Nazca Lines The Urth list — 10 messages, 5 voices, 24 Jul 2010 https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/5674 Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright in each message remains with the person who wrote it. Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. ============================================================================== Lee Berman — 24 Jul 2010, 03:51 I was just watching a National Geographic special on the mystery of the gigantic, many kilometers-long Nazca desert drawings in southern Peru. I thought about the Sun series, mostly because they did a lot of re-enactment with local, native actors and it made me think of Apu-Punchau, as this is pretty much his territory. The general anthropological conclusion is that these people resorted to massive head-chopping sacrifices and probably ever increased-sized line drawings to influence the weather. The area spent several hundred years as a rather verdant, well-watered place allowing a thriving culture to establish itself. Then the desert started relentlessly asserting itself. They tried in vain to placate the gods with more intense religious expressions each year as they realized the previous year's head chop sacrifices and line drawing were not sufficient to please the deities. The research conclusions are too recent to have influenced Wolfe to create Urth with its dying sun or The Whorl and its progressive drought. But perhaps the South American native propensity for head chopping had an impact on him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ David Stockhoff — 24 Jul 2010, 12:02 in reply to Lee Berman Of course, head chopping is just about everywhere---Celtic Europe, for example. But yes, it fits neatly. One minor problem with a South American location is that those signs are almost eternal, and they would always be famous around the region. But if they lie under water (or ice), or if 20,000 years pass, that might solve the problem. > Lee Berman wrote: > I was just watching a National Geographic special on the mystery > of the gigantic, many kilometers-long Nazca desert drawings in > southern Peru. I thought about the Sun series, mostly because they did a > lot of re-enactment with local, native actors and it made me think of > Apu-Punchau, as this is pretty much his territory. > > The general anthropological conclusion is that these people resorted > to massive head-chopping sacrifices and probably ever increased-sized line > drawings to influence the weather. The area spent several hundred > years as a rather verdant, well-watered place allowing a thriving > culture to establish itself. Then the desert started relentlessly asserting > itself. They tried in vain to placate the gods with more intense religious > expressions each year as they realized the previous year's head chop > sacrifices and line drawing were not sufficient to please the deities. > > The research conclusions are too recent to have influenced Wolfe to create > Urth with its dying sun or The Whorl and its progressive drought. But > perhaps the South American native propensity for head chopping had an impact > on him. > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 > _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ brunians at brunians.org — 24 Jul 2010, 12:10 in reply to David Stockhoff > Of course, head chopping is just about everywhere---Celtic Europe, And if the story were set in Europe, that would be something to say. > for > example. But yes, it fits neatly. > One minor problem with a South American location is that those signs are > almost eternal, and they would always be famous around the region. But > if they lie under water (or ice), or if 20,000 years pass, that might > solve the problem. As all here should be aware, there is a longstanding controversy over the dates of Tiahuanaco or whatever they are calling it these days. The construction of this city is remarkably advanced. It is modular: like modern concrete block construction, although of course the units used are different. The city is a port. The last time the lake was anywhere near it - as in, within a hundred miles - was twelve thousand years ago or so. . > Lee Berman wrote: > > I was just watching a National Geographic special on the mystery > > of the gigantic, many kilometers-long Nazca desert drawings in > > southern Peru. I thought about the Sun series, mostly because they did a > > lot of re-enactment with local, native actors and it made me think of > > Apu-Punchau, as this is pretty much his territory. > > > > The general anthropological conclusion is that these people resorted > > to massive head-chopping sacrifices and probably ever increased-sized > > line > > drawings to influence the weather. The area spent several hundred > > years as a rather verdant, well-watered place allowing a thriving > > culture to establish itself. Then the desert started relentlessly > > asserting > > itself. They tried in vain to placate the gods with more intense > > religious > > expressions each year as they realized the previous year's head chop > > sacrifices and line drawing were not sufficient to please the deities. > > > > The research conclusions are too recent to have influenced Wolfe to > > create > > Urth with its dying sun or The Whorl and its progressive drought. But > > perhaps the South American native propensity for head chopping had an > > impact > > on him. > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from > > your inbox. > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 > > _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pedro Pereira — 24 Jul 2010, 17:22 in reply to brunians at brunians.org Why is it a port? Pedro > Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:10:28 -0400 > From: brunians at brunians.org > To: urth at lists.urth.net > Subject: Re: (urth) Nazca Lines > > Of course, head chopping is just about everywhere---Celtic Europe, > And if the story were set in Europe, that would be something to say. > > for > > example. But yes, it fits neatly. > > One minor problem with a South American location is that those signs are > > almost eternal, and they would always be famous around the region. But > > if they lie under water (or ice), or if 20,000 years pass, that might > > solve the problem. > As all here should be aware, there is a longstanding controversy over the > dates of Tiahuanaco or whatever they are calling it these days. > > The construction of this city is remarkably advanced. > > It is modular: like modern concrete block construction, although of course > the units used are different. > > The city is a port. > > The last time the lake was anywhere near it - as in, within a hundred > miles - was twelve thousand years ago or so. > > . > > Lee Berman wrote: > > > I was just watching a National Geographic special on the mystery > > > of the gigantic, many kilometers-long Nazca desert drawings in > > > southern Peru. I thought about the Sun series, mostly because they did a > > > lot of re-enactment with local, native actors and it made me think of > > > Apu-Punchau, as this is pretty much his territory. > > > > > > The general anthropological conclusion is that these people resorted > > > to massive head-chopping sacrifices and probably ever increased-sized > > > line > > > drawings to influence the weather. The area spent several hundred > > > years as a rather verdant, well-watered place allowing a thriving > > > culture to establish itself. Then the desert started relentlessly > > > asserting > > > itself. They tried in vain to placate the gods with more intense > > > religious > > > expressions each year as they realized the previous year's head chop > > > sacrifices and line drawing were not sufficient to please the deities. > > > > > > The research conclusions are too recent to have influenced Wolfe to > > > create > > > Urth with its dying sun or The Whorl and its progressive drought. But > > > perhaps the South American native propensity for head chopping had an > > > impact > > > on him. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from > > > your inbox. > > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 > > > _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ brunians at brunians.org — 24 Jul 2010, 17:31 in reply to Pedro Pereira Because they built it that way. Perhaps I do not understand you. . > Why is it a port? > > > > > > Pedro > > Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:10:28 -0400 > > From: brunians at brunians.org > > To: urth at lists.urth.net > > Subject: Re: (urth) Nazca Lines > > > Of course, head chopping is just about everywhere---Celtic Europe, > > And if the story were set in Europe, that would be something to say. > > > for > > > example. But yes, it fits neatly. > > > One minor problem with a South American location is that those signs > > > are > > > almost eternal, and they would always be famous around the region. But > > > if they lie under water (or ice), or if 20,000 years pass, that might > > > solve the problem. > > As all here should be aware, there is a longstanding controversy over > > the > > dates of Tiahuanaco or whatever they are calling it these days. > > > > The construction of this city is remarkably advanced. > > > > It is modular: like modern concrete block construction, although of > > course > > the units used are different. > > > > The city is a port. > > > > The last time the lake was anywhere near it - as in, within a hundred > > miles - was twelve thousand years ago or so. > > > > . > > > Lee Berman wrote: > > > > I was just watching a National Geographic special on the mystery > > > > of the gigantic, many kilometers-long Nazca desert drawings in > > > > southern Peru. I thought about the Sun series, mostly because they > > > > did a > > > > lot of re-enactment with local, native actors and it made me think of > > > > Apu-Punchau, as this is pretty much his territory. > > > > > > > > The general anthropological conclusion is that these people resorted > > > > to massive head-chopping sacrifices and probably ever increased-sized > > > > line > > > > drawings to influence the weather. The area spent several hundred > > > > years as a rather verdant, well-watered place allowing a thriving > > > > culture to establish itself. Then the desert started relentlessly > > > > asserting > > > > itself. They tried in vain to placate the gods with more intense > > > > religious > > > > expressions each year as they realized the previous year's head chop > > > > sacrifices and line drawing were not sufficient to please the > > > > deities. > > > > > > > > The research conclusions are too recent to have influenced Wolfe to > > > > create > > > > Urth with its dying sun or The Whorl and its progressive drought. But > > > > perhaps the South American native propensity for head chopping had an > > > > impact > > > > on him. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from > > > > your inbox. > > > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 > > > > _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pedro Pereira — 24 Jul 2010, 17:38 in reply to brunians at brunians.org > From all I've read, the idea that the city is a port seems to be based on little. It was first proposed by Posnansky in the 40's but the evidence is far from conclusive. Some of his assumptions have actually been disputed by more recent geomorphological studies. This links resume well some of the evidence: http://members.cox.net/pyrophyllite/Tiwanaku.html It also seems that the actual lake port was at Iwawe, which was connected by road to Tiwanaku (according to Browman, 1981). I don't know, but I don't see conclusive evidence for stating that the city was built as a pot at all. Also, the city is about 10-12 km from the lake. > Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:31:44 -0400 > From: brunians at brunians.org > To: urth at lists.urth.net > Subject: Re: (urth) Nazca Lines > > Because they built it that way. > > Perhaps I do not understand you. > > . > > Why is it a port? > > > > > > > > > > > > Pedro > > > Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:10:28 -0400 > > > From: brunians at brunians.org > > > To: urth at lists.urth.net > > > Subject: Re: (urth) Nazca Lines > > > > Of course, head chopping is just about everywhere---Celtic Europe, > > > And if the story were set in Europe, that would be something to say. > > > > for > > > > example. But yes, it fits neatly. > > > > One minor problem with a South American location is that those signs > > > > are > > > > almost eternal, and they would always be famous around the region. But > > > > if they lie under water (or ice), or if 20,000 years pass, that might > > > > solve the problem. > > > As all here should be aware, there is a longstanding controversy over > > > the > > > dates of Tiahuanaco or whatever they are calling it these days. > > > > > > The construction of this city is remarkably advanced. > > > > > > It is modular: like modern concrete block construction, although of > > > course > > > the units used are different. > > > > > > The city is a port. > > > > > > The last time the lake was anywhere near it - as in, within a hundred > > > miles - was twelve thousand years ago or so. > > > > > > . > > > > Lee Berman wrote: > > > > > I was just watching a National Geographic special on the mystery > > > > > of the gigantic, many kilometers-long Nazca desert drawings in > > > > > southern Peru. I thought about the Sun series, mostly because they > > > > > did a > > > > > lot of re-enactment with local, native actors and it made me think of > > > > > Apu-Punchau, as this is pretty much his territory. > > > > > > > > > > The general anthropological conclusion is that these people resorted > > > > > to massive head-chopping sacrifices and probably ever increased-sized > > > > > line > > > > > drawings to influence the weather. The area spent several hundred > > > > > years as a rather verdant, well-watered place allowing a thriving > > > > > culture to establish itself. Then the desert started relentlessly > > > > > asserting > > > > > itself. They tried in vain to placate the gods with more intense > > > > > religious > > > > > expressions each year as they realized the previous year's head chop > > > > > sacrifices and line drawing were not sufficient to please the > > > > > deities. > > > > > > > > > > The research conclusions are too recent to have influenced Wolfe to > > > > > create > > > > > Urth with its dying sun or The Whorl and its progressive drought. But > > > > > perhaps the South American native propensity for head chopping had an > > > > > impact > > > > > on him. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from > > > > > your inbox. > > > > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 > > > > > _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ brunians at brunians.org — 24 Jul 2010, 17:42 in reply to Pedro Pereira As I mentioned, it is controversial. I am well aware, thank you, of the history of the controversy. If you have any knowledge about this - you personally - I would be more than happy to hear what you have to say. . > From all I've read, the idea that the city is a port seems to be based on > little. It was first proposed by Posnansky in the 40's but the evidence is > far from conclusive. Some of his assumptions have actually been disputed > by more recent geomorphological studies. > > > > This links resume well some of the evidence: > > > > http://members.cox.net/pyrophyllite/Tiwanaku.html > > > > It also seems that the actual lake port was at Iwawe, which was connected > by road to Tiwanaku (according to Browman, 1981). > > > > I don't know, but I don't see conclusive evidence for stating that the > city was built as a pot at all. > > > > Also, the city is about 10-12 km from the lake. > > Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:31:44 -0400 > > From: brunians at brunians.org > > To: urth at lists.urth.net > > Subject: Re: (urth) Nazca Lines > > > > Because they built it that way. > > > > Perhaps I do not understand you. > > > > . > > > Why is it a port? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Pedro > > > > Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:10:28 -0400 > > > > From: brunians at brunians.org > > > > To: urth at lists.urth.net > > > > Subject: Re: (urth) Nazca Lines > > > > > Of course, head chopping is just about everywhere---Celtic Europe, > > > > And if the story were set in Europe, that would be something to say. > > > > > for > > > > > example. But yes, it fits neatly. > > > > > One minor problem with a South American location is that those > > > > > signs > > > > > are > > > > > almost eternal, and they would always be famous around the region. > > But > > if they lie under water (or ice), or if 20,000 years pass, that > > might > > solve the problem. > > > > As all here should be aware, there is a longstanding controversy over > > > > the > > > > dates of Tiahuanaco or whatever they are calling it these days. > > > > > > > > The construction of this city is remarkably advanced. > > > > > > > > It is modular: like modern concrete block construction, although of > > > > course > > > > the units used are different. > > > > > > > > The city is a port. > > > > > > > > The last time the lake was anywhere near it - as in, within a hundred > > > > miles - was twelve thousand years ago or so. > > > > > > > > . > > > > > Lee Berman wrote: > > > > > > I was just watching a National Geographic special on the mystery > > > > > > of the gigantic, many kilometers-long Nazca desert drawings in > > > > > > southern Peru. I thought about the Sun series, mostly because they > > > > > > did a > > > > > > lot of re-enactment with local, native actors and it made me think > > > > > > of > > > > > > Apu-Punchau, as this is pretty much his territory. > > > > > > > > > > > > The general anthropological conclusion is that these people > > > > > > resorted > > > > > > to massive head-chopping sacrifices and probably ever > > > > > > increased-sized > > > > > > line > > > > > > drawings to influence the weather. The area spent several hundred > > > > > > years as a rather verdant, well-watered place allowing a thriving > > > > > > culture to establish itself. Then the desert started relentlessly > > > > > > asserting > > > > > > itself. They tried in vain to placate the gods with more intense > > > > > > religious > > > > > > expressions each year as they realized the previous year's head > > > > > > chop > > > > > > sacrifices and line drawing were not sufficient to please the > > > > > > deities. > > > > > > > > > > > > The research conclusions are too recent to have influenced Wolfe > > > > > > to > > > > > > create > > > > > > Urth with its dying sun or The Whorl and its progressive drought. > > But > > perhaps the South American native propensity for head chopping had > > an > > impact > > on him. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more > > > > > > from > > > > > > your inbox. > > > > > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pedro Pereira — 24 Jul 2010, 17:49 in reply to brunians at brunians.org Nope, I don't have any personal experience or first hand knowlege about it. It just seemed that you were presenting the "city as a port" as fact instead of as an hypothesis (and one that seem rather weak, although still a possibility). > Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:42:39 -0400 > From: brunians at brunians.org > To: urth at lists.urth.net > Subject: Re: (urth) Nazca Lines > > As I mentioned, it is controversial. > > I am well aware, thank you, of the history of the controversy. > > If you have any knowledge about this - you personally - I would be more > than happy to hear what you have to say. > > . > > From all I've read, the idea that the city is a port seems to be based on > > little. It was first proposed by Posnansky in the 40's but the evidence is > > far from conclusive. Some of his assumptions have actually been disputed > > by more recent geomorphological studies. > > > > > > > > This links resume well some of the evidence: > > > > > > > > http://members.cox.net/pyrophyllite/Tiwanaku.html > > > > > > > > It also seems that the actual lake port was at Iwawe, which was connected > > by road to Tiwanaku (according to Browman, 1981). > > > > > > > > I don't know, but I don't see conclusive evidence for stating that the > > city was built as a pot at all. > > > > > > > > Also, the city is about 10-12 km from the lake. > > > Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:31:44 -0400 > > > From: brunians at brunians.org > > > To: urth at lists.urth.net > > > Subject: Re: (urth) Nazca Lines > > > > > > Because they built it that way. > > > > > > Perhaps I do not understand you. > > > > > > . > > > > Why is it a port? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Pedro > > > > > Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:10:28 -0400 > > > > > From: brunians at brunians.org > > > > > To: urth at lists.urth.net > > > > > Subject: Re: (urth) Nazca Lines > > > > > > Of course, head chopping is just about everywhere---Celtic Europe, > > > > > And if the story were set in Europe, that would be something to say. > > > > > > for > > > > > > example. But yes, it fits neatly. > > > > > > One minor problem with a South American location is that those > > > > > > signs > > > > > > are > > > > > > almost eternal, and they would always be famous around the region. > > > But > > > if they lie under water (or ice), or if 20,000 years pass, that > > > might > > > solve the problem. > > > > > As all here should be aware, there is a longstanding controversy over > > > > > the > > > > > dates of Tiahuanaco or whatever they are calling it these days. > > > > > > > > > > The construction of this city is remarkably advanced. > > > > > > > > > > It is modular: like modern concrete block construction, although of > > > > > course > > > > > the units used are different. > > > > > > > > > > The city is a port. > > > > > > > > > > The last time the lake was anywhere near it - as in, within a hundred > > > > > miles - was twelve thousand years ago or so. > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > Lee Berman wrote: > > > > > > > I was just watching a National Geographic special on the mystery > > > > > > > of the gigantic, many kilometers-long Nazca desert drawings in > > > > > > > southern Peru. I thought about the Sun series, mostly because they > > > > > > > did a > > > > > > > lot of re-enactment with local, native actors and it made me think > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > Apu-Punchau, as this is pretty much his territory. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The general anthropological conclusion is that these people > > > > > > > resorted > > > > > > > to massive head-chopping sacrifices and probably ever > > > > > > > increased-sized > > > > > > > line > > > > > > > drawings to influence the weather. The area spent several hundred > > > > > > > years as a rather verdant, well-watered place allowing a thriving > > > > > > > culture to establish itself. Then the desert started relentlessly > > > > > > > asserting > > > > > > > itself. They tried in vain to placate the gods with more intense > > > > > > > religious > > > > > > > expressions each year as they realized the previous year's head > > > > > > > chop > > > > > > > sacrifices and line drawing were not sufficient to please the > > > > > > > deities. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The research conclusions are too recent to have influenced Wolfe > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > create > > > > > > > Urth with its dying sun or The Whorl and its progressive drought. > > > But > > > perhaps the South American native propensity for head chopping had > > > an > > > impact > > > on him. > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more > > > > > > > from > > > > > > > your inbox. > > > > > > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeff Wilson — 24 Jul 2010, 19:29 in reply to Pedro Pereira > On 7/24/2010 12:38 PM, Pedro Pereira wrote: > I don't know, but I don't see conclusive evidence for stating that the > city was built as a pot at all. > > Also, the city is about 10-12 km from the lake. The narrow, deep canal-streets are consistent with the use of gondolas, which would have been the most efficient means of transport via the fixed-width stargates before the Goa'uld were able to appropriate large numbers of aerospacecraft. -- Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com IEEE Student Chapter Blog at < http://ieeetamut.org > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pedro Pereira — 24 Jul 2010, 19:39 in reply to Jeff Wilson Now everything makes sense! Pedro > Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:29:37 -0500 > From: jwilson at io.com > To: urth at lists.urth.net > Subject: Re: (urth) Nazca Lines > > On 7/24/2010 12:38 PM, Pedro Pereira wrote: > > I don't know, but I don't see conclusive evidence for stating that the > > city was built as a pot at all. > > > > Also, the city is about 10-12 km from the lake. > The narrow, deep canal-streets are consistent with the use of gondolas, > which would have been the most efficient means of transport via the > fixed-width stargates before the Goa'uld were able to appropriate large > numbers of aerospacecraft. > > -- > Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com > IEEE Student Chapter Blog at > < http://ieeetamut.org > > _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------