Viva_La_Revolution
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Tue May-15-07 10:48 PM
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| 36. some of the Mayan figures have African features |
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I always thought it would be cool if we could prove a link.
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| -amazing archological fact just spilled on PBS.... |
MnFats |
May-15-07 08:55 PM |
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I saw that, too. Fascinating... |
ocelot |
May-15-07 08:57 PM |
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I didn't know it, but it's a fascinating datum. |
Jackpine Radical |
May-15-07 09:01 PM |
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I do believe that worldwide commerce is MUCH older than we suspect. |
Redstone |
May-15-07 09:01 PM |
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There's been some speculation that there was some possible trade |
acmavm |
May-15-07 09:01 PM |
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I'm not coming up with any conclusion - what do you think it means? |
patricia92243 |
May-15-07 09:01 PM |
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Not really |
malaise |
May-15-07 09:02 PM |
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Not unless you think people rode dinosaurs. |
Odin2005 |
May-15-07 09:41 PM |
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They didn't? |
Robb |
May-16-07 08:06 AM |
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Just like hurricanes... |
misanthrope |
May-15-07 09:43 PM |
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Heyerdahl's experimental trips came to my mind when I read the topic header |
havocmom |
May-16-07 08:12 AM |
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I've seen the puzzlement on faces when I tell them... |
misanthrope |
May-16-07 07:19 PM |
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It's still disputed |
dave_p |
May-15-07 09:46 PM |
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You're correct |
malaise |
May-16-07 06:30 AM |
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It's very contentious |
dave_p |
May-16-07 08:02 AM |
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That simple really |
malaise |
May-16-07 08:27 AM |
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Here's another interesting link |
semillama |
May-16-07 08:19 AM |
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Thanks for this |
malaise |
May-16-07 08:27 AM |
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It's another long-running debate |
dave_p |
May-16-07 08:57 AM |
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I read about that a couple of years ago. To |
shraby |
May-15-07 09:06 PM |
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It could also mean that a lot of archaeologists smoke and |
petronius |
May-15-07 09:06 PM |
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At this point, I have to go with that as the more likely explanation. n/t |
Crunchy Frog |
May-15-07 09:13 PM |
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As I remember it... |
Tandalayo_Scheisskopf |
May-15-07 09:11 PM |
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Does this look right to you, dood? |
DKRC |
May-15-07 09:34 PM |
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spellcheck is your friend! |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-15-07 09:38 PM |
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I'm spellchecks' red headed stepchild |
DKRC |
May-15-07 09:59 PM |
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Coca is what I had heard |
mitchtv |
May-15-07 09:38 PM |
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yes, thanks for pointing that out...not the same substance.. |
MnFats |
May-16-07 08:05 AM |
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I'm amazed that they have the technology to detect that stuff. |
BuyingThyme |
May-15-07 09:13 PM |
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How can we assume there wasn't global trade back then? |
sparosnare |
May-15-07 09:13 PM |
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unless, of course, |
frogcycle |
May-15-07 09:14 PM |
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Fake mummies were sold for a profit. spelling is archaeological. |
L. Coyote |
May-15-07 09:26 PM |
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I remember reading that a few years ago |
dmesg |
May-15-07 09:35 PM |
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Nearly all historians consider "1421" to be a load of bull. |
Odin2005 |
May-15-07 09:43 PM |
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DNA tests may disprove |
malaise |
May-16-07 06:33 AM |
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Amelia Earhart couldn't find a little island in the Pacific, while Tahitians went all over |
morningglory |
May-15-07 10:44 PM |
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If I'm not mistaken... |
misanthrope |
May-15-07 09:37 PM |
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nicotine's found in a number of plants. |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-15-07 09:39 PM |
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Good point. |
Odin2005 |
May-15-07 09:45 PM |
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Yeah... |
Tandalayo_Scheisskopf |
May-15-07 09:46 PM |
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Cocaine alkaloids in Africa |
semillama |
May-16-07 08:25 AM |
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Contamination? |
Odin2005 |
May-15-07 09:44 PM |
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Allegedly not |
dave_p |
May-15-07 09:49 PM |
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Yep. And Lief Erikson Was Throwing Keg Parties in Newfoundland |
Crisco |
May-15-07 09:45 PM |
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Ever heard of Thor Heyerdahl? |
htuttle |
May-15-07 09:48 PM |
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At Palenque, in Chiapas, Mexico |
Jim Warren |
May-15-07 10:27 PM |
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Elephant species still can melt out of glaciers in the Americas |
L. Coyote |
May-15-07 10:53 PM |
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Yes and no |
nadinbrzezinski |
May-15-07 10:30 PM |
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I knew this... |
MLFerrell |
May-15-07 10:31 PM |
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some of the Mayan figures have African features |
Viva_La_Revolution |
May-15-07 10:48 PM |
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I have heard this theory before, mostly connecting the Olmec |
malta blue |
May-16-07 08:25 AM |
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hard to find evidence of a boat blown out to sea during a storm |
Viva_La_Revolution |
May-16-07 08:59 AM |
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I hear ya... |
malta blue |
May-16-07 09:09 AM |
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a few links... |
Viva_La_Revolution |
May-16-07 08:00 PM |
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Some folks |
H2O Man |
May-16-07 09:01 AM |
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I did most of my meso work through Albany |
malta blue |
May-16-07 09:11 AM |
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Northeast, |
H2O Man |
May-16-07 09:33 AM |
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ANYWAY! i think DU is about the only place... |
MnFats |
May-16-07 08:07 AM |
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They'd find it in Smirko, too, if the AWOL boy-king had taken his drug test... |
Octafish |
May-16-07 08:08 AM |
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The Mayan elders I know told me a long time ago that they had trade with |
SpiralHawk |
May-16-07 08:16 AM |
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Cocaine mummies. |
lildreamer316 |
May-16-07 08:21 AM |
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You might enjoy |
H2O Man |
May-16-07 08:29 AM |
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Proof that we were visited by aliens, as Von Daniken said |
EstimatedProphet |
May-16-07 07:25 PM |
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