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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.
The grave is located at the southwest end of the Peloponnese peninsula at Pylos, a place mentioned by Homer in the Odyssey as the site of King Nestor’s palace with its “lofty halls.” Excavations before and after World War II revealed remnants of a large Mycenaean palace dating to about 1300 B.C., as well as hundreds of clay tablets written in the Linear B script developed on Crete, an island about 100 miles offshore. Those texts led to the translation of Linear B, and confirmed the identity of Pylos.
originally posted by: Kandinsky
a reply to: soberbacchus
It could be an oversight of the U of Cincinnati and everyone's run with the contextless image.
On the other hand, NatGeo and Smithsonian are running articles which lends a lot of credence to the reports and supports the claim that this thing is small and detailed.
If it's 100% genuine, it's another confirmation that many of the best artists die without leaving their name behind.
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?
ve 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.
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.
originally posted by: bigyin
Fascinating.
Maybe just me but the warrior on the right looks like he has a face/head similar to something from a 'terminator' movie. Doesn't look human looks more mechanical. And his shield looks kind of weird as well.