So much for James Ussher’s,
the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, calculation that the first
day of creation was October 23, 4004 BC.
Story in today's CNN news. I
thought it was interesting that there were exchanges of artefacts and trade
between different cultures. This relates nicely to some of the discoveries revealed here in our visit to the museum. Some of the Native American cultures were contemporaneous with these occurring in Israel and probably other parts of the globe.
This post is so interesting and informative. I am happy that people are discovering things from the past. It really helps me to have a connection to history. At times, it seem that today we are losing parts of our history. I think history should stand for future generations.
ReplyDeleteAs George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.”
DeleteHave you heard of this woman?
ReplyDelete"Sarah Parcak, an archaeologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has scoured the globe for the faded outlines of Egyptian cities, Viking ruins and other ancient sites — often with a camera crew watching over her shoulder.
She specializes in finding good places to dig in satellite imagery before anyone even lifts a trowel.
In a book to be published on Tuesday, “Archaeology From Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past,” Dr. Parcak recounts her globe-trotting adventures and describes how the view from above has revolutionized her field.
On a recent morning, I talked with her via Skype about how the rise and fall of ancient civilizations might light the way through our own struggles. Below are edited excerpts from our conversation..." (continues) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/science/sarah-parcak-space-archaeology.html?searchResultPosition=1
"Archaeology is this incredibly rich field that helps to show the full trajectory of our humanity, all the good and all the bad, all our creativity, all of our foibles, the fact that our common humanity hasn’t evolved in 300,000 years — while our technology has."
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