“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” - Robert E. Howard
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Abby08 (07-21-2022),carolina73 (07-20-2022),donttread (07-20-2022)
A good deal of the motivation might have been religious. In fact some of those cultures worshipped their leaders as gods on Earth, so if the god you worked for - or were owned by - ordered you to spend your entire life building something, you would have done it, as would thousands of others. Where the structures served as tombs, as in the case of the ancient Egyptians and the pyramids, they served a dual purpose as immense monuments to the greatness of the interred and as protection against the inevitable would-be grave robbers.
If I recall correctly, Stonehenge turns out to have been some sort of astronomical instrument, and the gigantic statues (the heads being the only part above the ground) on Easter Island were thought to have represented the inhabitants' ancestors keeping watch out to sea, for whatever reason.
Last edited by Standing Wolf; 07-20-2022 at 01:00 PM.
“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” - Robert E. Howard
"Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas and not eat a chicken fried steak." - Larry McMurtry
donttread (07-20-2022)
donttread (07-20-2022),stjames1_53 (08-25-2022)
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist
Yeah, I know, it just seems so over the top compared to a totem pole or small budda. On the other hand even modern religions build expensive, ornate churches while taking collections to feed the poor.
Power, control, ego explains almost all. Add sex and you've explained at least part of almost everything! LOL
Last edited by donttread; 07-20-2022 at 04:55 PM.
Just AnotherPerson (09-03-2022)
I've heard the explanations but I've also heard the rebuttals like how far they would have moved the stone to Stonehenge or the presicion of the pyramids. In my book they are all open investigations
Like this. They are apparently "sure" that the stonehenge stones came from 160 miles away. I'll be sure when they can replicate the feat without modern equipment. Theroies are a a dime a dozen lets's see somebody do it
Last edited by donttread; 11-26-2022 at 08:08 PM.
Peter1469 (11-27-2022)
One problem is that the dirt diggers (Archeologists) are not prepared to understand how intelligent and sophisticated many early and long gone civilizations were. For example not having enough working knowledge of mathematics, engineering, and astronomy that can be seen in such monuments for example.
Did ancient peoples get any help from Aliens? Did they think they were Gods?
Possibly, but I don't think the explanation is required in most instances.
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