3 Comments TIL about Cropmarks. They are archeological ruins only visible from the air. They result from more dry or fertile crops due to the soil disruption when ancient sites were built. by whatilearned May 28, 2022, 12:10 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL about archeological Tells. Neolithic human settlement sites that grew into large (some over 100 feet tall) hills due to the people there discarding remains into the ground below, building on top of discarded buildings, and the collection of sediment/materials from everyday living. by whatilearned April 4, 2022, 12:48 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL of the Stoned Ape Theory, suggesting psilocybin caused the primitive brain’s information-processing capabilities to rapidly reorganize, which in turn kick-started the rapid evolution of cognition that led to the early art, language, and technology written in Homo sapiens’ archeological record. by whatilearned March 3, 2022, 8:16 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL that the earliest Chinese dynasty (the Shang) that we can confirm through archeological records worshiped one supreme God, resembling a primordial monotheism by whatilearned December 6, 2021, 2:53 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that Hitler was frustrated that Himmler was performing archeological studies in Germany, as he was worried that they would show the world that “Aryans” lived in mud huts while other civilizations were more technologically advanced by whatilearned June 30, 2021, 11:28 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL that archeological evidence suggests that the earliest and most widespread cereal food eaten in prehistoric societies was the pancake. by whatilearned June 9, 2021, 1:51 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that the Montezuma Castle National Monument in Arizona was named by white settlers who assumed the Aztecs were responsible for all archeological sites but it turns out the monument has nothing to do with Montezuma or the Aztecs and yet no one bothered to rename it. by whatilearned April 30, 2021, 5:52 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL about the Ghost Fleet of the Potomac, 200 or so wrecks of abandoned ships, most from WWI. It has become a unique ecological system full of fish, birds, and other wildlife and opportunities for archeological discoveries. In 2019 it became a National Marine Sanctuary. by whatilearned April 27, 2021, 2:17 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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