Real ancient mysteries (not Atlantis) that we need to discuss!

[Windowpane]

7 hours ago, jethrofloyd said:

24. The Roman Dodecahedron(s) - What are they, and what they were used for?

A people found hundreds of them throughout the entire teritory of the 'Roman Empire'. But, no one is still not sure what they are, and what they were actually used for?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron

 

They've always reminded me a bit of these ...

[Abramelin]

1 hour ago, Windowpane said:

They've always reminded me a bit of these ...

It made think of those weird stones found at Skara Brea:

https://m.imgur.com/qu9Re

[Thanos5150]

12 hours ago, Windowpane said:

They've always reminded me a bit of these ...

The Mind-Boggling Artistry of China’s Ivory Puzzle Balls

They make modern ones out of a soapstone. Cheap. I had a few but they broke.  Very cool. 

 

[Alchopwn]

On 7/23/2022 at 12:07 AM, Piney said:

Here's a possibility. The Aligic people weren't East of Lake Superior until after 3,000 BC. Proto-Algic which might be related to Salishian probably started around the Columbian Plateau around 7,000 BC and it was a maritime language.

Maybe my ancestors were the possible part of a second wave which came in boats and caused the disappearance of Clovis in the West.

I was looking at Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup studies of migration, and had a bit of a peek at the Native American DNA.  What surprised me was that there are 2 haplogroups that went to North America and then migrated back to Asia; the A2a, and C1a (though the CIA may have done some migrating into the region too).

[Piney]

53 minutes ago, Alchopwn said:

I was looking at Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup studies of migration, and had a bit of a peek at the Native American DNA.  What surprised me was that there are 2 haplogroups that went to North America and then migrated back to Asia; the A2a, and C1a (though the CIA may have done some migrating into the region too).

The Eskimos and Athapaskans were going back and forth in boats between Siberia and North America. 

[jethrofloyd]

2 hours ago, Piney said:

The Eskimos and Athapaskans were going back and forth in boats between Siberia and North America. 

I like this story:

The mystery of the Inuit who arrived in Scotland

History is filled with tantalising theories of human endurance and exploration. Could the Vikings have crossed the Atlantic, for instance? Could Polynesia have been populated by migrants who crossed the Pacific from South America? And centuries ago, could Inuit tribesmen have descended on the British Isles in tiny kayaks, having traversed thousands of miles of icy ocean from their homes in the Arctic Circle?

https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news-europe-news-mystery-of-the-inuits-of-scotland-7875466/

[Piney]

6 hours ago, jethrofloyd said:

I like this story:

The mystery of the Inuit who arrived in Scotland

History is filled with tantalising theories of human endurance and exploration. Could the Vikings have crossed the Atlantic, for instance? Could Polynesia have been populated by migrants who crossed the Pacific from South America? And centuries ago, could Inuit tribesmen have descended on the British Isles in tiny kayaks, having traversed thousands of miles of icy ocean from their homes in the Arctic Circle?

https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news-europe-news-mystery-of-the-inuits-of-scotland-7875466/

I can see it happening on several occasions. A good Inuit hunter can live out of his kayak for months. 

[Windowpane]

7 hours ago, jethrofloyd said:

I like this story:

The mystery of the Inuit who arrived in Scotland

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Was he wearing a tartan parka?  Did he have whalebone bagpipes  ... ?

[jethrofloyd]

It's true, and J. Caesar was Darth Wader.

[jethrofloyd]

25. Is Stonehenge too big to be built by the prehistoric people?

How did our prehistoric ancestors move and raise such enormous blocks of stone without the aid of the wheel and a pulley?

 

[Windowpane]

12 minutes ago, jethrofloyd said:

25. Is Stonehenge too big to be built by the prehistoric people?

How did our prehistoric ancestors move and raise such enormous blocks of stone without the aid of the wheel and a pulley?

 

Maybe some variation of the Wally Wallington method.

[jethrofloyd]

5 minutes ago, Windowpane said:

Maybe some variation of the Wally Wallington method.

Interesting. But he made a lot of a devices here out of the cement. Which of course had not yet been invented at the time of Stonrhenge. So in my opinion, this of his is not valid.

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

1 hour ago, jethrofloyd said:

25. Is Stonehenge too big to be built by the prehistoric people?

How did our prehistoric ancestors move and raise such enormous blocks of stone without the aid of the wheel and a pulley?

 

T’was Merlin what did it! 

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

1 hour ago, jethrofloyd said:

25. Is Stonehenge too big to be built by the prehistoric people?

How did our prehistoric ancestors move and raise such enormous blocks of stone without the aid of the wheel and a pulley?

 

I seem to recall a sled and roller method being used by a few of the Docos to explain it. 

[Alchopwn]

On 8/1/2022 at 4:59 PM, Piney said:

The Eskimos and Athapaskans were going back and forth in boats between Siberia and North America. 

You're right of course.  Is there any chance of a larger migration back to Eurasia?  I haven't looked yet.

Edited August 3, 2022 by Alchopwn

[Piney]

2 hours ago, Alchopwn said:

You're right of course.  Is there any chance of a larger migration back to Eurasia?  I haven't looked yet.

Genetic research says no.

[jethrofloyd]

26. Holey jar, what was it used for?

Here is an seemingly simple archaeological mystery to answer:

The holey jar, the only one found so far, dates back to Roman Britain (the part of Britain under Roman rule from about A.D. 43 to 410). The question is what was it used for? Researchers speculate that it may have been used as a lamp or as a kind of animal cage for either mice or snakes. However, these possible uses are really just educated guesses, according to archaeologists.

 

[Abramelin]

4 minutes ago, jethrofloyd said:

26. Holey jar, what was it used for?

Here is an seemingly simple archaeological mystery to answer:

The holey jar, the only one found so far, dates back to Roman Britain (the part of Britain under Roman rule from about A.D. 43 to 410). The question is what was it used for? Researchers speculate that it may have been used as a lamp or as a kind of animal cage for either mice or snakes. However, these possible uses are really just educated guesses, according to archaeologists.

 

Maybe it was used for burning incense?

[ShadowSot]

9 hours ago, jethrofloyd said:

26. Holey jar, what was it used for?

Here is an seemingly simple archaeological mystery to answer:

The holey jar, the only one found so far, dates back to Roman Britain (the part of Britain under Roman rule from about A.D. 43 to 410). The question is what was it used for? Researchers speculate that it may have been used as a lamp or as a kind of animal cage for either mice or snakes. However, these possible uses are really just educated guesses, according to archaeologists.

 

Reminds me of a live bait trap for sure. Though as I remember it they used moven baskets for that. 

 

9 hours ago, Abramelin said:

Maybe it was used for burning incense?

Wouldn't that have left testable residue behind? 

[Abramelin]

On 8/4/2022 at 5:02 AM, ShadowSot said:

Wouldn't that have left testable residue behind? 

You'd think. But did they check to find out?

Edited August 5, 2022 by Abramelin

[jethrofloyd]

27. What really happened to the 'lost' Roanoke colony?

[Windowpane]

5 hours ago, jethrofloyd said:

27. What really happened to the 'lost' Roanoke colony?

A 2020 Popular Archaeology article on investigations at Hatteras Island.

[Piney]

23 hours ago, jethrofloyd said:

27. What really happened to the 'lost' Roanoke colony?

@jaylemurph bwahhahaha! 

They tried to rob and harm the Indians who were helping them and were killed.

[jethrofloyd]

17 minutes ago, Piney said:

They tried to rob and harm the Indians who were helping them and were killed.

Is it so simple?

I thought they moved to Atlantis?

[Piney]

10 minutes ago, jethrofloyd said:

Is it so simple?

I thought they moved to Atlantis?