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572 sats \ 21 replies \ @Natalia 30 Mar \ on: Stacker Saloon

went to see some rock tombs, and I thought to myself, how did people even manage to build that? Not only it's HUGE, but it's built on steep mountains, and they carved the tomb out of the rocks! Now I see why @DarthCoin wants to build something that LAST; really, most of us probably live around 100 years, and once gone, it's gone; then you get to see people build something from thousand years ago and still stands, like how did they even plan things out without pen or paper, or any sophisticated tools? And all the later generations come all the way to see and admire their creations.

The second thought is the more I see, the more I think people in the past mastered way better skills than the modern ones, yes you built airplanes, the internet, and many cool techs, but the knowledge of how to live in harmony with nature or how to make the most of natural material is going downhill.

https://m.stacker.news/24033 https://m.stacker.news/24034

https://m.stacker.news/24035

https://m.stacker.news/24036

https://m.stacker.news/24037

97 sats \ 4 replies \ @cryotosensei 30 Mar

Are these more impressive than Angkor Wat?

90 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 30 Mar

Strange coincidence. I had never heard of Angkor Wat until my recent vacation. There were photos on the wall of the ship near the elevator, so I did a little googling.

61 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 30 Mar

Let me expand your knowledge of Cambodia then

In Battambang, Cambodian locals travel on bamboo trains on railway tracks as a form of transportation. Very humbled by their resourcefulness

https://m.stacker.news/24042

https://m.stacker.news/24043

70 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 30 Mar

I don't think it's about which is more impressive but about what's possible and they are showing us - building with rocks on a steep mountain without any fancy tools, and it just stands, thousand of years.

and it also gives us a glance at what the ancients think about afterlife.

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 30 Mar

True. I think it goes to show that if you just focus on one thing, you can accomplish a magnificent task. Multitasking is the bugbear of greatness

111 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 30 Mar

The Romans loved hills, but this is ridiculous. I've never seen photos of these tombs before.

107 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 30 Mar

there were built by the Lycians, said it's built around 350 BC.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @davidw 30 Mar

Awesome shots! My gut is that civilisations were much more advanced than history lets on. And that perhaps they were set back many centuries. It just seems to me historians prefer not to share or delve into that theory, instead wishing to believe we are more advanced and intelligent.

So elegant, precise and intentional many historical sites were built. Many align with the rise of the sun, or are located in areas of abundant natural resources. Many structures hundreds of people tall and yet they have lasted millennia. We can't even make an ugly condo last 50 years these days 🤣

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 30 Mar

Wow! I thought they were Roman, and not as old.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 30 Mar

one thing is for sure, those are not tombs :)

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 30 Mar

These rock constructions have always fascinated me, and I also wonder how they did it. It's true that in many cases we don't know how they built them. One thing I've learned is not to underestimate our ancestors. I believe that there is a lot of lost knowledge in human history, because no one pick the book 😂 In the past, it was also common for knowledge to be kept secret, because it could be a weapon for the enemy.

I also wish that people lived more in harmony with nature, but I am aware that there are many more people today than there were a few centuries ago, and this makes it impossible, at least in the short term, for everyone to live that way. What I mean is that for most people, it is a matter of survival.

https://m.stacker.news/24122

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 30 Mar

BEAUTIFUL! I cannot imagine the hard work they've done!

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 30 Mar

I felt a bit scary looking down from there, so high up and steep, and then people BUILT things there? 🤯

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 30 Mar

How did you get up there? Is there a route access to walk or like a rope?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 30 Mar

there are a few ones you can get close to easily, you just need to follow the path ( its already well made for you to visit ) but the other ones, I can't even see how to get closer, so how did the builders even do their work? 😂

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @oliverweiss 30 Mar

They had plenty of time, and cheap manpower.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 30 Mar

😍

42 sats \ 3 replies \ @carlosfandango 30 Mar

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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 30 Mar

I'm still trying to think how they built them, and there are any of these in the mountains.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 30 Mar freebie

And WHY those mountains in specific. Mountains have their own energy and particularities. Those sculptures are for a specific reason there, in that place.