Herodotus was correct about Egyptian river boats

Started by Richard Hakluyt, March 18, 2019, 03:00:24 AM

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Richard Hakluyt

March 18, 2019, 03:00:24 AM
"father of lies" bah!!

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/17/nile-shipwreck-herodotus-archaeologists-thonis-heraclion

Mind you I'm still a bit unclear about the construction method  :hmm:

A diagram would help.

jimmy olsen

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March 18, 2019, 06:12:42 AM
I posted about this in the archaeology thread
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Grinning_Colossus

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March 18, 2019, 06:16:50 AM
Herodotus was generally a skeptical fellow. Like that story of the Phoenician sailors going so far south that the stars were different--he called bullshit on that. :)
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Syt

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March 18, 2019, 06:39:21 AM
My favorite of his stories that *might* be rooted in truth is about the gold-digging ants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold-digging_ant
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Richard Hakluyt

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March 18, 2019, 07:07:09 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 18, 2019, 06:12:42 AM
I posted about this in the archaeology thread

Ok, missed it.

Richard Hakluyt

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March 18, 2019, 07:09:02 AM
Quote from: Grinning_Colossus on March 18, 2019, 06:16:50 AM
Herodotus was generally a skeptical fellow. Like that story of the Phoenician sailors going so far south that the stars were different--he called bullshit on that. :)

The most famous one is when he called bullshit on the Nile floods being caused by melting snow; because and any fule kno that it is far to hot for there to be snow south of Egypt  :P

Caliga

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March 18, 2019, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: Syt on March 18, 2019, 06:39:21 AM
My favorite of his stories that *might* be rooted in truth is about the gold-digging ants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold-digging_ant
Not true as they live in Brest-Litovsk
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The Brain

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March 18, 2019, 11:56:32 AM
Quote from: Caliga on March 18, 2019, 11:53:36 AM
Quote from: Syt on March 18, 2019, 06:39:21 AM
My favorite of his stories that *might* be rooted in truth is about the gold-digging ants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold-digging_ant
Not true as they live in Brest-Litovsk

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Caliga

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March 18, 2019, 12:00:16 PM
On account of the giant ants, it might be difficult?
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crazy canuck

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March 18, 2019, 12:21:23 PM
I liked the story of the guy who rode Dolphins when his boat capsized.
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