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Egyptology can help us future-proof our culture

• afarrell 12y ago
  It is worth noting that Cleopatra was closer in time to the invention of the Internet than the building of the pyramids.
  • dmix 12y ago
    Cleopatra = 69-30 BC Egyptian pyramids = 2700-1700 BC
    • afarrell 12y ago
      It occurs to me that the place I got that said "pyramids of Giza"
• a8da6b0c91d 12y ago
  We don't even have a credible civil defense program (shelters, food stockpiles) in this country. Worrying about the persistence of cultural artifacts seems secondary.
  • TaylorAlexander 12y ago
    I don't think it's about securing our cultural artifacts, it's about securing our knowledge so future generations don't have to go through the same painful, bloody lessons we have.
• Houshalter 12y ago
  Egypt is a silly example to use. The Egyptian civilization lasted incredibly long and was incredibly conservative. And we know far more about it today than other civilizations because of how much stuff they left preserved for us to find.
• walterbell 12y ago
  See "amateur" Linda Schele's work on decoding Mayan script, proving experts wrong, http://www.historytoday.com/christopher-chippendale/breaking-maya-code http://www.historytoday.com/christopher-chippendale/breaking...