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It's fascinating how many relics of ancient civilisation are concentrated in that part of the world. Many presenting puzzles yet to be solved.
by ra 15y ago
It's fascinating how many relics of ancient civilisation are concentrated in that part of the world.
Many presenting puzzles yet to be solved.
- hugh3 15y agoIt's fascinating how many relics of ancient civilisation are concentrated in that part of the world Not really. It'd be much more fascinating if you found relics of ancient civilisation which weren't concentrated in that part of the world.
- kbutler 15y ago> It'd be much more fascinating if you found relics of ancient civilisation which weren't concentrated in that part of the world. The earliest egyptian pyramids were ~2600BC, corresponding with the rise of civilizations in China (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Emperor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Emperor) and Peru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caral). We've found a lot more iconic relics of Egyptian civilization from that time period, however.
- shii 15y agoOn that line, by far the most intriguing and fascinating structure or relic from ancient human history is the site at Göbekli Tepe[1], in modern day Turkey. Shakes up pretty much every theory and timeline we have constructed on how humans probably developed over time and is much too early to fit in anywhere. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe
- ra 15y agoWow! That's truly mind boggling. Thanks for the great link!
- meatpeople 15y agoGobekli Tepe is indeed fascinating. There's a good article on it in the latest National Geographic: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/06/gobekli-tepe/mann-text http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/06/gobekli-tepe/mann-...