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6,000 Year Old Temple Unearthed In Ukraine
An anonymous reader writes A massive archaeological dig of an ancient Ukrainian village first begun in 2009 has yielded a discovery that I sort of hope ends up inspiring a video game: a massive, scary-sounding temple. From the article: "Inside the temple, archaeologists found the remains of eight clay platforms, which may have been used as altars, the finds suggested. A platform on the upper floor contains "numerous burnt bones of lamb, associated with sacrifice," write Burdo and Videiko, of the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The floors and walls of all five rooms on the upper floor were "decorated by red paint, which created [a] ceremonial atmosphere."
Maybe this is what Putin has been after.
Maybe this is what Putin has been after.
Western media lost no time to put the blame on burying it squarely on Russia, with RT wasting no time declaring how the temple was originally built by Russian forces and how they will gladly provide archaeological aid to examine it. A convoy is already en route, of course it consists mostly of military material to ensure that any kind of necessary heavy duty equipment will be available. The west immediately complained and sent a contingent of a few thousand observers and advisers, just in case anything needs to be observed or anyone needs any kind of advice. After a few days of heated threats and accusations the only agreement is that nobody gets closer than 2 miles to the ruins until some sort of agreement can be achieved.
Ruins? Oh, right, a stray artillery strike hit the temple. In a rare case of unity both sides immediately agreed on who is to blame: THE OTHER SIDE!
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Archeologists have a prejudice that every ancient building is a religious temple. They shy away from secular uses. When was the last time you heard about an ancient discovery that was toy, or a a bracelet that did not give the wearer a connection to the Gods?
So, I'll throw. From what I read so far, it could be a bar.
Or a brothel. Hmm, that's back to worshiping...
And you must not be thinking of the Russians famously defecating in the hallways of the Czechoslovak National Museum after ransacking it and destroying what they could not steal in 1967.
Tell me about reverence by the Russians for anything other than vodka.
The difference, of course, is that Czechoslovakia was never a part of Russia in any way, shape or form
Except for the thousands of square miles of Czech territory annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945.