MoistBrownTowel t1_j53o6zo wrote on January 20, 2023 at 4:08 AM

Reply to comment by MrWrock in Ancient humans and their early depictions of the universe: “It is no exaggeration to say that astronomy has existed as an exact science for more than five millennia,” writes the late science historian John North. by clayt6

I remember when I was watching Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix graham Hancock believe ancient civilizations were experts in astronomy and created megastructures dedicated to keeping track of astronomical events and specific celestial objects.

I don’t know if his theory of an ancient Neolithic civilization that spanned the entire world was true but I do like to believe that humans in the past were far more knowledgeable on ancient astronomy than we thought

lunchbox377 t1_j546sfk wrote on January 20, 2023 at 7:12 AM

as entertaining as his theories are, never forget that hancock is an anti scientific grifter. no disrespect to you, just trying to warn you that the man's fundamentally wrong in his assumptions and explanations of history. Many ancients were definitely experts in astronomy but that has nothing to do with graham's incorrect and flawed assertions and logic.

MoistBrownTowel t1_j55g58u wrote on January 20, 2023 at 3:09 PM

I wasn’t trying to admit he was right or anything. I just thought his ideas were entertaining for tv purposes