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Aerial view of Keeladi, India
Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology
Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology

1 posted on 08/10/2024 7:31:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
2,600 year old tech is still widely used today, too! I remember Dad installing the stuff to drain downspout water away from the house long ago.


3 posted on 08/10/2024 8:41:34 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: SunkenCiv

Another example of the innate engineering intelligence of mankind regardless of historical era...possibly on the wane nowadays(Boeing, collapsing bridges, Millenium tower in San fran..California bullet train fiasco, etc)?????


4 posted on 08/11/2024 12:40:02 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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