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Two years ago, my wife and I visited the Israel Museum in Tel Aviv. We were on our way out when I saw a door that branched to a room of "deep antiquities", or w

Two years ago, my wife and I visited the Israel Museum in Tel Aviv. We were on our way out when I saw a door that branched to a room of "deep antiquities", or words to that effect. One of the exhibits consisted of three gold bracelets - beautiful, modern designs that would have looked at home in a window at Tiffany's. They had been excavated from strata with charcoal that dated at ~6,000 - 5,000 BC. That single exhibit imbued in me a feeling of connection to our human past as much as has a lifetime of interest in history.

lumberingjack 6y ago
I'm native American, visiting Sequoia national Park being among the ancient forests I literally start to hear the songs and the war drums of my people. One of the most amazing experiences of my life I always thought Richard fineman was crazy for beating a bongo drum. But he was on to something.
- MisterTea 6y ago
  > One of the most amazing experiences of my life I always thought Richard fineman was crazy for beating a bongo drum. But he was on to something. Not crazy at all. Dancing, singing, music is part of just about every human culture. I'd even say dancing is a sort of fun communal therapy. Which makes total sense why its part of ceremony. Note, Many people such as myself claim they don't dance. But secretly I "dance" (thrash about incoherently) around the when the music is going and no one is looking.
  - chris_st 6y ago
    > Dancing, singing, music is part of just about every human culture. Are there any cultures WITHOUT dancing, singing, music? I'd find that astounding! > But secretly I "dance" (thrash about incoherently) around Ah, one of my people :-)
  - thrav 6y ago
    This is the magic of dark European clubs that ban phones and are designed around hiding the identities of their inhabitants, versus bright American clubs designed to see and be seen. Thrashing about incoherently is just a sign that you’ve lost yourself in the music, and is exactly what you’re going for. Berghain is a meme at this point, but fuck, I’ve never experienced anything like the communal trance that happens in there.
grawprog 6y ago
I had a similar experience at an Egyptian exhibit at the museum in Victoria. They had statues and stonework dating from the 2000's BC. At the time i was doing stonework, polishing and cutting granite and marble and stuff. The polish and cuts on the statues were as good if not better than some of the stuff we produced with machines and power tools, and it gave me this sense of awe and made me realize people had been doing the same thing i spent every day doing for thousands and thousands of years.

lumberingjack 6y ago

I'm native American, visiting Sequoia national Park being among the ancient forests I literally start to hear the songs and the war drums of my people. One of the most amazing experiences of my life I always thought Richard fineman was crazy for beating a bongo drum. But he was on to something.

MisterTea 6y ago
> One of the most amazing experiences of my life I always thought Richard fineman was crazy for beating a bongo drum. But he was on to something. Not crazy at all. Dancing, singing, music is part of just about every human culture. I'd even say dancing is a sort of fun communal therapy. Which makes total sense why its part of ceremony. Note, Many people such as myself claim they don't dance. But secretly I "dance" (thrash about incoherently) around the when the music is going and no one is looking.
- chris_st 6y ago
  > Dancing, singing, music is part of just about every human culture. Are there any cultures WITHOUT dancing, singing, music? I'd find that astounding! > But secretly I "dance" (thrash about incoherently) around Ah, one of my people :-)
- thrav 6y ago
  This is the magic of dark European clubs that ban phones and are designed around hiding the identities of their inhabitants, versus bright American clubs designed to see and be seen. Thrashing about incoherently is just a sign that you’ve lost yourself in the music, and is exactly what you’re going for. Berghain is a meme at this point, but fuck, I’ve never experienced anything like the communal trance that happens in there.

grawprog 6y ago

I had a similar experience at an Egyptian exhibit at the museum in Victoria. They had statues and stonework dating from the 2000's BC. At the time i was doing stonework, polishing and cutting granite and marble and stuff. The polish and cuts on the statues were as good if not better than some of the stuff we produced with machines and power tools, and it gave me this sense of awe and made me realize people had been doing the same thing i spent every day doing for thousands and thousands of years.