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Can I just say that it is fantastic that they have included so many detailed pictures of the obelisk. How many times have you visited an article about a discove

by j-kent 1y ago

Can I just say that it is fantastic that they have included so many detailed pictures of the obelisk. How many times have you visited an article about a discovery only to have no pictures in the article.

infecto 1y ago
My first exact same thoughts. Every time there is some interesting discovery it’s often with only a single photo or none and a huge wall of text. Pictures speak louder than words in this case. I kept scrolling though multiple articles as they seem to have a format type for these types of articles where its numbers a small paragraph and a high quality photo. Simply love it.
stronglikedan 1y ago
I haven't opened the article yet, since I usually check the top comments to see if it's worth the click, but my first thought when clicking through to the comments was, "this damn article better have pictures for once".
vidarh 1y ago
I read this comment before clicking, and half expected it to be sarcasm exactly because of how common that is
- bugbuddy 1y ago
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  - oliyoung 1y ago
    That's clearly Turkish, which would make sense for an obelisk in an ancient site in Turkey, not Thailand
    - _def 1y ago
      I'm not sure if Turkey and Thailand were concepts as we have them today 12,000 years ago.
      - selcuka 1y ago
        The distance between Turkey and Thailand is ~7500km.
        madaxe_again 1y ago
        They didn’t have km back then.
        googlywoogly 1y ago
        Yeah but neither Turkish nor Thai state or culture really existed 12k years ago.
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        WastedCucumber 1y ago
        The concept of states, time itself, and trolling on internet forums didn't exist 12k years ago either, but that hasn't stopped ya'll.
    - woodpanel 1y ago
      It's neither Turkish nor Thai for obvious reasons: - Thailand is in south-east Asia - Turks weren't around that area, not even close, until ~700 years Considering that the majority of asia minor was Greek for millenias before, calling this site "clearly Turkish" is like calling Machu Picchu "clearly Spanish"
      - m00dy 1y ago
        >>Considering that the majority of asia minor was Greek hahaha not anymoreeeee :)
  - southernplaces7 1y ago
    What on earth have you been smoking friend? Only Thai people? Really? Do you even know if there was anything approximating a Thai culture, that traveled several thousand kilometers (maybe it was a boring sunday and they started sailing, or walking) to Turkey, 12,000 years ago?
JoeAltmaier 1y ago
I'd actually have appreciated photos of the discovery as it happened. This obelisk is mounted upright. Even a picture of it being mounted, a crane and straps included. Is this good archaeology? I worry it might be something else.

by j-kent 1y ago

infecto 1y ago

My first exact same thoughts. Every time there is some interesting discovery it’s often with only a single photo or none and a huge wall of text. Pictures speak louder than words in this case. I kept scrolling though multiple articles as they seem to have a format type for these types of articles where its numbers a small paragraph and a high quality photo. Simply love it.

stronglikedan 1y ago

I haven't opened the article yet, since I usually check the top comments to see if it's worth the click, but my first thought when clicking through to the comments was, "this damn article better have pictures for once".

vidarh 1y ago

I read this comment before clicking, and half expected it to be sarcasm exactly because of how common that is

bugbuddy 1y ago
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- oliyoung 1y ago
  That's clearly Turkish, which would make sense for an obelisk in an ancient site in Turkey, not Thailand
  - _def 1y ago
    I'm not sure if Turkey and Thailand were concepts as we have them today 12,000 years ago.
    - selcuka 1y ago
      The distance between Turkey and Thailand is ~7500km.
      - madaxe_again 1y ago
        They didn’t have km back then.
      - googlywoogly 1y ago
        Yeah but neither Turkish nor Thai state or culture really existed 12k years ago.
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        WastedCucumber 1y ago
        The concept of states, time itself, and trolling on internet forums didn't exist 12k years ago either, but that hasn't stopped ya'll.
  - woodpanel 1y ago
    It's neither Turkish nor Thai for obvious reasons: - Thailand is in south-east Asia - Turks weren't around that area, not even close, until ~700 years Considering that the majority of asia minor was Greek for millenias before, calling this site "clearly Turkish" is like calling Machu Picchu "clearly Spanish"
    - m00dy 1y ago
      >>Considering that the majority of asia minor was Greek hahaha not anymoreeeee :)
- southernplaces7 1y ago
  What on earth have you been smoking friend? Only Thai people? Really? Do you even know if there was anything approximating a Thai culture, that traveled several thousand kilometers (maybe it was a boring sunday and they started sailing, or walking) to Turkey, 12,000 years ago?

JoeAltmaier 1y ago

I'd actually have appreciated photos of the discovery as it happened. This obelisk is mounted upright. Even a picture of it being mounted, a crane and straps included. Is this good archaeology? I worry it might be something else.