‘Challenging conventional wisdom about the past – How far back in time does Antiquity actually go?’

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I am now going back offline to research and write my Monograph  – ‘Mediation of Cultural Heritage Disputes.’

In the course of my reading I occasionally come across archaeological sites and documents which appear to challenge conventional wisdom about the past, i.e. because they beg the Q. – ‘How far back in time does Antiquity actually go?‘

Here for your general interest are some examples, and over the summer if I come accross anything lse of interest I will mention it as a comment in this post:

·     ‘Dolmen of Guadalperal – Spain’: https://lnkd.in/eRZnzt_z
·     ‘Ġgantija – Malta’: https://lnkd.in/eh3gT9W7
·     ‘Göbekli Tepe – Anatolia’: https://lnkd.in/eRTp9gwc
·     ‘Nabta Playa -Sahara Dessert’: https://lnkd.in/ejzafzSU
·     ‘Adam’s Calendar – South Africa’s Stonehenge’: ADAMS CALENDAR also known as: ‘Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins’ | South African History Online
·     ‘Piri Reis Map’: https://lnkd.in/epNUaug3

See also – ‘4750-year-old megalithic stone plaza found in the Andes
by Dario Radley February 16, 2024′: https://lnkd.in/eJXmT8nC.

‘Their findings, detailed in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances, shed light on a crucial period of transition in South America, where coastal fishing communities began interacting with emerging agricultural societies in the mountains. Carbon dating places the construction of the plaza around 4,750 years ago, predating iconic monuments like the Great Pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge. Toohey emphasizes the plaza’s significance as a gathering place for early inhabitants of the Cajamarca Valley, who were primarily engaged in hunting and gathering activities while beginning to explore agriculture and animal domestication.’

The more I read, the more I realise how much awaits archaeological investigation and discovery, e.g. under the sands of the Sahara Dessert – which was a lush, green savannah during the African Humid Period between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago, see: https://lnkd.in/e5qiPDZH, and underwater i.e. through Maritime Archaelogy, see for example: https://lnkd.in/erMR8ewb
and https://lnkd.in/eeibRVBk.

See also my previous posts:

·     ‘What is an appropriate Model for the Mediation of Patrimonial Disputes?’
https://lnkd.in/e8QraBG6

·     ‘Mediation of Cultural Heritage Disputes – The idea that ancient art possesses a Cultural Domicile of Origin.’: https://lnkd.in/eXHcTW5a