8800-6500 BC if you were wondering
That’s insanely old. I didn’t even know we knew of communities that old outside of Gobleki Tepe
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Carved stone mask – Pre-pottery, Neolithic B period
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Re: Carved stone mask – Pre-pottery, Neolithic B period
#22Reminds me of a hockey goalie mask...
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#23Every time I see artifacts like these I can’t help but think whether we are producing artifacts that will be discovered 10000 years into the future, and still be in a robust state.
You can leave your own kiln fired clay tablet. https://dumbcuneiform.com
Re: Carved stone mask – Pre-pottery, Neolithic B period
#24Every time I see artifacts like these I can’t help but think whether we are producing artifacts that will be discovered 10000 years into the future, and still be in a robust state.
Our geostationary satellites should probably be able to last for a billion years without major decay.
Re: Carved stone mask – Pre-pottery, Neolithic B period
#25Israeli archeology is a joke Talk about vested interests.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
>> This carved stone mask depicting a human face (...) It's carved stone. Must weigh a ton to carry on one's face.
That does seem relatively presumptuous of the "scientists". Maybe "humanoid" would be more appropriate, especially considering that it does not seem to demonstrate any effort to accurately represent the human face. It could very well represent some sort of spirit or "demon". It also could very well not have been a mask humans would have worn, but instead it could have been part of some other thing like a statue or ma…
> does not seem to demonstrate any effort to accurately represent the human face
you must be being facetious. This is plainly obviously a human face.