Big Bad Voodoo Posted October 1, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 1, 2013 http://www.livescience.com/40051-ancient-kingdom-discovered-in-iraq.html In the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq archaeologists have discovered an ancient city called Idu, hidden beneath a mound. Cuneiform inscriptions and works of art reveal the palaces that flourished in the city throughout its history thousands of years ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Spartan Posted October 1, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 1, 2013 A settlement does not make a city. A city does not make a settlement. I wish these stupid journalists would stop sensationalize Archaeological discoveries with misleading headlines. Else, a good find. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted October 1, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted October 1, 2013 A settlement does not make a city. A city does not make a settlement. I wish these stupid journalists would stop sensationalize Archaeological discoveries with misleading headlines. Else, a good find. Spartan they are not stupid. They are smart and clever and educated. They learn on their colleges to wrote like this. To attract people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecoNoir Posted October 1, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Well they always refer to that area as the birthplace of civilization, so I guess its not terribly surprising. Still neat though! It'll be interesting to see what else is uncovered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted October 1, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 1, 2013 i would imagine there is a lot more to be found there now the archaeologists have access. Will be interesting to see what else they uncover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormac mac airt Posted October 1, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Spartan they are not stupid. They are smart and clever and educated. They learn on their colleges to wrote like this. To attract people. Exactly. Because, let's face it, the truth doesn't sell very well. cormac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted October 1, 2013 Author #7 Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) Exactly. Because, let's face it, the truth doesn't sell very well. cormac Imagine headline: Bricks dicovered in Iraq I doubt someone would open that link! Edited October 1, 2013 by Big Bad Voodoo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted October 1, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 1, 2013 A settlement does not make a city. A city does not make a settlement. I wish these stupid journalists would stop sensationalize Archaeological discoveries with misleading headlines. Else, a good find. But it may be a city. Some definitions of city are defined as a lrage town or populous place. Of course "large" is different depending on the era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted October 2, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 2, 2013 From the link: The city thrived between 3,300 and 2,900 years ago, said Cinzia Pappi, an archaeologist at the Universität Leipzig in Germany. At the start of this period, the city was under the control of the Assyrian Empire and was used to administer the surrounding territory. Later on, as the empire declined, the city gained its independence and became the center of a kingdom that lasted for about 140 years, until the Assyrians reconquered it. Assyrian. Not so old, really. There are sites in the region that are 3,000 years older. And several in the area that are a couple of thousand years older. Harte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash68 Posted October 2, 2013 #10 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Big Bad V',that'd work for me I'd still be intrigued but point well put. Infairness they may have found one small part of a vast area of "bricks",well, a settlement/city,it's early days yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaa-Tzik Posted October 2, 2013 #11 Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) Looking at the comments on the linked article I see some loony has already managed to asscociate Abraham, the ark of the covenant and the return of Jesus to this site. Predictable I guess... Edited October 2, 2013 by Kaa-Tzik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted October 2, 2013 #12 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Well they always refer to that area as the birthplace of civilization, so I guess its not terribly surprising. Still neat though! It'll be interesting to see what else is uncovered. Yes, but these days the cradle of civilization seems more like a graveyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibatag Posted October 2, 2013 #13 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Yes Sundew and who's to blame for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted October 2, 2013 Author #14 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Yes Sundew and who's to blame for that? Saddam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjonalien Posted October 2, 2013 #15 Share Posted October 2, 2013 We were so much more civilized before man made religion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted October 2, 2013 Author #16 Share Posted October 2, 2013 We were so much more civilized before man made religion What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted October 3, 2013 #17 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Very cool find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylemurph Posted October 3, 2013 #18 Share Posted October 3, 2013 What? I'm sure there were far fewer deaths, since they had to work up a better excuse than "god told me to." --Jaylemurph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted October 3, 2013 Author #19 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I'm sure there were far fewer deaths, since they had to work up a better excuse than "god told me to." --Jaylemurph Then tell me when theocracy and religion developed since far as I know from day one humans have had beliefs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Amerika Posted October 3, 2013 #20 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I'm sure there were far fewer deaths, since they had to work up a better excuse than "god told me to." --Jaylemurph Those fewer deaths couldn't possibly have been a result of fewer people on the planet and less access to one another due to transportation constraints right? You throw 1 million people in a city back then even without religion and people would be killing each other with rocks and clubs. Religion is just one of the many reasons humans kill one another and in today's society its not even in the top ten reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted October 23, 2013 #21 Share Posted October 23, 2013 We were so much more civilized before man made religion so very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted October 24, 2013 #22 Share Posted October 24, 2013 so very true. Only in the feeble minds of the ignorant. Please note that I'm not claiming that religion is a civilizing force, though some do. Harte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sards Posted October 24, 2013 #23 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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