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The Idol is the oldest wooden statue in the world, estimated as having been constructed approximately 9,500 years ago, and preserved as if in a time capsule in a peat bog on the western fringe of Siberian. Expert Svetlana Savchenko, chief keeper of Shigir Idol, believes that the structure's faces carry encoded information from ancient man in the Mesolithic era of the Stone Age concerning their understanding of 'the creation of the world'. German scientists are now close to a precise dating - within five decades - of the remarkable artifact, which is a stunning example of ancient man's creativity. The results are likely to be known in late February or early March, The Siberian Times can reveal. Now the question is turning among academics to a better understanding of the symbols and pictograms on this majestic larch Idol, one of Russia's great treasures, which is now on display a special glass sarcophagus at its permanent home, Yekaterinburg History Museum, where Savchenko is senior researcher.
originally posted by: hounddoghowlie
a reply to: zosimov
this must be some of that fake news going around.
originally posted by: Aliensun
a reply to: zosimov
The details suggest that the column will tell us about the creation of the world and humanity. That is a bit of a stretch, however. But will tell us about beliefs at that time, and what sort of implements they used to carve it and their understanding of geometric design. What else can be determined may be shocking, hoax or the real thing.
a healthy dose of scepticism is good
originally posted by: CB328
a healthy dose of scepticism is good
Why are you all so skepitcal of scientists and reporters, but you unquestioningly believe all the scam artists in business, politics and religion?
And you wonder why people think Americans are crazy and stupid?
skeptic (n.) Look up skeptic at Dictionary.com also sceptic, 1580s, "member of an ancient Greek school that doubted the possibility of real knowledge," from Middle French sceptique and directly from Latin scepticus "the sect of the Skeptics," from Greek skeptikos (plural Skeptikoi "the Skeptics, followers of Pyrrho"), noun use of adjective meaning "inquiring, reflective" (the name taken by the disciples of the Greek philosopher Pyrrho, who lived c. 360-c. 270 B.C.E.), related to skeptesthai "to reflect, look, view" (see scope (n.1)). Skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has found. [Miguel de Unamuno, "Essays and Soliloquies," 1924] The extended sense of "one with a doubting attitude" first recorded 1610s. The sk- spelling is an early 17c. Greek revival and is preferred in U.S. As a verb, scepticize (1690s) failed to catch on.
originally posted by: CB328
a healthy dose of scepticism is good
Why are you all so skepitcal of scientists and reporters, but you unquestioningly believe all the scam artists in business, politics and religion?
And you wonder why people think Americans are crazy and stupid?
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
A possible attempt of Ukraine trying to boost their tourism maybe . You would think that carbon dating might be do-able and the cost shouldn't be that costly .Its probably just a old totem pole .
originally posted by: dreamingawake
S&F nice find.
An old "totem" pole is a great discovery to share what is lost of the ancient hedonistic culture aspects of the area.
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
A possible attempt of Ukraine trying to boost their tourism maybe . You would think that carbon dating might be do-able and the cost shouldn't be that costly .Its probably just a old totem pole .
Doubtful as to tourism as the country has been and still escalating in being torn apart.