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    Stonehenge breakthrough: Julius Caesar letter exposes ‘secret’ of pre-history monumen

    Stonehenge breakthrough: Julius Caesar letter exposes ‘secret’ of pre-history monument

    This is a nice diversion from modern politics.

    A LETTER written by the Roman leader Julius Caesar details the “secret rituals” carried out at the mysterious monument that has puzzled the world for centuries, a new documentary has revealed.
    Although I have been to the British Isles many times I have not made it to Stonehenge. Check out the article at the link.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Stonehenge breakthrough: Julius Caesar letter exposes ‘secret’ of pre-history monument

    This is a nice diversion from modern politics.



    Although I have been to the British Isles many times I have not made it to Stonehenge. Check out the article at the link.
    Very interesting but thankfully they note that Stonehenge existed before Rome and before the Druids. Long before either, actually. I would also take Caesar with a grain of salt. Tacitus too but the skepticism of the 1960s and 1970s has abated somewhat, IMO. For example, Roman writers remarked upon the practices of cannibalism and human sacrifice among the Punics and Celts. This came to be dismissed as Roman propaganda. More recent archaeological studies have shown they in fact occurred and it's certainly plausible the Romans would have come into contact with them both.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    Very interesting but thankfully they note that Stonehenge existed before Rome and before the Druids. Long before either, actually. I would also take Caesar with a grain of salt. Tacitus too but the skepticism of the 1960s and 1970s has abated somewhat, IMO. For example, Roman writers remarked upon the practices of cannibalism and human sacrifice among the Punics and Celts. This came to be dismissed as Roman propaganda. More recent archaeological studies have shown they in fact occurred and it's certainly plausible the Romans would have come into contact with them both.
    Luckily have have Caesar's Commentaries and a book that analyzes it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Luckily have have Caesar's Commentaries and a book that analyzes it.
    It's necessary to get the most out of it. Unfortunately, I did not have one when I read it. I did have great notes on The Prince and that made the book so much more meaningful and interesting.
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    It's amazing when you consider how little we actually know of our own history on this planet. Homo sapiens have been around for about 200,000 to 300,000 years, but only about 6,000 of those years have a written record. And much of the written record from the past 6,000 years can be spotty and unreliable. There is an entire universe of ancient knowledge and wisdom that modern peoples know next to nothing about. Advancements in science have allowed us to penetrate more deeply into the mists of the distant past, but there is still much we do not know or understand. Personally, I find myself more and more fascinated with prehistoric humans. Their habits, their religions, their relationship with nature. I suspect there is much we could learn from them, particularly with regards to human health and happiness.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ethereal View Post
    It's amazing when you consider how little we actually know of our own history on this planet. Homo sapiens have been around for about 200,000 to 300,000 years, but only about 6,000 of those years have a written record. And much of the written record from the past 6,000 years can be spotty and unreliable. There is an entire universe of ancient knowledge and wisdom that modern peoples know next to nothing about. Advancements in science have allowed us to penetrate more deeply into the mists of the distant past, but there is still much we do not know or understand. Personally, I find myself more and more fascinated with prehistoric humans. Their habits, their religions, their relationship with nature. I suspect there is much we could learn from them, particularly with regards to human health and happiness.
    Imagine if the Great Library of Alexandria had not been destroyed, or if the Maya codices had not been deliberately destroyed by the conquistadors and priests in the 16th Century - how much greater our knowledge of Man's history might be.

    Archaeology offers some tantalizing clues about that major part of the big picture we have long missed - connections between civilizations a literal world apart that cannot be explained in terms of the history we know. I attended a presentation by Graham Hanc*ck last year during the tour for his latest book, 'America Before' that was stunning in its implications.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Imagine if the Great Library of Alexandria had not been destroyed, or if the Maya codices had not been deliberately destroyed by the conquistadors and priests in the 16th Century - how much greater our knowledge of Man's history might be.

    Archaeology offers some tantalizing clues about that major part of the big picture we have long missed - connections between civilizations a literal world apart that cannot be explained in terms of the history we know. I attended a presentation by Graham Hanc*ck last year during the tour for his latest book, 'America Before' that was stunning in its implications.
    I watched a few of Hancock's interviews with Joe Rogan. It was fascinating. He and others appear to be on to something.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Imagine if the Great Library of Alexandria had not been destroyed, or if the Maya codices had not been deliberately destroyed by the conquistadors and priests in the 16th Century - how much greater our knowledge of Man's history might be.

    Archaeology offers some tantalizing clues about that major part of the big picture we have long missed - connections between civilizations a literal world apart that cannot be explained in terms of the history we know. I attended a presentation by Graham Hanc*ck last year during the tour for his latest book, 'America Before' that was stunning in its implications.
    That must have been an interesting presentation.
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