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Temples Older Than Pyramids Found (In Europe)
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| Saturday June 11 2005
Posted on 06/11/2005 12:54:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A series of temples thought to be older than Stonehenge or the Pyramids have been uncovered by a team of archaeologists working in Europe. More than 150 monuments built between 4,800 BC and 4,600 BC have been found beneath the fields of modern-day Germany, Austria and Slovakia.
They are thought to represent Europe's oldest civilisation.
The discoveries are so new that this temple building culture does not even have a name, The Independent reports.
Click here to try our ancient civilisations quiz The temples were made of earth and wood, with the buildings stretching for up to half a mile. It's thought that they were built by a religious community who lived together in "longhouses" up to 50m long.
Evidence of these buildings has been found across a 400-mile stretch of land, but it seems the civilisation died out after about 200 years.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Germany; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archaeology; ggg; godsgravesglyphs; history
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To: Calvin Locke; blam
The Ries Basin impact was about 15 million years ago, if memory serves.
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posted on
06/12/2005 7:43:00 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: blam
If the Black Sea flood can be proven to be Noah's Flood, that was in 5600BC.
And that's a Big If. ;')
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posted on
06/12/2005 7:45:20 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Well, then that's a bit out of the ball park...never mind.
To: P.O.E.
I prefer the Dirt Culture. Iron Age, Bronze Age, Stone Age, Dirt Age.
To: tet68
That's my first thought too, tet68.
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posted on
06/12/2005 9:13:17 PM PDT
by
meema
To: sumocide
Thanks for the hotlink, sumocide. I printed it out to study. Love this kind of 'stuff'.
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posted on
06/12/2005 9:15:44 PM PDT
by
meema
To: Calvin Locke
A little bit out, yeah. :')
"That ball wouldn't have been out of a lot of parks."
"Name one."
"Yellowstone."
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posted on
06/13/2005 12:42:53 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: blam; FairOpinion; Ernest_at_the_Beach; StayAt HomeMother; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; ...
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posted on
06/13/2005 10:31:58 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: Abathar
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posted on
06/13/2005 11:35:49 PM PDT
by
wafflehouse
(the hell you say!)
To: nickcarraway
Very interesting. Me thinks they were built by late Cro-Magnon Druids high on mead, but who I am to say ?
keys david Europe's oldest civilisation
Google
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posted on
06/13/2005 11:57:14 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: nickcarraway
There is information out there that some of the buildings in Egypt are over 10,000 years old.
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posted on
06/14/2005 6:21:12 AM PDT
by
stockpirate
(Kerry & Democrats; supported, financed, trained, guided, revered, in favor of, Communists.)
To: nickcarraway
"The temples were made of earth and wood, with the buildings stretching for up to half a mile. It's thought that they were built by a religious community who lived together in "longhouses" up to 50m long."
Sounds like Norsemen - bet they went further north when Global Warming started ...
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posted on
06/14/2005 6:23:46 AM PDT
by
RS
(Just because they are out to get him, it doesn't mean he's not guilty.)
To: nickcarraway
monuments built between 4,800 BC and 4,600 BC have been found beneath the fields of modern-day Germany, Austria and Slovakia...The discoveries are so new that this temple building culture does not even have a name
The Third Reich B.C.?
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posted on
06/14/2005 6:25:55 AM PDT
by
UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
(Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth...)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/14/2005 6:32:43 AM PDT
by
finnman69
(cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
To: blam
To: Mamzelle
digging and refilling trenches as ritualistic? Maybe a Army basic training ritual?
DIs say, "Dig a fighting position over there. Ok, fill in in, and dig one over there."
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posted on
06/14/2005 9:19:24 AM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Those who know don't talk, those who talk don't know.)
To: ASA Vet
LOL! Makes a lot more sense than the theories posed in this article...
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posted on
06/14/2005 10:18:30 AM PDT
by
Mamzelle
To: nickcarraway
but it seems the civilisation died out after about 200 years And it's now been proven (by the traces of lavender pastel paint) that they were gay. They are now proud democrat voters < /sarc>
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posted on
06/14/2005 10:31:17 AM PDT
by
John O
(God Save America (Please))
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
06/14/2005 7:39:11 PM PDT
by
sonofron
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