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We May Have Been Calling Machu Picchu The Wrong Name For Over 100 Years. One of the most famous archaeological sites in the world may be named after a simple misunderstanding.
https://www.sciencealert.com ^
| 24 MARCH 2022
| CARLY CASSELLA
Posted on 03/24/2022 5:58:30 AM PDT by Red Badger
Edited on 03/24/2022 6:08:35 AM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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The ancient Incan city we know as 'Machu Picchu' should probably be called 'Picchu' or 'Huayna Picchu', according to a new analysis of historical documents.
In 1911, when the White American historian and explorer, Hiram Bingham, was first led to the ancient Incan ruins, he asked a local landowner to write down the name of the site in his field journal.
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TOPICS: Education; History; Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: carlycassella; ggg; godsgravesglyphs; hirambingham; huaynapicchu; inca; incas; machupicchu; picchu
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To: ClearCase_guy
I spent 20 minutes looking for just the right gif and missed making that joke.
;D
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posted on
03/24/2022 6:30:30 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Please visit my profile page help save my beloved dog's life. https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FUF)
To: ClearCase_guy
ISWYDT......................
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posted on
03/24/2022 6:30:44 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
“ My son is dating a Peruvian girl”
Guess he likes those short girls. His kids will be destined to be elevationally challenged.
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posted on
03/24/2022 6:32:20 AM PDT
by
9422WMR
(45 1. Lie, cheat, steal. It’s how the democRATS operate. )
To: Red Badger
Oh no! How could this happen? For a hundred years? We’re all doomed.
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posted on
03/24/2022 6:34:36 AM PDT
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FlingWingFlyer
(Don't blame me, I voted for President Trump. Let's Go Brandon! FJB!)
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
03/24/2022 6:36:08 AM PDT
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FlingWingFlyer
(Don't blame me, I voted for President Trump. Let's Go Brandon! FJB!)
To: Red Badger
Probably a good thing Bingham didn't call it Squaw Mountain or Niggardly Peak, or we'd be tearing down statues and rewriting history (one more time). For whatever it's worth, the original "Macho Pischo" sounds fine to me...
;>)
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posted on
03/24/2022 6:48:20 AM PDT
by
Who is John Galt?
("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
To: Red Badger
Whitey’s fault......................
It seems to be leftist Whitey's fault for the renaming and change in pronunciation of many things these days. Have you had Chicken Kiev recently, so is that Chicken Kyiv? (I had to look up the new spelling, old habits are hard to break (ask any nun).
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posted on
03/24/2022 6:56:41 AM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
(Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
To: Red Badger
In 1911, when the White American historian and explorer, Hiram Bingham
How does it help the reader in any way to know the man's skin color?
To: ClearCase_guy
It took ELEVEN replies. I guess everybody is coffee-deficient this morning.
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posted on
03/24/2022 7:01:03 AM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.” ~ Jerry Ri)
To: AnotherUnixGeek
It’s the world we now live in......................
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posted on
03/24/2022 7:01:36 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
One semi-serious comment in the whole batch. This is why history is being lost. There is a significant difference in this.
Machu Picchu means Old Peak.
Huayna Picchu means Young Peak.
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posted on
03/24/2022 7:10:47 AM PDT
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
To: ClearCase_guy
We’re all counting on you.
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posted on
03/24/2022 7:14:23 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
To: Openurmind
Senorita Picchu means Miss Peak...............
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posted on
03/24/2022 7:15:29 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: GaltAdonis
Is that Tony LLama?..............
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posted on
03/24/2022 7:16:12 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
03/24/2022 7:18:04 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: Red Badger
It’s funny where names come from sometimes. Years ago an automanufacturer in japan got everyone together and told them “guys, we are under the gun to name the car, and I really need your help. I will need a name by this evening if the car is to succeed,
To which one of one of employees spoke up and exclaimed “Datsun”?
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posted on
03/24/2022 7:21:49 AM PDT
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Bob434
To: Bob434
There is a story that Capt. Cook asked a Aborigine guide what the name of that animal was he first saw in Australia.
The guide replied ‘Kangaroo’..........which meant ‘I don’t know.’............
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posted on
03/24/2022 7:24:16 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
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posted on
03/24/2022 7:47:56 AM PDT
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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