Comments on: America’s oldest urban site uncovered in Peru http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/194 History fetish? What history fetish? Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:01:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/194#comment-15127 livius drusus Fri, 02 May 2008 23:07:10 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/194#comment-15127 Thank you for the link. There are some great pictures and videos on the site. :thanks: Thank you for the link. There are some great pictures and videos on the site.

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]]> By: Bob http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/194#comment-15122 Bob Fri, 02 May 2008 19:32:40 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/194#comment-15122 Seems you can't swing a dead cat without discovering something undiscovered or older in Peru. National Geographic.com just launched a new site on Ancient History/Mysteries. Not in depth, but provides a good overview in a number of areas. Including Machu Picchu: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/machu-picchu.html Here's the full site: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/index.html Seems you can’t swing a dead cat without discovering something undiscovered or older in Peru.

National Geographic.com just launched a new site on Ancient History/Mysteries. Not in depth, but provides a good overview in a number of areas. Including Machu Picchu: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/machu-picchu.html

Here’s the full site: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/index.html

]]> By: Clutch http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/194#comment-13772 Clutch Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:16:45 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/194#comment-13772 It's true! The familiarity of the public space makes it so tempting to see ourselves in them. It's surprising, the sort of things that seem *not* to have been the product of more recent civilization -- basic urban planning being one. And the harder we look, the older the civilized settlements get all over the planet. It's like early humans had a big football huddle in North Africa, the QB shouted "Break!", and then they just scattered worldwide at top speed. It’s true! The familiarity of the public space makes it so tempting to see ourselves in them. It’s surprising, the sort of things that seem *not* to have been the product of more recent civilization — basic urban planning being one.

And the harder we look, the older the civilized settlements get all over the planet. It’s like early humans had a big football huddle in North Africa, the QB shouted “Break!”, and then they just scattered worldwide at top speed.

]]> By: livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/194#comment-13741 livius drusus Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:28:55 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/194#comment-13741 They knew how to make a nice, cozy public space, too. I can totally picture them kicking back with a hot chocolate and a cigar. They knew how to make a nice, cozy public space, too. I can totally picture them kicking back with a hot chocolate and a cigar.

]]> By: Clutch http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/194#comment-13726 Clutch Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:49:55 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/194#comment-13726 Amazing. Our ancestors sure did get around! Amazing. Our ancestors sure did get around!

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