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Skeptical about the Piri Reis map until I saw a new analysis
I always thought the Piri Reis map was just a cool piece of art, not real evidence of ancient exploration. But I watched a detailed breakdown by a cartography expert at a university in Chicago, and they matched the coastal lines to ice age shorelines from 12,000 years ago. That specific match with modern sonar data of the Antarctic coast convinced me there's more to it. Has anyone else changed their mind on an artifact after seeing new research?
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grace_knight7016d ago
Gotta wonder if the real reason nobody figured this out sooner is because the older maps got stored in the wrong climate conditions, and the newer scans pick up things our eyes just can't see on the faded original. I remember hearing about some old parchment that revealed hidden text under infrared light, so maybe the same thing applies here with the coastlines.
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iris_davis9016d ago
Oh man, totally with you on that one. I had kinda the same thing happen with the Voynich Manuscript - saw a new breakdown that made a lot more sense than the usual "it's just gibberish" take, and now I'm not so sure anymore. It's wild what some good data and a fresh set of eyes can do to an old mystery.
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hart.cora16d ago
Wait, have you looked into the copper scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls too? There's this new analysis that came out a few months ago using 3D modeling to read the damaged sections, and it completely changed what everyone thought it said about hidden temple treasure. I feel like so many of these old mysteries just needed better tech to finally make sense. Makes you wonder how many other "lost secrets" are just waiting for the right tool to come along, right?
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