The Most Amazing Ruins Discovered In Peru - Mystery History

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[–]package 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Every single time with these stupid fucking videos looking at cleanly cut and shaped rocks and going "OMG LOOK AT HOW THESE ROCKS SIT FLUSH AND HAVE CURVED EDGES THIS IS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DO WITHOUT LITERALLY MELTING ROCKS" despite the fact that chemically it is easy to determine that the rocks weren't melted and physically you can see exactly how they were shaped with simple tools.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly. People used these techniques because they didn't have the technology to make uniform blocks of stone. They had crappy stone tools and had to chip away at the rocks slowly bit by bit, working with the stone's natural shape to fit them together.

[–]chottohen 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

Whether you have read the books of Graham Hancock or not, I recommend this short overview of his work, narrated by him, on Netflix. He has an ongoing battle with archeologists because he comes from a journalistic background (The Guardian) and archeologists see him as an interloper in their field. The title of the series is Ancient Apocalypse.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

Nope, archaeologists think he is a hack who repeats theories long since disproven to an unknowing audience.

If he has good evidence for his theories then why doesn't he publish it for peer review like a professional?

Hancock has a technique for selling his bullcrap.

  1. First he says, X could suggest Y

  2. Then a couple of chapters on he says, X seems to suggest Y

  3. Then another couple of chapters he says, as we have shown previously X proves Y

  4. And in conclusion he says, as X can't mean anything else but Y then the whole rest of the alphabet of my history fanfiction must also be true.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Yes, corporate media exploits audience ignorance with never-ending dumbed-down WWII propaganda and Ancient Aliens crap - but official narratives are verifiably full of shit. Including archeologists entrenched in their positions. You should know that.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The difference is that archaeologists entrenched in their positions have to argue their case to their peers and publish papers for review.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The opposite. The hard work was done for them. No need to defend what has been "established". They stick to it, in their prescribed trenches, because to change would require thinking outside their box, which is work.

[–]chottohen 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

If he has good evidence for his theories then why doesn't he publish it for peer review like a professional?

To be published in any journal, he would need to be on the faculty of a college and have a graduate degree. His theories make more sense to me than those of the boring professors. In an interview many years ago, he revealed that he "used to be a heavy marijuana user" and that might explain why his ideas have such a hold on me. 😉