The bit about progress not being a straight line, and the idea that some of our sharpest tools get lost to time and institutional decay, lands a lot. Lately I keep bumping into work that feels like this map: precise for the moment, with its real history half‑erased.
👍 that’s another one I looked into too. I’m intrigued by the ‘lost knowledge’ artifacts of history. The things that seemingly appeared with no lineage and make us ask … where did this come from?
The bit about progress not being a straight line, and the idea that some of our sharpest tools get lost to time and institutional decay, lands a lot. Lately I keep bumping into work that feels like this map: precise for the moment, with its real history half‑erased.
The straight line up of progress is definitely flawed. Megalithic structures are the best example. There are a LOT of unknowns in this field.
Piri Reis is another, check out Antarctica.
👍 that’s another one I looked into too. I’m intrigued by the ‘lost knowledge’ artifacts of history. The things that seemingly appeared with no lineage and make us ask … where did this come from?