Ancient History and Archaeological Discoveries
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RadishRose
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I liked the one with the square face and the big grin. Someone back then had a sense of humor! I wonder if they ever dreamed how very far into the future this face would produce a smile.
dilettante
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Brien Foerster posts a lot of videos on ancient relics, monuments, and constructions. He also takes time for things like re-enactments:
Naturally
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RadishRose
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Years ago, we visited some Mexican ruins on the Yucatan;
Chichen Itza, Uxmal and Tulum.
At Uxmal, when it got dark, they lit up the ball court and the ruins, played indigenous flute music and actors with announcer depicted historical events. It was amazing.
The history of Mexico and Mayan culture just fascinates me. Altho' we did enjoy Mexico DF as well, I'm sorry we didn't visit the ancient Aztec places.
Probably more Emojis there.
Chichen Itza, Uxmal and Tulum.
At Uxmal, when it got dark, they lit up the ball court and the ruins, played indigenous flute music and actors with announcer depicted historical events. It was amazing.
The history of Mexico and Mayan culture just fascinates me. Altho' we did enjoy Mexico DF as well, I'm sorry we didn't visit the ancient Aztec places.
Probably more Emojis there.
fuzzybuddy
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I got caught up in ancient Egypt. Something bites you, and you can't get enough the archeology of your favorite peoples.
In 3,000 years, most of what you see around you will be gone. Above ground, very little will survive. In the year,5023, some archeologist will be excavating a 21st century trash heap for clues on how we lived-and be totally fascinated by us.
In 3,000 years, most of what you see around you will be gone. Above ground, very little will survive. In the year,5023, some archeologist will be excavating a 21st century trash heap for clues on how we lived-and be totally fascinated by us.
VaughanJB
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If nothing else, at least we'll be leaving behind a large written record. It's difficult to imagine the copious amounts of digital data would be completely lost. Whereas back in ye olde days, we had to reply of parchment and rocks to survive intact.
Daisy99
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It was always a dream of mine to go to Egypt. It was my 50th birthday present to myself and it was everything I thought it would be and so much more!
fuzzybuddy
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Great for you. I wish I could go. Before I didn't have the money, now I don't have the stamina. Plus the Egyptians didn't build much that was wheelchair assessable.
dilettante
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Wouldn't digital data be the most fleeting? Most surviving records of the distant past are those carved in stone or copper. Things on cloth, parchment, early unbleached paper, etc. are marvels of good fortune when rare examples survive.
While you can buy special "M-disk" DVD media and writers that can write them, their 1000 year readability is probably exaggeration. Regular writable optical media are only good for a decade or two. Most people don't even have that. Think of the family photos in phones that will evaporate quickly. Don't expect "cloud" storage to serve you well as an archive.
While you can buy special "M-disk" DVD media and writers that can write them, their 1000 year readability is probably exaggeration. Regular writable optical media are only good for a decade or two. Most people don't even have that. Think of the family photos in phones that will evaporate quickly. Don't expect "cloud" storage to serve you well as an archive.
VaughanJB
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Not really, no. The data in the cloud is device independent. It's stored in a myriad of formats and mediums, but its ghost is there, somewhere.
Take something simple - Youtube. When you make a comment on Youtube, where does it exist? Well for one, it's not on a single server, it'll be on hundreds of servers, and those servers aren't always on the same continent. The comment is then indexed by search engines are the like and that disseminates it even more. Hence why, once something is up on the net, you can't truly remove it. It's device independent, it's just data.
So, I think digital is the safest. I can think of some scenario's where it would be difficult, but they usually include aspects that would preclude anyone being left to care.
What's amazing about digital storage is that it's not just the things we write. It's our voices, our music, our thoughts, and everyone can be heard. Not like the past, when it was usually the rich or the religious who got to leave their record.