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originally posted by: cavtrooper7
a reply to: punkinworks10
MINOANS again...were they in fact Atlaniteans?
originally posted by: Aliensun
a reply to: soberbacchus
What can we say? Amazing! I can only guess that it is the work of a laser.
More and more we discover in bits and pieces that ancient history was not as simple as classical anthropology would have us believe.
originally posted by: Kandinsky
a reply to: soberbacchus
What do you say? Would you prefer to have your best work survive the ages in anonymity or have your name survive and none of your works?
originally posted by: Skywatcher2011
Those must have been some sexy ass gladiators back then OWWWWWWW!!!!!!
originally posted by: soberbacchus
a reply to: tinner07
Yes Pretty Amazing
See here for more:
This 3,500-Year-Old Greek Tomb Upended What We Thought We Knew About the Roots of Western Civilization
The recent discovery of the grave of an ancient soldier is challenging accepted wisdom among archaeologists
www.smithsonianmag.com...
Here is the sword they also found among the Griffin Soldier's remains:
originally posted by: TheScale
ive always wondered if what we consider amazing hand crafted work by a master in ancient times was something much more common then we think back then. when u werent working to survive there wasnt a whole lot to do. if u wanted something u pretty much had to make it so i have a feeling that each person was rather skilled at hand crafts. i have a feeling if we pit these people from ages past against our masters of today they would make us look like amatuers
originally posted by: LoneCloudHopper2
It really makes you wonder what it would be like to live in that time. I have a feeling that if someone were to travel back in time to this period it would be rather bizarre to discover skills, arts and technologies that we never realized they might have.
What can we say? Amazing! I can only guess that it is the work of a laser.
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More and more we discover in bits and pieces that ancient history was not as simple as classical anthropology would have us believe.
originally posted by: intrptr
Sorry if anyone has suggested it already, my guess is the craftsman had a rudimentary magnifying glass, carved from a piece of clear crystal. After all he was a skilled artist, wasn't he?
originally posted by: soberbacchus
a reply to: tinner07
Yes Pretty Amazing
See here for more:
This 3,500-Year-Old Greek Tomb Upended What We Thought We Knew About the Roots of Western Civilization
The recent discovery of the grave of an ancient soldier is challenging accepted wisdom among archaeologists
www.smithsonianmag.com...
Here is the sword they also found among the Griffin Soldier's remains:
What a huge sword pommel, in relation to the length of the sword.
The article explained that there are no know magnifying tools from 3500 years ago or earlier that have been discovered.
I'd be apt to split the difference and assume there was magnifying tools/magnifying glasses then but they were likely exceedingly rare and guarded technology.
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: pikestaff
What a huge sword pommel, in relation to the length of the sword.
All the better to stove your helmet in.
I imagine they knew that armored adversaries were likely to ruin their bronze blades so used the pommel instead, whenever possible.