Looks like you fell off the edge of the world, there, Rapaire. Hope you landed ok.


You were actually agreeing with Peace, I think.

In the ancient Mayan ruins high above Oaxaca, called Monte Alban, there are stone plates depicting all the variations on childbirth complications and their remedies, as well as a large pyramidal building with 3-4 foot thick stone walls. In the interior there is a hole in one wall drilled at a precise angle such that it aligns exactly with the location of (I think it is) Arcturus at sunrise on the solstice.

There was a lot of sophistication, in these civilizations. There was also a lot of barbarian impulses founded on whacko religious beliefs -- much like today. We've just had a few centruies to improve our processes and technical knowledge.

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