Kalash of Cultures - Pakistan: http://youtu.be/qEXnEfdvv6s The argument: 1. Watch the video; this Dardic mountain tribe plays polo. They fiercely fought for their independence through the ages, till the British arrived; at which point they adopted some British customs like playing polo on weekends (although they claim they invented the game first). 2. The Kalasha have lived in geographic isolation for so long that their DNA has diverged. But, there are markers to suggest that they come from around the Mediterranean(that is, that they are Dardic). There are 2 theories as to how they got there: a. They were travellers along the silk route who decided to settle in a scenic location and sell spices, apricots and cherries (the latter two do not grow in the subcontinent, only in the Mediterranean; and with no contact with the outside world for centuries, there's no other way they could've gotten these fruits) b. They are descendants of Alexander the Great 's armies; who ref...
Jim Lai both Niantic and Whydah had storied past - much like the Millennium Falcon. They're vessels that were involved in smuggling (goods and people) and/or piracy.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Roman Era smuggling uncovered in a shipwreck here:
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Quote: Dating to the third century AD, the large sunken ship was fully recovered ... The unique [interlocking] tiles were apparently valuable enough for sailors to smuggle them from North Africa to Rome, where they sold for higher prices.
Another thing about shipwrecks - It gives me this image of ancient astronauts stranded on Earth and converted their ships into monolithic bases.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. We will have to meditate on Shipwrecks.
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