Just a little more information on the Kennewick man.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Kennewick Man Revealed
via the Washington Post
In a soon to be released 600-page book, scientists will be providing the world with one of the greatest and most comprehensive views on the Kennewick Man, the skeleton remains found by teenagers back in 2006 Kennewick, Washington. The Kennewick Man, other skeletal remains, DNA, and other evidence have slowly eroded the long-held notion that the America's were solely settled from a migration out of Siberia 10,000 years ago, replaced with a far more complicated view.
As the Washington Post article states....
“Kennewick Man could not have been a longtime resident of the area where he was found, but instead lived most of his adult life somewhere along the Northwest and North Pacific coast where marine mammals were readily available,” the concluding chapter of the book states.
“He could have been an Asian,” said co-editor Richard Jantz, emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Tennessee. “One of the things we always tend to do is underestimate the mobility of early people.”
His co-editor, Douglas Owsley, a forensic anthropologist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, agrees with that assessment of Kennewick Man: “He was a long-distance traveler.”
Further still,
The origin of Kennewick Man is relevant to the future disposition of his bones. Native American tribes have claimed him as one of their ancestors and have sought to rebury the remains in keeping with their customs. The scientists argued that there is no evidence linking any of today’s tribes to the skeleton.
They say that Kennewick Man’s skull, which is large and narrow with a projecting face, doesn’t look like the skulls of later Native Americans. This has been noted in other skulls from that era, including that of a teenage girl found in a submerged cave in Mexico, and the skull of a man found in the Channel Islands off the coast of California.
The dimensions of Kennewick Man’s skull most closely match those of Polynesians, specifically the inhabitants of the Chatham Islands, near New Zealand, the scientists say.
He wasn’t himself a Polynesian, however. Rather, according to the scientists, Kennewick Man and today’s Polynesians, as well as the prehistoric Jomon people and contemporary Ainu people of northern Japan, have a common ancestry among a coastal Asian population.
The remainder of the article can be found here.
Just goes to show, we all should challenge so-called truths.
In a soon to be released 600-page book, scientists will be providing the world with one of the greatest and most comprehensive views on the Kennewick Man, the skeleton remains found by teenagers back in 2006 Kennewick, Washington. The Kennewick Man, other skeletal remains, DNA, and other evidence have slowly eroded the long-held notion that the America's were solely settled from a migration out of Siberia 10,000 years ago, replaced with a far more complicated view.
As the Washington Post article states....
“Kennewick Man could not have been a longtime resident of the area where he was found, but instead lived most of his adult life somewhere along the Northwest and North Pacific coast where marine mammals were readily available,” the concluding chapter of the book states.
“He could have been an Asian,” said co-editor Richard Jantz, emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Tennessee. “One of the things we always tend to do is underestimate the mobility of early people.”
His co-editor, Douglas Owsley, a forensic anthropologist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, agrees with that assessment of Kennewick Man: “He was a long-distance traveler.”
Further still,
The origin of Kennewick Man is relevant to the future disposition of his bones. Native American tribes have claimed him as one of their ancestors and have sought to rebury the remains in keeping with their customs. The scientists argued that there is no evidence linking any of today’s tribes to the skeleton.
They say that Kennewick Man’s skull, which is large and narrow with a projecting face, doesn’t look like the skulls of later Native Americans. This has been noted in other skulls from that era, including that of a teenage girl found in a submerged cave in Mexico, and the skull of a man found in the Channel Islands off the coast of California.
The dimensions of Kennewick Man’s skull most closely match those of Polynesians, specifically the inhabitants of the Chatham Islands, near New Zealand, the scientists say.
He wasn’t himself a Polynesian, however. Rather, according to the scientists, Kennewick Man and today’s Polynesians, as well as the prehistoric Jomon people and contemporary Ainu people of northern Japan, have a common ancestry among a coastal Asian population.
The remainder of the article can be found here.
Just goes to show, we all should challenge so-called truths.
Large Alexander Era Tomb Found in Greece
You may have seen this article a couple of weeks ago, but if you have not...... intriguing to say the least. Is the resting place of Alexander? Who knows.
As reported by Yahoo News
Archaeologists have unearthed a funeral mound dating from the time of Alexander the Great and believed to be the largest ever discovered in Greece, but are stumped about who was buried in it.
As reported by Yahoo News
Archaeologists have unearthed a funeral mound dating from the time of Alexander the Great and believed to be the largest ever discovered in Greece, but are stumped about who was buried in it.
Prime
Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday described the find as "unique" after
he visited the site, which dates to the era following Alexander's
death, at the ancient town of Amphipolis in northern Greece.
"It
is certain that we stand before an exceptionally important find,"
Samaras said in a statement. "This is a monument with unique
characteristics."
The remainder of the article can be found here.
The remainder of the article can be found here.
Cold Case- Cleopatra
Think Cleopatra committed suicide?- maybe it is time to rethink what history has told you.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
The Mysteries of the Longyou Caves
The below article was written by April Holloway for Ancient-origins.net, as reported on by Epoch Time. Additionally, the below video (I believe it is in Mandarin, which unfortunately I cannot speak at the moment, so I am unsure of the comments) shows the scale, scope, and the majesty of the man-made cave system that was only discovered in 1992. Cannot say I know much about this cave, nor can anyone else for that matter, but I present this to you as an enigmatic mystery among many showing how little we know of history.
As reported by Epoch Times and originally present at Ancient-origins.net. The entire article can be found here.
Located near the village of Shiyan Beicun in Zhejiang province, China, lies the Longyou caves – an extensive, magnificent and rare ancient underground world considered in China as ‘the ninth wonder of the ancient world.’ The Longyou grottoes, which are thought to date back at least 2,000 years, represent one of the largest underground excavations of ancient times and are an enduring mystery that have perplexed experts from every discipline that has examined them. Scientists from around the world in the fields of archaeology, architecture, engineering, and geology have absolutely no idea how they were built, by whom, and why.
First discovered in 1992 by a local villager, 36 grottoes have now been discovered covering a massive 30,000 square metres. Carved into solid siltstone, each grotto descends around 30 metres underground and contains stone rooms, bridges, gutters and pools. There are pillars evenly distributed throughout the caves which are supporting the ceiling, and the walls, ceiling and stone columns are uniformly decorated with chisel marks in a series of parallel lines. Only one of the caves has been opened for tourism, chosen because of the stone carvings found inside which depict a horse, fish and bird. The Longyou caves truly are an enigma and here we will explore ten mysteries that are still unexplained despite more than two decades of research.
As reported by Epoch Times and originally present at Ancient-origins.net. The entire article can be found here.
Located near the village of Shiyan Beicun in Zhejiang province, China, lies the Longyou caves – an extensive, magnificent and rare ancient underground world considered in China as ‘the ninth wonder of the ancient world.’ The Longyou grottoes, which are thought to date back at least 2,000 years, represent one of the largest underground excavations of ancient times and are an enduring mystery that have perplexed experts from every discipline that has examined them. Scientists from around the world in the fields of archaeology, architecture, engineering, and geology have absolutely no idea how they were built, by whom, and why.
First discovered in 1992 by a local villager, 36 grottoes have now been discovered covering a massive 30,000 square metres. Carved into solid siltstone, each grotto descends around 30 metres underground and contains stone rooms, bridges, gutters and pools. There are pillars evenly distributed throughout the caves which are supporting the ceiling, and the walls, ceiling and stone columns are uniformly decorated with chisel marks in a series of parallel lines. Only one of the caves has been opened for tourism, chosen because of the stone carvings found inside which depict a horse, fish and bird. The Longyou caves truly are an enigma and here we will explore ten mysteries that are still unexplained despite more than two decades of research.
1. How were they constructed?
A rough estimation of the workload involved in building these five caves is awe-inspiring. The quantity of rock that would have been removed in the overall excavation of the grottoes is estimated to be nearly 1,000,000 cubic meters. Taking into account the average digging rate per day per person, scientists have calculated that it would take 1,000 people working day and night for six years to complete. These calculations are based purely on hard labour, but what they haven’t taken into account is the incredible care and precision of the sculptors, meaning that the actual workload would far surpass the theoretical estimation. As for how they were constructed and what tools were used, it is still unknown. No tools have been found in the area, and, as we will explore later, scientists still don’t know how they achieved such symmetry, precision, and similarity between the different caves.2. No traces of construction
Despite their size and the effort involved in creating them, so far no trace of their construction or even their existence has been located in the historic record. Although the overall excavation involved almost a million cubic metres of stone, there is no archaeological evidence revealing where that quantity of stone went, and no evidence of the work. Moreover, there is not a single historic document that refers to them, which is highly unusual considering the sheer scale of the project. Their origin is a complete and utter mystery. .......Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The City of Lord Krishna
I have posted this (or a similar video) in an older post but I thought it would worth another look considering yesterday's look at the 'history' of Krishna. I am on the fence considering the conspiracy theory atmosphere surrounding Graham Hancock, but side with the notion and idea that civilizations could have settled and flourished in the lands now lost following the floods caused by the end of ice age.
Monday, August 25, 2014
History or Myth- Krishna Edition
I have to say I know little about the Hindu religion. Even after watching this overlying context about Hinduism. Now, much of this is filler and the first third or so goes over the many varying aspects, but the last two-thirds goes in to some interesting observations, albeit with some dubious conclusions. But nonetheless, still worth a go around.
The Cult Osiris and Christianity
Although many like to think otherwise, most of the so-called modern religions have their roots deep within the past. This is just one of too many examples to list.
The Fall of the Pax Romana
The Roman Empire, it rise, its falls and the continuing ramification are just too fascinating in my mind.Here we look some views and perspective on the fall of the Empire.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
The Mystery that Remains of Petra
In some way shape or form, most people have at least a little exposure to Petra. But all that exposure, except for just a few, is the tip of the iceberg.
The Black Sea Atlantis- The Varna Civilization
Again, an area of history I knew nothing about until just recently. But isn't that what makes this field so interesting.
1000 Years of European History in 3 Minutes
Not 100% sure whom developed this but it is a great view of 1,000 years of history in 3 minutes
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
New Nazca Line 'Appear'
As The Daily Mail reports......
The enigmatic Nazca lines have enticed me for years. Why were they made and how? What religious philosophy would drive people to create massive glyphs in a foreboding desert's sand/rock? We may never know the answer, aliens aside- but it can be fun to speculate.
The mysteries of the Nazca Lines carved into the
Peruvian desert have intensified after gales and sandstorms revealed previously
unseen ancient designs.A pilot discovered a geoglyph of what appears to be
a 196ft-long (60 metre) snake, as well as a type of camelid - such as a llama -
above an unidentified bird. These new lines join existing geoglyphs of a dog,
hummingbird, condor and a monkey, thought to have been drawn by the ancient
Nazca people between the first and sixth centuries.
The discovery was made by pilot Eduardo Herrán
Gómez de la Torre as he flew over the hills of El Ingenio Valley and Pampas de
Jumana, as reported by El Comercio. Archaeologists are now working to confirm the
authenticity of the lines. The geoglyphs, more commonly known as
the Nazca Lines, were first spotted from the air in 1939 when a pilot flew over
the Nazca region of the Peruvian coastal highlands.
The enigmatic Nazca lines have enticed me for years. Why were they made and how? What religious philosophy would drive people to create massive glyphs in a foreboding desert's sand/rock? We may never know the answer, aliens aside- but it can be fun to speculate.
Lenin- The Voice of a Revolution
I never knew too much about the man outside of the major talking points.
Friday, August 1, 2014
The Mystery of the Headless Romans
The mystery surrounding decapitated Roman skeletons found in York England circa 210 A.D. give or take a few years..... or about the same time Rome was invading Scotland.
Cracking the Mayan Code
A rather enlightening walk through the history of decoding the Mayan written language. Linguistics, Mayan/pre-columbian history, the engrained stubbornness of science, and more are all here.
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