Posted on 01/01/2011 5:59:57 PM PST by SunkenCiv
A team of researchers from the Archaeological Survey of India has unearthed maps depicted on the roof of a cave in Karnataka (India) that date back to 1500-2000 BCE. What was once thought to be a megalithic burial site with just paintings of animals and humans, could be the proof of the cartographic skills of prehistoric Indians...
While paintings of animals such as cows, hunting scenes and human figurines are common across prehistoric settlements, only the Chikramapura village caves, also called Kadebagilu rock shelters, feature maps...
According to Keshava, the prehistoric man obtained a bird's eye view of an area by climbing a hillock and standing at a vantage point. He would then observe his settlement -- houses, pathways, waterbodies, etc. With these images in mind, he would paint them in his cave...
Deciphering the exact meaning of the paintings was not easy for the experts, but they found many similarities with the modern-day maps. The triangular marks used to represent hillocks on these maps are similar to the symbols used by surveyors. Furthermore, a narrow passage has been compared to the figure of a human being, while the ladder-like symbol indicates a pathway. It took Keshava and his team almost a year to confirm the findings.
(Excerpt) Read more at stonepages.com ...
Bite me, God hating Commie rat.
Hey, you’re the guy into necromancy here.
I prefer to command words, and not let words command me.
They’re free, just have to shop at night.
>>>Here’s you problem
I guess by your dialect, I should say “you be my problem!”
You so funny ~ so strange!
I can only think of one or two more inconvenient places to put a map. One of them would get my post removed from the thread.
Geepers! Aheelt...shazam. Guffaw. Chortle.
Religion is voluntary. Commie scum rats like you spit in the eye of all things voluntary.
I am asking that you be banned. We do not tolerate name calling like that. My Conservative credentials are pure and unblemished.
;’)
“I’m sure the maps were drawn by men, so they didn’t have to stop and ask directions. :^)”
:)
I notice that the term “BCE” is used in the West only — it is not used in India quite as much
Karnataka in south-western India is right now Dravidian. It had some ARyans (Konkani-speakers) moving in to their west coasts around 1500 to 1000 years ago. In 1500 BC there were no Aryans there and most likely not even Dravidian but might have been related to the bhil tribals (Austroloid peoples)
Exactly. And there are those of us here in America who are old enough to be aware of this via life experience, who will not back down for any reason. If I'm presented with the acronym BCE, then I will not trust or cooperate with the source.
Thanks Cronos!
Personally, I'm a traditionalist and don't like the new labels. But I don't want to spend my time on a thousand rants that won't make any difference. I'd rather read about interesting discoveries. It is conservatives who want to keep our history alive and liberals who want people to forget it and believe instead their folklore fantasies.
M is an interesting contributor to this forum. He's no commie.
>>>M is an interesting contributor to this forum. He’s no commie.
Perhaps so, but he needs to learn to lighten up when it comes to FR symbology and what it means to us. The promotion of the “new” term BCE is a well known strategy of “commie scum.” When it comes to Christian symbology and the foundational tenets of America, I will not back down, ever, for any reason, ever (yes-again), and those who want to defend the use of BCE as opposed to BC are fair and legitimate game.
Consider me to be a FR zombie-bot, if you will. I will argue for traditional American values, to any end.
Mankind has almost always been a house builder, and the marks from their post holes are contemporanous with the famous cave paintings. A gorgeous Anthropologist I was speaking with once pointed out that the first thing a bunch of children off in the woods do is “build a fort”, it is almost instinctive.
The “Cave man” paintings survived because they were in a cave, not because people spent a majority of their time in caves.
So yes, 4,000 years ago there were permanent settlements in that area; but that doesn't preclude them from hanging out occasionally in caves - and painting the walls.
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