12-06-2005, 01:45 PM
Greetings,
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Archaeologists and experts have been known to be incorrect, with a big I.
Interpretation has often been undermined by new finds and (not a dig at archaeologists, before I get attacked by trowels) why does every item found have engravings or paintings of Gods and Goddesses or ancestral heroes....why can it never be Janice with her whip and shield or Uncle Fred on the rampage against the tax collectors....(except in the case of Gladiator finds) I saw who was supposedly King Priam - only problem was, he seemed to have breasts..... :roll:
I appreciate some artifacts do have these people named, but it does not follow that every women portrayed with a certain helmet, shield and spear is Athena, it could be a female follower or maybe it was the equivalent of taking a photo in bygone clothes, or even living history.... :lol:
This may be an incident, as I mentioned, of a single ship being blown off course, maybe it did not make it back home or there is a written report about this 'strange land' that has been assumed to be the coast of Africa or somewhere else, because, as you say, it can not YET be verified by any other sources, that America had already been found.
regards
Arthes
Quote: Most fringe type claims seem to follow the "it is because I say so" argument. Scientific archeology follows that conclusions are based on multiple independent and verifiable occurrences in the archaeological record. I think the article's conclusion seems to state something like: ...it is possible that with a systematic study there might be a possibility that...a frustrated archaeologist, who is probably classed as 'fringe type - although I have grown mine out now...
History, and archeology in particular, are subject to the "what if".
If there was Trans-Atlantic contact it would be marvelous. It would stimulate a lot of currently stagnate research. But it is no ones interest to accept a conclusion because it is convenient or sensational. I believe there is an ongoing argument on tunic colors and the possibility of Attic helmets?
Ralph
'Archaeologists and experts have been known to be incorrect, with a big I.
Interpretation has often been undermined by new finds and (not a dig at archaeologists, before I get attacked by trowels) why does every item found have engravings or paintings of Gods and Goddesses or ancestral heroes....why can it never be Janice with her whip and shield or Uncle Fred on the rampage against the tax collectors....(except in the case of Gladiator finds) I saw who was supposedly King Priam - only problem was, he seemed to have breasts..... :roll:
I appreciate some artifacts do have these people named, but it does not follow that every women portrayed with a certain helmet, shield and spear is Athena, it could be a female follower or maybe it was the equivalent of taking a photo in bygone clothes, or even living history.... :lol:
This may be an incident, as I mentioned, of a single ship being blown off course, maybe it did not make it back home or there is a written report about this 'strange land' that has been assumed to be the coast of Africa or somewhere else, because, as you say, it can not YET be verified by any other sources, that America had already been found.
regards
Arthes
Cristina
The Hoplite Association
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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The Hoplite Association
[url:n2diviuq]http://www.hoplites.org[/url]
The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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