Mystery Men Masks

FenrisWolf · 3rd February 2007, 05:52 PM

The three life-size figures show enough facial similarities that they could be three members of the same family, or even the same person at three stages of life; youth, prime of life, old age.

It's finds like this that remind us just how little we really know about early civilizations. I was watching a show about marine archaeology, and how they are finding neolithic cities that were submerged after the end of the last ice age. Think about how many modern cities would disappear if the sea level rose by seventy feet, and apply that to 10,000 years ago. One has been found off the coast of India, submerged under 50 feet of water. The island it was built upon was in the mouth of a river that served as the outlet for the floods that were unleashed when the glaciers of the Himilayas melted. Satellite photos show the channel of a river that makes the Nile look like a country stream, and it lasted for a thousand years.

One of the things we all have to remember is that we are just custodians of the past. Our collections don't belong to us, they're on loan to us.

VANDOO · 3rd February 2007, 10:39 PM

I SAW THIS EXHIBIT SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN TEXAS IT WAS THE FIRST TOUR THE LARGE MASKS AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE FIND HAD MADE SINCE THEY WERE DISCOVERED. THE MASKS ARE VERY LARGE TOO BIG AND HEAVY FOR ONE MAN TO LIFT THERE WERE ALSO SOME VERY LARGE CEREMONIAL BRONZE VESSELS AND ONE LARGE BRONZE STATUE OF A FULL FIGURE WITH A FACE SIMULAR TO THE MASKS. THE EXHIBIT WAS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN FEATURING BRONZE ITEMS AND HAD QUITE A FEW OTHER TYPES OF ARTEFACTS AS WELL. AMAZING THAT YOU COULD TAKE SUCH GOOD PICTURES WITH A CELL PHONE. THANKS FOR SHAREING.

BluErf · 4th February 2007, 02:34 AM

Hi Fenris,

That is indeed an interesting observation! About youth, prime, old age. It's a pity much of the studies on this subject is half-speculation...

Hi Vandoo,

Hey unfair, they didn't bring the tall statue to Singapore. Only a plexi-glass cutout...

3rd February 2007, 05:52 PM	#1
FenrisWolf Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 181	The three life-size figures show enough facial similarities that they could be three members of the same family, or even the same person at three stages of life; youth, prime of life, old age. It's finds like this that remind us just how little we really know about early civilizations. I was watching a show about marine archaeology, and how they are finding neolithic cities that were submerged after the end of the last ice age. Think about how many modern cities would disappear if the sea level rose by seventy feet, and apply that to 10,000 years ago. One has been found off the coast of India, submerged under 50 feet of water. The island it was built upon was in the mouth of a river that served as the outlet for the floods that were unleashed when the glaciers of the Himilayas melted. Satellite photos show the channel of a river that makes the Nile look like a country stream, and it lasted for a thousand years. One of the things we all have to remember is that we are just custodians of the past. Our collections don't belong to us, they're on loan to us.

3rd February 2007, 10:39 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I SAW THIS EXHIBIT SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN TEXAS IT WAS THE FIRST TOUR THE LARGE MASKS AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE FIND HAD MADE SINCE THEY WERE DISCOVERED. THE MASKS ARE VERY LARGE TOO BIG AND HEAVY FOR ONE MAN TO LIFT THERE WERE ALSO SOME VERY LARGE CEREMONIAL BRONZE VESSELS AND ONE LARGE BRONZE STATUE OF A FULL FIGURE WITH A FACE SIMULAR TO THE MASKS. THE EXHIBIT WAS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN FEATURING BRONZE ITEMS AND HAD QUITE A FEW OTHER TYPES OF ARTEFACTS AS WELL. AMAZING THAT YOU COULD TAKE SUCH GOOD PICTURES WITH A CELL PHONE. THANKS FOR SHAREING.

4th February 2007, 02:34 AM	#3
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Hi Fenris, That is indeed an interesting observation! About youth, prime, old age. It's a pity much of the studies on this subject is half-speculation... Hi Vandoo, Hey unfair, they didn't bring the tall statue to Singapore. Only a plexi-glass cutout...