forbidden archeology

[dill786]

A vintage 1885 photograph documenting the discovery of a 15 ft high Maya statue hidden deep within the remote jungles of Honduras.

[rSin]

honduras was at the long edge of the mayan civilization.
we know know there was a great civilization seperate from them in their mosquito coast area.

its traded extensively with the mayans, and everyone else.

this statue could very well be a gift to them that was brought down. or even something they purchased and brought home themselves. would be interested in know where that statue was found...

[dill786]

A 2000-year-old Roman silver dagger, discovered in 2019 by an archeology intern in Germany. Below are pictures before and after 9 months of careful recovery.

[ripper5]

Wow that's one hell of a restoration there!

[rSin]

they put them in a solution and then clip an electrode to the metal piece and another they hang in the tub

over weeks and months the electricity gets the corrosion to 'leave' the artifact into the solution which they have to change out for clean and new many many times.

its really cool...

[rSin]

this is SUPER cool!!!
as id followed the question for years and it its solved not only is that amazing but it reveals these cave people were almost scientists themselves...


They've Cracked the Mysterious Code Embedded in These Ancient Cave Paintings

The Ice Age cave paintings dotted throughout Western Europe are places of fascination and wonder. Many theories have been put forth as to the purpose, function, and styles of these paintings. Some say that they held spiritual or ritual significance, and were created to help bring their makers luck in the hunt. Others claim that they were designed to appear as if they were moving under the influence of torch or firelight—the world’s first “cinema.”

As researchers study these remarkable drawings, a picture forms of the people who made them, tens of thousands of years ago. A picture that may actually include a type of proto-writing.

This video explains a new theory on mysterious markings that appear on a variety of these ancient cave paintings. Series of dots, dashes, and other marks have long been thought to contain some sort of meaning, but no one was certain what they were. But a recent paper published in Cambridge Archaeological Journal explains how an amateur researcher may have finally cracked the code.

Ben Bacon, a London furniture restorer, was fascinated by the markings he saw on these cave paintings, and teamed up English scientists to help decipher them. They hypothesize that the marks correspond to measurements of time in the lunar calendar, and were made to indicate the breeding seasons of the animals upon which these markings appear.

"The results show that Ice Age hunter-gatherers were the first to use a systematic calendar and marks to record information about major ecological events within that calendar,” said Paul Petit, one of the academic co-authors on the paper.

[dill786]

Dam ben
superb!!

i honestly did wonder what the dots were there for, i thought it was just for decoration..

so it was calender huh, gonna have to do further research into this now.

thanks

[dill786]

really interesting watch...

Clovis People: The Original North Americans - Historian Dan Flores Explains
https://youtu.be/x26XiY0UfUY

[rSin]

clovis is certainly interesting but they are not the first americans.
one distinctive feature is their creation of gigantic points. to large for any usefulness and which they would bury in cashe's unused.

it was believed clovis was first for 50 plus years to the point that archeaologists attacked any site that was older but today there are many. clovis is the first society if we can call it that that we have strong evidence for for spreading across most of north america. we do this by noting the similarity in the stone tools they manufactured. stone tool technology shows an evolution of its own and is used to place other 'lithic' technologys in trees similar to family trees in organics.

the sites at topper, cactus hill, gault, monte verde are all significantly older than any clovis sites and several in south america are far older in the 20thousand years ago range. on our offshore islands here in southern california have been found blades in the 13thousand years old which speaks to the rapid movement all along the america west coast in these early years.

what makes this and the south america sites particularly interesting is that they occured before the 'green corridor south from alaska opened up between the ice sheets so these migrants had to have reached the america's by boat.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: ... e_Americas
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Evidence of Ice Age human migrations from China to the Americas and Japan

The first radiation event occurred between 19,500 and 26,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum, when ice sheet coverage was at its greatest and conditions in northern China were likely inhospitable for humans. The second radiation occurred during the subsequent deglaciation or melting period, between 19,000 and 11,500 years ago. There was a rapid increase in human populations at this time, probably due to the improved climate, which may have fueled expansion into other geographical regions.


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 122008.htm


Ancient Seafood Buffet Uncovered on Channel Islands

Seafaring tool-makers

During the last several million years, the Channel Islands have been separated from the mainland by at least 11 to 32 miles (7 to 20 kilometers) of water. Archaeologists have long known that early North American Paleoindians made their way out to these islands: In 1959, human remains dating back 13,000 years were discovered on Santa Rosa Island, one of the five islands that now make up Channel Island National Park.

https://www.livescience.com/13066-chann ... vered.html

[dill786]

Ancient stone masonry. This is just one example from Cusco