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offu t1_j60b6j8 wrote
Reply to comment by dhrisc in Dozens of pre-Hispanic Zapotec tombs found in San Pedro Nexicho in Mexico by MeatballDom
I absolutely love that the Aztecs were fascinated with Teotihuacan.
Similar claims are made today about the Inca as though they were ancient, when we know there were ancient civilizations along the Peruvian coast thousands of years prior link
Or this 3,000 year old Chinese text talking about old writings “‘What did the ancient classic "Zhou Shu(周書)" mean by the sentence that Zhong and Li caused the heaven and earth to disconnect from each other?’ “. So 3,000 years ago the Chinese were talking about ancient stuff. link
Or people being shitty tourists 2,000 years ago link
I love ancient people, and people don’t change that much.
Khwarezm t1_j61bhvw wrote
The Incas held a polity called Tiwanaku in high regard that came before them, even though their own empire had more in common with a different state called the Wari empire.
Tiwanaku is super weird btw, it gets called an empire but it doesn't really seem to have much in common with any other empire that comes to mind, including the Incas, there's not much sign that it was a militaristic state and instead it almost comes across as an extremely popular religious centre.
Eldrxtch t1_j649v6y wrote
this also makes me think of Homer’s Iliad. That was an ancient Greek writing about even more ancient greeks
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