Ancient Civilizations Quiz for ATSers

reply to post by Hanslune


Ancient stone quarry on the Yangshan mountain, China.
It's one of the unfinished parts for the stele, ordered by the Yongle Emperor.

I had to look up these names/details.

This famous 'door' always intrigued me:

reply to post by Movhisattva


Very good!

reply to post by Movhisattva


The carving is at Haya Marca in Peru but I'm not sure if this rock niche has a more specific name

Where is this located?





In what location was this found and what is it?

reply to post by Hanslune


Indeed.

"Puerta de Hayu Marca" or Gate of the Gods/Spirits.
At the shore of Lake Titicaca.

reply to post by Movhisattva


Ah well I was close! I've only seen it in books, usually if I've seen something in person I remember the full name.

Thanks for the information!

Originally posted by Hanslune
Where is this located?

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In what location was this found and what is it?

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I'm stumped Hans,
The building looks familiar, but I can't place it.
And was the body buried in a larger ceramic vessel.

reply to post by Hanslune


The first one is Menkaure's Sarcophagus that was lost at sea on it's way to London, and only that drawing remains. It was found at the Pyramid of Menkaure on the Giza Plateau.

The second is a Neolithic Burial from Ban Non Wat in Thialand from around 2100 BC. It is a man inside a Mortuary Vessel.


Good post Hanslune. I didn't know of either of these, and had to do a little research.

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Here's the next one:

What are these ruins known as?

Congrats to all of you -- I'm seeing some amazing stuff that I've never heard of before!

reply to post by isyeye


That is in Polynesia, I'm almost certain.
Reading more.

reply to post by isyeye


Megalyths?

reply to post by isyeye


Well done Isyeye!

Another one (yes I haven't even looked at the polynesian ones yet)

reply to post by punkinworks10


You're on the right track. It's Micronesian.


reply to post by Hanslune


The answer to that one can be found in the thread below...

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Originally posted by isyeye
reply to post by Hanslune

 

The first one is Menkaure's Sarcophagus that was lost at sea on it's way to London, and only that drawing remains. It was found at the Pyramid of Menkaure on the Giza Plateau.

The second is a Neolithic Burial from Ban Non Wat in Thialand from around 2100 BC. It is a man inside a Mortuary Vessel.


Good post Hanslune.

I didn't know of either of these, and had to do a little research.

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Here's the next one:

What are these ruins known as?

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It's the house of taga on the island of tiniann

reply to post by punkinworks10


Good Job

I look forward to your next challenge.

reply to post by isyeye


Why is this hand axe significant and where was it found?


This is Dr Leakey looking at a find



Here


Where these were found and are quite controversial



So where is this second location and why is it controversial.

Originally posted by punkinworks10
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This is Dr Leakey looking at a find

Hey Punkin !

Sorry, can't help myself, but he looks like Leslie Nielsen.

reply to post by punkinworks10


It's Solutrean and it was found on the Eastern Coast of the United States. Meaning that Europeans had reach N.America much sooner than previously thought.

ETA: looking at the picture of the area, I'm guessing Chile and the artifacts are pre-clovis.

reply to post by kimish


Unfortunately it remains un-accepted by the consensus - at best it can be considered controversal, neither proven or completely rejected.

Meltzer is among those still skeptical of the Solutrean hypothesis, citing the scant evidence. “If Solutrean boat people washed up on our shores, they suffered cultural amnesia, genetic amnesia, dental amnesia, linguistic amnesia and skeletal amnesia. Basically, all of the signals are pointing to Asia” as the origin of the first Americans.

I believe the image being shown is not the cinmar blade that is something different. I believe it is a hand axe (its isn't a Soultrean blade),from Kathu Pan in the Northern Cape, SA dated back to 750,000 years

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Punkin well done on the pots!