The Piri Reis map is incorporated in a catalog called the Book of Navigation and most of the maps in this Book of Navigation depict the Marmara Sea, the Bosporus, Cyprus and Crete Islands, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Petroglyphs and cave art similarities
Why do Petroglyphs and cave art from different continents show similarities? While people would be inspired by their direct surroundings, it is harder to explain the common styles.
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The Hyksos were a mysterious group of people who emerged in ancient Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (c. 1782-1570 BCE). Originating from an eastern region, likely the Levant, the Hyksos established their rule in the northern Nile Delta.
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The Harappan civilization, also known as the Indus Valley civilization, thrived around 2600 to 1900 BCE in what is now Pakistan and northwest India. While the exact reasons for its decline remain uncertain, scholars have proposed several theories.
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The colonization of Polynesia which ranges from Hawaii in the north, to Easter Islands in the east, Fiji in the west, and New Zealand in the south, is still a matter of debate.
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“A Beautiful Woman Has Come,”
I WONDER IF OUR NAMES DETERMINE OUR DESTINY, OR IF FATE LEADS US TO CHOOSE CERTAIN NAMES. My name is Nefertiti, meaning “A Beautiful Woman Has Come,” and I am a princess from Mitanni.
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How was the lifespan of early humans 40,000 years ago?
How was the lifespan of early humans 40,000 years ago? #Shorts
How was the lifespan of early humans 40,000 years ago and what diseases affected them? The time period known as the Upper Paleolithic, when Homo sapiens were the only surviving human species was difficult for humans. Archaeological evidence suggests that these early humans lived in small groups and relied on hunting and gathering for survival.
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Ertuğrul Ghazi, born in the 13th century, was a pivotal figure in the foundation of the Ottoman Empire. As the father of Osman I, the empire’s founder, Ertuğrul played a crucial role in establishing the political and cultural groundwork for future expansion.
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Are there depictions of aliens and UFOs in ancient cave art?
I have examined the intriguing connection between ancient cave art and the depiction of aliens and UFOs. These enigmatic images, found in various cave paintings and petroglyphs worldwide, provide a fascinating glimpse into the beliefs and experiences of our ancestors.
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The Piri Reis map is a world map compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. Approximately one-third of the map survived; it shows the western coasts of Europe and North Africa and the coast of Brazil with reasonable accuracy.
Found in 1929, the map is a portolan chart with compass roses and a windrose network for navigation. Some speculated that it is an azimuthal equidistant map with the center in Cairo and shows knowledge of spherical trigonometry from the cartographer and South America with the alleged depiction of an ice-free Antarctica. Some argued that the cartographer depicted Antarctica in a time when the ice was not there, and a flying device was used to create the map. What goes against this map is that if the ice would melt the sea level would rise by 50 meters and the shoreline would be different.
The northern coastline of Antarctica is wrong and was created before the Magellan Straight was discovered and most likely the cartographer filled the unknown with a distorted South American shoreline. The Antarctica Shore is 3000 miles north on this map. And we still don’t know “What’s the Idea Behind Piri Reis map?”.
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