new cultures and preexisting cultures.

The megalithic neolithic Atlantic culture that seems to stretch from Portugal to Scandinavia is fascinating too.

Zombiepirate,
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Got any good book recommendations to learn more?

DigitalTraveler42, in Stunning jade mask found inside the tomb of a mysterious Maya king

Don’t put it on!

Dremor, (edited )
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Why not? It looks sssssmokin’!

DigitalTraveler42,

Sad Jojo noises

Dremor,
@Dremor@lemmy.world avatar

I had to choose one reference, and I’m no Jojo expert. 😆

DigitalTraveler42,

Well The Mask is the fun Norse God version, Jojo is the semi-scary ridiculously powerful vampire version, either was the right answer, lol.

JoMomma, (edited ) in A Massive Tsunami Could Have Wiped Out Populations in Stone Age Britain

Maybe the source of so many flood related mythos

Gloria,
Gamoc, in Huge ancient city found in the Amazon

Headline: “huge ancient city”

Article: “mounds”

Microw,

?

Thats what happens to a city taken back by nature and lying undisturbed for 500+ years… there is a reason why the only preserved Roman ruin cities are in the Sahara or next to the Mount Vesuvius

Agent641,

Jungle is the absolute worst place for preserving an ancient city.

Gamoc,

Yeah it’s not really their fault I guess, “huge ancient city” just conjured images of ruined buildings and stuff, that’s all. Made me laugh

Anticorp,

They’re there, under 500 years worth of dirt.

Lophostemon, in Their Civilization—Whose Archaeology?

The issue is the fragility of religious nation-states vs their ancient artefacts. If (say) the UK is happy to protect ancient artefacts against insane religious zealots of X country against destruction of XYZ, the I’m 100% behind the UK.

Tatar_Nobility,

I am sure the United Kingdom, among others, may indeed be happy to steal other cultures’ artefacts, in deviation of international treaties.

Kolanaki, in Huge ancient city found in the Amazon
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I know those fulfilment centers are big, but I wouldn’t expect them to be so big you could lose an entire ancient city in one. 🤔

thefartographer,

This is prime humor

acockworkorange, in Medieval belt buckle of 'dragon' eating frog discovered in Czech Republic may be from unknown pagan cult

How does a buckle like that work? What part buckles the belt in place?

TheOakTree,

The holes at the bottom were probably tacked into a strip of leather and secured, and I’d imagine there’s some sort of stud or hook on the backside of the buckle.

Catoblepas, in Medieval belt buckle of 'dragon' eating frog discovered in Czech Republic may be from unknown pagan cult

They say devouring a frog, I say biting a dude’s nuts off.

For real though, what a neat buckle. Since they think it was related to an unknown pagan cult, I wonder what the purpose of wearing the symbol on the belt was? For others to see you were part of the cult (assuming it was worn visibly)?

GlitchyDigiBun,
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Could it not just be a war trophy? The frog representing some “barbaric hoard” that the great dragon king put down? What is it that makes it pagan besides the lack of a cross?

DuckBilledMongoose, in Giant naked hill figure revealed as Hercules—and he aided medieval armies

I can’t go to battle without an erection

doppelgangmember,

Hmm… not big enough.

Redo it

ekZepp, (edited )
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Battle Wood

Tugboater203, in Giant naked hill figure revealed as Hercules—and he aided medieval armies
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He....uh.... looks happy to see us

intensely_human,

His nipples look confused

I_am_10_squirrels,

Heracles is the best hero. He’s out standing in his field.

I_Has_A_Hat, in Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. What if this was not accidental?

No God damn way is it an intentional body mod. If it were, the pinky would not be the digit chosen.

Grip strength.

If you lose your pinky, you lose almost half your fucking grip strength. And as something like grip strength is pretty fucking important for a hunter-gatherer society, I’d be shocked if they were just lobbing off pinkies for the hell of it.

Xatolos,
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All the images in the article are showing that the hand with missing fingers is the left hand. Most people are right handed, so missing a left finger for most people wouldn’t hurt the grip strength of a one handed weapon/tool much in the main (right) hand. You could attach something like a shield strapped to your left arm and wouldn’t notice the issue for hunter gathering then. (Shields aren’t just for defense against claws, they can also be a bashing tool.)

Now, I doubt they were cutting off a pinky finger because they were bored on a Saturday night, but there could have been religious/group beliefs involved. Body modification has been around for a very long time, from as simple of scarification, to tattoos and piercings, to removal of body parts (circumcision), so it isn’t out of the realm of possibilities.

MaxVoltage, (edited )
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Archers do this intentionally for skill bonus

This was not religious. It was cool hunter things

vivadanang,

Archers do this intentionally for skill bonus

can you explain or link to some kind of attribution for this assessment? I don’t know enough about archery to understand how it would help.

PrinceWith999Enemies,

I think the civilizations they’re looking at were about 20k years before shields started being used.

Kolanaki, in Neanderthals lived in groups big enough to eat giant elephants
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We now live in such large groups, a single giant elephant wouldn’t be enough.

Kbobabob,

I live in a group of two. I’m not responsible for anyone else.

BradleyUffner, in Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. What if this was not accidental?

Or we’ve evolved another finger since then! 😁

cholesterol,

Fossil record says no

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