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I haven't read that book [yet], but I'll say that 'civilization' is not the same thing as carving up tons of rock. That you can form a civilization without ag
by robonerd 4y ago
I haven't read that book [yet], but I'll say that 'civilization' is not the same thing as carving up tons of rock. That you can form a civilization without agriculture doesn't surprise me. That a civilization could support megalithic stone carving endeavors without agriculture beggars belief.
Besides these sites in Turkey, are there any places in the world where huge amount of rock was carved supposedly without agriculture to fuel the workers? The Stonehenge builders had agriculture, as did those who made the Easter Island statues. Agriculture built Egypt.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoI did not get the impression that the carvings at this site were anywhere near as large as StoneHenge, Easter island, or Giza: they mention a life-sized man statue, large pensis, and friezes. And if the site was occupied for hundreds of years, they could have been carved over time, spreading out the caloric requirements.
- alophawen 4y agoYou are clueless and should read that book instead of speaking out like this.
- robonerd 4y agoI'll say what I like about anything I like. If the book is so great than those of you who've read it should be able to present the arguments from it. It sounds like it left all of you with an impression of having learned something, but unable to convey much of anything that you actually learned. Did you actually read that book?
- I-M-S 4y agoYou really should read the book to make informed takes on this topic