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It seems that the ancient Thrace might be among the oldest civilization known to humanity and the current view that the cradle of modern civilization is in mode
by hristov 10y ago
It seems that the ancient Thrace might be among the oldest civilization known to humanity and the current view that the cradle of modern civilization is in modern day Iraq may not be entirely correct. It should be noted that in addition to gold work and ancient art, the oldest writing in the world has also been found in this area and it is also from Thracian origin.
I hope these finds result in further study of the ancient Thracian civilization.
When the ancient Greeks came to Europe from Egypt, they found the Thrace already there. They considered the Thrace to be barbarians, as one always finds a foreigner to be a barbarian. The Greeks tried to destroy and infiltrate Thracian culture by adopting their Gods and myths and modifying them to fit within the Greek mythology. This is completely normal and happened a lot in those times.
But modern scientists and archaeologists do not have to follow this.
It is absolutely wrong to believe that all civilization came from mesopotamia to ancient egypt and then went through ancient greece and rome. These are just the guys that won a lot of the wars.
If we look around we can find that there are a lot of interesting cultures and civilizations that have had an effect on the modern world and modern Europe aside from the accepted classics.
- steve19 10y ago"When the ancient Greeks came to Europe from Egypt" As far as I know that is a fringe theory. The very early ancient Greek Minoan civilization [0] were locals. They traded with Egypt, and imported culture, which gave rise to the idea they were Egyptians, but DNA confirms they were European. [1] Culture also seems to have gone the other way as well. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization [1] http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22527821 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22527821
- z2210558 10y ago> When the ancient Greeks came to Europe from Egypt What do you mean by this? My understanding is that the Greeks (along with all Indoeuropeans) originated north of the Black Sea?
- sbmassey 10y agoAny links on the oldest writing in the world being found in Thrace claim? It seems pretty unlikely as, to my knowledge, the Thracians of classical Greek times were completely illiterate.
- ranit 10y agoThere is a claim that Gradeshnitsa tablets are deciphered, but it is highly disputed as being scientific. See the references in this short wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradeshnitsa_tablets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradeshnitsa_tablets
- sandworm101 10y agoThe "oldest" and "the cradle of modern civilization" could be two different things. Perhaps the oldest failed, or at least did not influence that in mesopotamia. It would still be first, but also not be the cradle of the modern. I find it very possible that "civilization" rose and fell throughout the old world many times only to be forgotten. It wasn't easy.