http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50669647/ns/technology_and_science-science/
Okay, so WHY did 9,000 hunter-gatherers meet together to build a big fucking dirt pile? What were they burying? And if they went to that much effort, WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DIG IT UP.
Louisiana over. Ancient eldritch horror wins.
You don't touch burial mounds.
You just...don't.
Clearly aliens.
There is NO WAY this is going to end well.
Quote from: Suu on February 01, 2013, 10:02:30 PM
You don't touch burial mounds.
You just...don't.
Apparently not a burial mound.
Probably a henge.
"Well, SHIT." - Randolph Carter.
:lulz: This seems to be a good time to mention that approximately 1/4 of my ancestors were mound builders, and as far as everyone I've ever talked to knows, they built them because of reasons.
...where WERE those groups dedicated to futzing up the busybodies trying to dig up their ancestor's bits?
Quote from: Richter on February 02, 2013, 01:06:32 AM
...where WERE those groups dedicated to futzing up the busybodies trying to dig up their ancestor's bits?
I can't see 9000 people coming together for 90 days or so, in a society that maintained 25-30 people in a group, to bury someone.
Just saying.
Quote from: Mome Papess Trivial on February 02, 2013, 12:11:59 AM
Probably a henge.
Why must you poop on my parade? :sad:
TGRR,
Is waiting for some of that "scoured earth" action.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 01:50:50 AM
Quote from: Richter on February 02, 2013, 01:06:32 AM
...where WERE those groups dedicated to futzing up the busybodies trying to dig up their ancestor's bits?
I can't see 9000 people coming together for 90 days or so, in a society that maintained 25-30 people in a group, to bury someone.
Just saying.
I'd agree there. Hunter - gatherers don't congregate in those numbers. That assumption about their social structure could be incorrect, the time over which it was built could be incorrect, too many unknowns...
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 01:50:50 AM
Quote from: Richter on February 02, 2013, 01:06:32 AM
...where WERE those groups dedicated to futzing up the busybodies trying to dig up their ancestor's bits?
I can't see 9000 people coming together for 90 days or so, in a society that maintained 25-30 people in a group, to bury someone.
Just saying.
They didn't live in small nomadic groups, they lived in towns with houses and governments. The towns were typically part of larger settlements, and they had large annual gatherings for trade and celebration and whatnot. They also farmed, mostly corn, beans, squash, and tomatoes. It was a pretty densely-populated area, pre-pandemic.
Hunter Gatherers did create Gobekli Tepe, though yeah these might have been farmers.
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 02:54:55 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 01:50:50 AM
Quote from: Richter on February 02, 2013, 01:06:32 AM
...where WERE those groups dedicated to futzing up the busybodies trying to dig up their ancestor's bits?
I can't see 9000 people coming together for 90 days or so, in a society that maintained 25-30 people in a group, to bury someone.
Just saying.
They didn't live in small nomadic groups, they lived in towns with houses and governments. The towns were typically part of larger settlements, and they had large annual gatherings for trade and celebration and whatnot. They also farmed, mostly corn, beans, squash, and tomatoes. It was a pretty densely-populated area, pre-pandemic.
I'm just going by the article. I don't know shit about their culture, to be frank (and obvious).
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:07:24 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 02:54:55 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 01:50:50 AM
Quote from: Richter on February 02, 2013, 01:06:32 AM
...where WERE those groups dedicated to futzing up the busybodies trying to dig up their ancestor's bits?
I can't see 9000 people coming together for 90 days or so, in a society that maintained 25-30 people in a group, to bury someone.
Just saying.
They didn't live in small nomadic groups, they lived in towns with houses and governments. The towns were typically part of larger settlements, and they had large annual gatherings for trade and celebration and whatnot. They also farmed, mostly corn, beans, squash, and tomatoes. It was a pretty densely-populated area, pre-pandemic.
I'm just going by the article. I don't know shit about their culture, to be frank (and obvious).
Ohhhh, OK. I didn't read the whole article but if it was talking about hunter-gatherers being mound builders, it was shit.
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 06:15:24 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:07:24 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 02:54:55 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 01:50:50 AM
Quote from: Richter on February 02, 2013, 01:06:32 AM
...where WERE those groups dedicated to futzing up the busybodies trying to dig up their ancestor's bits?
I can't see 9000 people coming together for 90 days or so, in a society that maintained 25-30 people in a group, to bury someone.
Just saying.
They didn't live in small nomadic groups, they lived in towns with houses and governments. The towns were typically part of larger settlements, and they had large annual gatherings for trade and celebration and whatnot. They also farmed, mostly corn, beans, squash, and tomatoes. It was a pretty densely-populated area, pre-pandemic.
I'm just going by the article. I don't know shit about their culture, to be frank (and obvious).
Ohhhh, OK. I didn't read the whole article but if it was talking about hunter-gatherers being mound builders, it was shit.
Maybe it was their version of the superbowl?
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:16:22 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 06:15:24 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:07:24 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 02:54:55 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 01:50:50 AM
Quote from: Richter on February 02, 2013, 01:06:32 AM
...where WERE those groups dedicated to futzing up the busybodies trying to dig up their ancestor's bits?
I can't see 9000 people coming together for 90 days or so, in a society that maintained 25-30 people in a group, to bury someone.
Just saying.
They didn't live in small nomadic groups, they lived in towns with houses and governments. The towns were typically part of larger settlements, and they had large annual gatherings for trade and celebration and whatnot. They also farmed, mostly corn, beans, squash, and tomatoes. It was a pretty densely-populated area, pre-pandemic.
I'm just going by the article. I don't know shit about their culture, to be frank (and obvious).
Ohhhh, OK. I didn't read the whole article but if it was talking about hunter-gatherers being mound builders, it was shit.
Maybe it was their version of the superbowl?
Hahaha
Actually, the deal is basically that the mound-builders weren't hunter-gatherers, they were horticulturalists, so if the article was saying that they were hunter-gatherers, the author just plain didn't do their research.
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 06:19:01 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:16:22 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 06:15:24 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:07:24 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 02:54:55 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 01:50:50 AM
Quote from: Richter on February 02, 2013, 01:06:32 AM
...where WERE those groups dedicated to futzing up the busybodies trying to dig up their ancestor's bits?
I can't see 9000 people coming together for 90 days or so, in a society that maintained 25-30 people in a group, to bury someone.
Just saying.
They didn't live in small nomadic groups, they lived in towns with houses and governments. The towns were typically part of larger settlements, and they had large annual gatherings for trade and celebration and whatnot. They also farmed, mostly corn, beans, squash, and tomatoes. It was a pretty densely-populated area, pre-pandemic.
I'm just going by the article. I don't know shit about their culture, to be frank (and obvious).
Ohhhh, OK. I didn't read the whole article but if it was talking about hunter-gatherers being mound builders, it was shit.
Maybe it was their version of the superbowl?
Hahaha
Actually, the deal is basically that the mound-builders weren't hunter-gatherers, they were horticulturalists, so if the article was saying that they were hunter-gatherers, the author just plain didn't do their research.
The author was quoting some yahoo. Half of paleontologists seem to have their head up it...I mean, I was watching this one history channel thing about neandrathals, and the jackass was saying "And we really have no idea why they hog-tied their dead"...Have these people never put "catatonic fit" and "George Romero" together?
So Alley Oop has a fit, and they bury him. 2 days later, he wakes up and walks out of the burial cave, so everyone sticks spears in him for a bit, then ties him up so he fucking STAYS buried this time, then tosses him back in the cave. Then they tie up everyone else that dies, just to be safe. Word gets around, soon EVERYONE is doing it.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:24:29 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 06:19:01 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:16:22 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 06:15:24 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:07:24 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 02:54:55 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 01:50:50 AM
Quote from: Richter on February 02, 2013, 01:06:32 AM
...where WERE those groups dedicated to futzing up the busybodies trying to dig up their ancestor's bits?
I can't see 9000 people coming together for 90 days or so, in a society that maintained 25-30 people in a group, to bury someone.
Just saying.
They didn't live in small nomadic groups, they lived in towns with houses and governments. The towns were typically part of larger settlements, and they had large annual gatherings for trade and celebration and whatnot. They also farmed, mostly corn, beans, squash, and tomatoes. It was a pretty densely-populated area, pre-pandemic.
I'm just going by the article. I don't know shit about their culture, to be frank (and obvious).
Ohhhh, OK. I didn't read the whole article but if it was talking about hunter-gatherers being mound builders, it was shit.
Maybe it was their version of the superbowl?
Hahaha
Actually, the deal is basically that the mound-builders weren't hunter-gatherers, they were horticulturalists, so if the article was saying that they were hunter-gatherers, the author just plain didn't do their research.
The author was quoting some yahoo. Half of paleontologists seem to have their head up it...I mean, I was watching this one history channel thing about neandrathals, and the jackass was saying "And we really have no idea why they hog-tied their dead"...Have these people never put "catatonic fit" and "George Romero" together?
So Alley Oop has a fit, and they bury him. 2 days later, he wakes up and walks out of the burial cave, so everyone sticks spears in him for a bit, then ties him up so he fucking STAYS buried this time, then tosses him back in the cave. Then they tie up everyone else that dies, just to be safe. Word gets around, soon EVERYONE is doing it.
:lulz: That's awesome.
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 06:34:48 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:24:29 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 06:19:01 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:16:22 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 06:15:24 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 06:07:24 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 02, 2013, 02:54:55 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 02, 2013, 01:50:50 AM
Quote from: Richter on February 02, 2013, 01:06:32 AM
...where WERE those groups dedicated to futzing up the busybodies trying to dig up their ancestor's bits?
I can't see 9000 people coming together for 90 days or so, in a society that maintained 25-30 people in a group, to bury someone.
Just saying.
They didn't live in small nomadic groups, they lived in towns with houses and governments. The towns were typically part of larger settlements, and they had large annual gatherings for trade and celebration and whatnot. They also farmed, mostly corn, beans, squash, and tomatoes. It was a pretty densely-populated area, pre-pandemic.
I'm just going by the article. I don't know shit about their culture, to be frank (and obvious).
Ohhhh, OK. I didn't read the whole article but if it was talking about hunter-gatherers being mound builders, it was shit.
Maybe it was their version of the superbowl?
Hahaha
Actually, the deal is basically that the mound-builders weren't hunter-gatherers, they were horticulturalists, so if the article was saying that they were hunter-gatherers, the author just plain didn't do their research.
The author was quoting some yahoo. Half of paleontologists seem to have their head up it...I mean, I was watching this one history channel thing about neandrathals, and the jackass was saying "And we really have no idea why they hog-tied their dead"...Have these people never put "catatonic fit" and "George Romero" together?
So Alley Oop has a fit, and they bury him. 2 days later, he wakes up and walks out of the burial cave, so everyone sticks spears in him for a bit, then ties him up so he fucking STAYS buried this time, then tosses him back in the cave. Then they tie up everyone else that dies, just to be safe. Word gets around, soon EVERYONE is doing it.
:lulz: That's awesome.
40 years of watching horror flicks > PhD in paleontology.
That is also a great support for my idea of religious prsctices stemming from OCD.