There's kind of a big muddy area between abstract symbols and a full on script, which is specifically symbols representing spoken language. They may have had symbolic meaning without directly standing in for language. For an example in the modern world, a roadsign indicating a turn has symbolic meaning, but that doesn't make it a script. The Nike logo definitely stands for a particular meaning, but it's not part of a script either. It's unknown whether or not the Indus Valley script is a proper script or if it has non-language symbolic meaning.

No, it hasn't changed at all.

I always wonder what history will look like for future humans.

500-10,000 years after we're done blowing ourselves and our planet to bits, the next great civilization on this planet will assume the 20th century was where it all started since there wont be anything left of the past not already dug up, sold to antiquity dealers or pulverized/defaced for developments or religion. Even the bones of dinosaurs have been largely dug up and cataloged already. We're finding less and less ancient history every year.

Without the vast knowledge we've gained by basically disturbing history, what will our future selves even think about earths history?

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The 12 hour clock was more due to having 1 hour of dawn and 1 hour of twilight. Night wasn't counted as "time", so they had 10 hours of effective time.

Storage is a massive problem, but because its one if the least sexy parts of museums there's little money allocated to do something about it.

12*12 == 144

I assume you multiply the two hand values when you are using two.

I know they weren't, but I'm asking if there's ever been any hypothesized contact that would have influenced either religion

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Snakes, did you say snakes?

The blog is incredible. It lines up very neatly with the Hindu religious experience.

For example, you have old Gods (devas e.g. Indra who are the primary Gods in the Rigveda), the all powerful Gods (e.g. Vishnu who form the primary pantheon today), local Gods (e.g. specific to one village), situational Gods (e.g. for spring harvest), and deified humans e.g. Rama. The Brahmins are the priestly caste and Hinduism is heavy on rituals.

This in a living breathing religion which varies from place to place is quite a fascinating thing.

Nah I saw they knew about it the you who was forgetting wasn't them it was a general everyone. And if you really made me think about it I'm sure I'd have figured out places without snow have very different springs just not something you think about often. And yeah I know, lots of sites are winter access only for that reason they're basically a swamp when its above freezing.

You missed the part where they said if a bunch of people who never see snow are praying for springtime rainfall - Iraq and southern India don’t get break up lol

Break up is not just about the snow melting in some places, it’s also the frost coming out of the ground

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Typically not understanding that many dates in ancient timeliness are not set in stone and speculative is a good place to start

Please read up on the "Indus valley script"

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-we-still-cant-read-the-writing-of-the-ancient-indus-civilization

https://www.harappa.com/answers/why-has-language-harappa-not-been-deciphered#:~:text=So%20far%2C%20the%20Indus%20writing,of%20the%20same%20general%20period.

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Dear lord, of course. Thanks for the heads up!

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Was the land scape in Iraq different 4,500 years ago than today?

Huh. Neat.

Hopefully, no group Palmyras this.

Extreme parties in Germany gained support when the effects of the treaty were at its worst (1923) but then dropped because of the Dawes Plan, then rose drastically after the Great Depression

The TOV played a role in Hitler’s rise to power, he promised to break it and lots of Germans liked that, encouraging them to vote for him

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