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Dudecar123 t1_iz0vycy wrote

Reply to comment by Aoeletta in How did Native American tribes indigenous to Yellowstone National Park (e.g., Shoshone, Blackfeet, Crow, etc.) perceive the land (e.g., thoughts on geothermal activity) and what was their relationship like with white/European trappers and explorers entering the region in the early 1800s? by electricdresses

if you extrapolate this out to every period of history where conquest destroyed records and memories of civilizations, its really astounding.

Its insane to think about how much we don't know, will never know, and have no inkling of a thought that were missing out on it (Alexander conquests (destroyed Persepolis), Mongols wrecking Middle East, random fires or natural events that destroyed the only copies of ancient recorded works... its wild)

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OsonoHelaio t1_iz190za wrote

Im really sad that all the mayan language writings were lost. How cool would it be to be able to have translations of that body of knowledge? And a written language qhere you use different forms of letters to create artistic pictures?

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Aimless_Wonderer t1_iz1tgkz wrote

Yeah, it's amazing how strong the instinct to destroy has been throughout history. Makes me sad. It just seems so pointless...

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Dudecar123 t1_iz249r0 wrote

Survival... if they didn't destroy their enemy, we would be reading their enemy's histories.

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