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Originally Posted by NoSoup
Actually, ancient artifacts that shouldn't really exist according to our scientists have always facinated me.
The Peri Reis Map accurately maps the northern coast of Antarctica - which shouldn't be possible, as the coast has supposedly been covered by icecaps nearly a mile thick for nearly a milliion years. Additionally, it accurately maps portions of North and South America long before they were discovered.
The Antikythera Device is a 2000 year old computer believed to calculate the motions of stars and planets.
There are many, many more questions that are unanswered, and I doubt they ever will. The past will always be surrounded in mystery, but it is amazing to think - even now - how little we know of it. For some of these items to simply exist throws a wrench into modern scientists' view of ancient technology and culture, and makes you wonder what those times were really like - and how advanced they actually were...
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I had never heard of the "Piri Reis Map" before, so I decided to look it up. After a google search, I read a few pages written by mystics, and then went to a .edu site for the University of Wisconsin. It was a fascinating read, and clearly the professor put a lot of work in to his analysis. The Piri Map is overlaid with modern maps, complete with notations.
Anybody interested in learning more about the Piri Reis Map should check out
this link.
Now, on to the Antikythera Device ...