Love the show lots to learn production value is fantastic but the only problem I have is with the make believe hologram image that the people are seemingly looking at, my brain is telling me they are pretending to look at something that's not there, that's the only part of the show I don't really care for as I see them staring into what I know is not there so they just look kind of funny just staring into blank space, I know that it's for educational purposes and entertainment but my brain goes straight to people looking off into space, but still a great show nonetheless with lots to learn, keep up the great work.
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Information about Episode 2
seominskg16 January 2023
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Information about Episode 2
The Roman object was used to measure the size of the diameter of the spear for the tip. Since not all spears were identical, this item was used to determine the diameter of the spear cone. Because you need a standardization system for the army so that both in the east and in the west the soldiers have the same spears. The tip of the spear was inserted into this object and the carpenter or blacksmith understood what needed to be improved in the spear so that one was similar to the rest and so that the tip could be put on it.
There are many through holes in the object, each of which corresponds to its own diameter of the spear.
There are many through holes in the object, each of which corresponds to its own diameter of the spear.
good show but....
troglorrules4 May 2022
My family really enjoys this show
brittmj-6771315 September 2021
Intriguing, educational, and well done all in one!
heylorae-5299625 July 2023
This is a really well done, interesting show and particularly because the objects and museum artifacts they show are so viewable with high resolution close ups that on a smart TV, for one, is the next best thing to seeing it in actuality. Sadly, season 3 is only going to air in the UK apparently and we in America will have more countless renewed seasons of brain dead TV shows instead of something interesting and educational! If I were to criticize anything I might want to forfeit the fake "pretend gaze" on the object that the actors do, which is evidently a digital insertion and "not really there."
I am really enjoying this, but...
matmccall-427378 February 2023
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I stumbled across this show by accident and have now binge-watched all of them up to date.
Overall; fascinating things and excellently discussed, but.. there is always a but.
There is a tendency to dismiss things without really exploring all the obvious avenues.
Example; Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head. The suggestion that the head was possibly Omlec or from some other South American civilization is ridiculous. That is in no way a South American indigenous face or art style. It is an alien object, I don't mean 'Aliens,' but utterly alien to its context.
Faced with that fact they glossed over it and found themselves following the old maxim; "It it doesn't fit in with the accepted theories, it can't be, so it must be a hoax." Which is lazy academia.
Here is why; There is a much simpler and more realistic explanation, for it and lots of other 'alien' artifacts found across the world. From the Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head to the Tabacco in Ramses the Great. And, before I explore it, I'd like you to pick up your mobile phone or other devices near you and look at where it was made - if indeed you can find out by looking at it. Mine is made by a Chinese firm in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. I have never been to Shenzhen, Guangdong province, let alone China, I didn't buy it from a Chinese gentleman who traveled here to sell it to me. In fact until a few moments ago I had no idea where it was actually made. I bet you, looking at your item, have no idea either. This is called Down the Line trade. It does not involve lost Roman galleons or unknown heroic adventures and explores crossing vast unknown continents. All it involves is trade.
And not even regular trade that might suggest established trade routes, but occasional or incidental trade. I shall call this Peripheral Trade. This Peripheral Trade may have occurred in untold situations and tradeable and valuable items and useful commodities thus may have traveled further than anyone ever could imagine. Passed from hand to hand, traded a hundred times, over years and years for non-perishable goods, loved, treasured. The further they traveled from their source probably the more mystical their origins became.
And so they become high-status goods, valued for their unknown qualities, and so they end up in graves or other important places.
No aliens, no lost Roman gallons, not even 'established' trade routes (which I believe were far more complex than anyone in academia currently accepts) but simple Down the Line Perphiral Trade. Nothing more.
Overall; fascinating things and excellently discussed, but.. there is always a but.
There is a tendency to dismiss things without really exploring all the obvious avenues.
Example; Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head. The suggestion that the head was possibly Omlec or from some other South American civilization is ridiculous. That is in no way a South American indigenous face or art style. It is an alien object, I don't mean 'Aliens,' but utterly alien to its context.
Faced with that fact they glossed over it and found themselves following the old maxim; "It it doesn't fit in with the accepted theories, it can't be, so it must be a hoax." Which is lazy academia.
Here is why; There is a much simpler and more realistic explanation, for it and lots of other 'alien' artifacts found across the world. From the Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head to the Tabacco in Ramses the Great. And, before I explore it, I'd like you to pick up your mobile phone or other devices near you and look at where it was made - if indeed you can find out by looking at it. Mine is made by a Chinese firm in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. I have never been to Shenzhen, Guangdong province, let alone China, I didn't buy it from a Chinese gentleman who traveled here to sell it to me. In fact until a few moments ago I had no idea where it was actually made. I bet you, looking at your item, have no idea either. This is called Down the Line trade. It does not involve lost Roman galleons or unknown heroic adventures and explores crossing vast unknown continents. All it involves is trade.
And not even regular trade that might suggest established trade routes, but occasional or incidental trade. I shall call this Peripheral Trade. This Peripheral Trade may have occurred in untold situations and tradeable and valuable items and useful commodities thus may have traveled further than anyone ever could imagine. Passed from hand to hand, traded a hundred times, over years and years for non-perishable goods, loved, treasured. The further they traveled from their source probably the more mystical their origins became.
And so they become high-status goods, valued for their unknown qualities, and so they end up in graves or other important places.
No aliens, no lost Roman gallons, not even 'established' trade routes (which I believe were far more complex than anyone in academia currently accepts) but simple Down the Line Perphiral Trade. Nothing more.
Somewhat good....BUT! Deleted
africe28 November 2022
I was enjoying this show for the most part but the explanations for some of it was total CRAP! Especially by rebecca bradshaw. Her reasons were total speculation. WITHOUT PROOF!!!!! How can she say an image has been covered with plaster and over the years it just happened to fall out to leave the shape resembling a helicopter. Or that it also fell out to resemble other futuristic items? Really!!! Can you prove that???? I don't think you can. Return your doctorate and go back to school!
I have now deleted the series from my list on discovery+ and will no longer watch anything where that woman is an "expert" PITIFUL!!!
I have now deleted the series from my list on discovery+ and will no longer watch anything where that woman is an "expert" PITIFUL!!!
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