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Monumental snake engravings of the Orinoco River

73 points by galaxyLogic 2y ago

memkit 2y ago
Very fascinating how close their style comes to that of the Fremont culture, thousands of miles and another continent away. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Southern_San_Rafael_Fremont_Indian_petroglyphs_%28~400_to_~1350_A.D.%29_%28Capitol_Reef_National_Park%2C_southern_Utah%2C_USA%29_2_%2822899336311%29.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Southern... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Petroglyph_jqjacobs.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Petrogly...
- devonsolomon 2y ago
  Perhaps just using the same Wingdings font of 2000 years ago.
j-bos 2y ago
Wow,this was one of the most accessible online scientific articles I've ever seen. Not just an abstract, no run around to download, pictures and maps on the web page. It's incredible.
- alberth 2y ago
  It reminds me of what encyclopedia’s were like reading back in the day.
  - hedora 2y ago
    They’re still being made! https://www.worldbook.com/world-book-encyclopedia-2024.aspx https://www.worldbook.com/world-book-encyclopedia-2024.aspx If $1200 is too steep, they have discounted 2023 and 2022 editions.
    - hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
      247 people. Wow, that's a tiny company. I don't see how they could possibly keep entries researched and fresh enough. My grandfather sold World Book and Britannica door-to-door for a time since his military pay was insufficient. Sadly, I guess that job is as in as much demand as a piano tuner.
      - weinzierl 2y ago
        Not saying the demand for piano tuners has gotten down, but contrary to door-to-door encyclopedia salesmen it's not zero - and will not be for the foreseeable future.
      - ghaff 2y ago
        I'm guessing an encyclopedia company leans heavily on a big Rolodex of people who maintain some small number of articles.
        hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
        I would hope but it's difficult to say. Crowdsourcing from subject-matter experts in a more authoritative manner than Wikipedia allowing people with limited knowledge decide what's "important", remove essential details, and erase niche sources of history.
    - eitland 2y ago
      Wow, thanks for sharing. I want one of those :-)
    - pelagicAustral 2y ago
      The saddest thing is that as much as I would like to get me a copy, and browse through them on a rainy day while sipping tea... I have nowhere to put them, due to my apartment being filled with books already. I have books under my bed... books in the sock drawer, books in the living room, books inside boxes... I wish I had a bigger place so I could put more books... not long ago people used to have these studio-like places with entire walls filled with books... the economics of today are quite restrictive in those terms...
- richrichie 2y ago
  Indeed, well written too.
dmead 2y ago
I have enya in my head now.
aoeCoder 2y ago
Does anyone else see a pterodactyl silhouette in image 16? https://silhouettegarden.com/files/images/pterodactyl-silhouette-thumbnail.png https://silhouettegarden.com/files/images/pterodactyl-silhou... https://static.cambridge.org/binary/version/id/urn:cambridge.org:id:binary:20240529035214576-0537:S0003598X24000553:S0003598X24000553_fig6.png https://static.cambridge.org/binary/version/id/urn:cambridge...
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73 points by galaxyLogic 2y ago

Very fascinating how close their style comes to that of the Fremont culture, thousands of miles and another continent away. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Southern_San_Rafael_Fremont_Indian_petroglyphs_%28~400_to_~1350_A.D.%29_%28Capitol_Reef_National_Park%2C_southern_Utah%2C_USA%29_2_%2822899336311%29.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Southern... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Petroglyph_jqjacobs.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Petrogly...

devonsolomon 2y ago
Perhaps just using the same Wingdings font of 2000 years ago.

j-bos 2y ago

Wow,this was one of the most accessible online scientific articles I've ever seen. Not just an abstract, no run around to download, pictures and maps on the web page. It's incredible.

alberth 2y ago
It reminds me of what encyclopedia’s were like reading back in the day.
- hedora 2y ago
  They’re still being made! https://www.worldbook.com/world-book-encyclopedia-2024.aspx https://www.worldbook.com/world-book-encyclopedia-2024.aspx If $1200 is too steep, they have discounted 2023 and 2022 editions.
  - hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
    247 people. Wow, that's a tiny company. I don't see how they could possibly keep entries researched and fresh enough. My grandfather sold World Book and Britannica door-to-door for a time since his military pay was insufficient. Sadly, I guess that job is as in as much demand as a piano tuner.
    - weinzierl 2y ago
      Not saying the demand for piano tuners has gotten down, but contrary to door-to-door encyclopedia salesmen it's not zero - and will not be for the foreseeable future.
    - ghaff 2y ago
      I'm guessing an encyclopedia company leans heavily on a big Rolodex of people who maintain some small number of articles.
      - hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
        I would hope but it's difficult to say. Crowdsourcing from subject-matter experts in a more authoritative manner than Wikipedia allowing people with limited knowledge decide what's "important", remove essential details, and erase niche sources of history.
  - eitland 2y ago
    Wow, thanks for sharing. I want one of those :-)
  - pelagicAustral 2y ago
    The saddest thing is that as much as I would like to get me a copy, and browse through them on a rainy day while sipping tea... I have nowhere to put them, due to my apartment being filled with books already. I have books under my bed... books in the sock drawer, books in the living room, books inside boxes... I wish I had a bigger place so I could put more books... not long ago people used to have these studio-like places with entire walls filled with books... the economics of today are quite restrictive in those terms...
richrichie 2y ago
Indeed, well written too.

dmead 2y ago

I have enya in my head now.

aoeCoder 2y ago

Does anyone else see a pterodactyl silhouette in image 16? https://silhouettegarden.com/files/images/pterodactyl-silhouette-thumbnail.png https://silhouettegarden.com/files/images/pterodactyl-silhou... https://static.cambridge.org/binary/version/id/urn:cambridge.org:id:binary:20240529035214576-0537:S0003598X24000553:S0003598X24000553_fig6.png https://static.cambridge.org/binary/version/id/urn:cambridge...

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