tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post6881137899210214478..comments2024-03-26T09:35:47.151+00:00Comments on No PC Views: The Riddle Of The SphinxNo PChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824446252611654550noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-30022581012680742902021-11-14T12:02:09.808+00:002021-11-14T12:02:09.808+00:00The past is increasingly being digitised and recre...The past is increasingly being <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59219079" rel="nofollow">digitised</a> and recreated as it was.No PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824446252611654550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-13046352044824205272016-07-21T21:14:11.811+01:002016-07-21T21:14:11.811+01:00What the Egyptian Sphinx or a 'mythical sphinx...What the Egyptian Sphinx or a 'mythical sphinx'? Obviously the sphinx is still in Egypt, and well apart from a few drug addled mystics, no one can have seen a mythical creature. Thanks for the comment, I hope I have answered your question.No PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824446252611654550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-69314955260136406402016-07-21T21:08:47.339+01:002016-07-21T21:08:47.339+01:00have anyone saw it in real life have anyone saw it in real life Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-55369894003050779202014-12-27T14:53:39.673+00:002014-12-27T14:53:39.673+00:00Well that's something I didn't know ... th...Well that's something I didn't know ... thanks for the comment.No PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824446252611654550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-12041470452687381602014-12-26T14:26:12.058+00:002014-12-26T14:26:12.058+00:00Sphinx. To bind closely together, is way older tha...Sphinx. To bind closely together, is way older than the pyramids, and is a way to remember the zodiac begins in Virgo and ends in Leo. The seed of the woman will crush your head as the lion of the tribe of Judah. It's a prophecy in the form of a statue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-8403343606556148712014-07-27T11:36:23.021+01:002014-07-27T11:36:23.021+01:00they forgot the indoor toilets, double glazing and...<i>they forgot the indoor toilets, double glazing and central heating</i> .... Of course I was yanking your ignorant chain there, because the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_technology" rel="nofollow">Romans invented all those things</a>, and so much more. No PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824446252611654550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-76395262823274765122014-07-22T23:34:55.181+01:002014-07-22T23:34:55.181+01:00What a strange post, and an insult thrown in as we...What a strange post, and an insult thrown in as well ..... still if that's what passes for debate? Still apart from the fact that you have taken a light hearted, and idle post, way out of proportion, I am very mildly curious as to why, as a researcher for 'historical documentaries', you apparently think that we have no idea what ancient structures would have looked liked? It seems a 'rather strange' idea to say the least for a historical researcher .... there are so many examples that contradict that idea.<br /><br />We know what the Coliseum looked like, and could rebuild if we wanted to .... we know what the Pyramids looked like, and could reface them if we wanted to, and the Stonehenge stones are just lying there in position ... we could put them back up. The Great Wall of China <i>(at least those parts in Beijing),</i> are intact, but no doubt have changed over the centuries to reflect the style and taste of the different era's, even this one. <br /><br />What is Archaeology, and Theoretical Structural Archaeology, if not the reconstruction of the past and ancient structures <i>(if only in 'virtual' state)</i>, based on current expert knowledge, and of course reconstruction from the parts left on the ground, or those structures still standing? Time Team on UK TV regularly gave graphical representations of what they believed Saxon Round houses or Roman Villas looked like etc, even though no contemporary illustrations exist. <br /><br />Indeed in the UK there are full reconstructions of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Stow_Anglo-Saxon_village" rel="nofollow">Saxon</a> or Iron Age villages, and in the US, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Williamsburg" rel="nofollow">first colonial settlements</a> have been historically repaired or reconstructed (including James town and the Powhatan village) from post holes, and existing contemporary buildings in England. The Sphinx is there, we can see its shape, we know what the face stones were ... heck as another poster pointed out, they even found the beard that had been added. What's not to know??<br /><br />You could also try looking at the reconstructions of parts of Hadrian's Wall and its Forts, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/hadrian_gallery_05.shtml" rel="nofollow">here </a> (BBC) or <a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/housesteads-roman-fort-hadrians-wall/" rel="nofollow">here</a> (English Heritage), or maybe visit the rebuilt Roman fort in the centre of Manchester.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlefield#Roman_period" rel="nofollow">here</a> (National Archives & Wiki).<br /><br />Of course they could simply be imposing the style and taste of the current era on these buildings, although I think that they forgot the indoor toilets, double glazing and central heating, which was somewhat remiss of them. No doubt an email to the archaeologists involved from you, along with an explanation to them that they are in fact <i>'hilariously dumb'</i>, as they can't possibly have any <i>'idea what the buildings would have looked like originally'</i> will no doubt dazzle them, and once they have realised the error of their ways, the graphic illustrations will be taken down, along with a bulldozer to the rebuilt parts of the structures. <br /><br />Keep the research tips for free ..... Oh, and please be kind enough to leave the address of the history documentary you are making when its complete .... I'll be looking out real hard for the expensive CGI reconstruction of the pile of stones on the ground that was the glory of ancient Rome! No PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824446252611654550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-40057284888096198542014-07-21T11:08:19.445+01:002014-07-21T11:08:19.445+01:00I just stumbled upon this page doing research for ...I just stumbled upon this page doing research for a history documentary. I have to point out, the idea of "repairing" ancient structures like this is hilariously dumb, for the simple reason that we have no idea what they would have looked like originally and any attempt to rebuild them will only ever end up imposing the style and taste of the current era on it.<br /><br />if you want to see artificial recreations of famous landmarks, go to vegas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-42044002429421832722013-09-21T13:04:54.684+01:002013-09-21T13:04:54.684+01:00Thanks for the comment to the post.Thanks for the comment to the post.No PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824446252611654550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-32698168489680100602013-09-19T13:24:20.204+01:002013-09-19T13:24:20.204+01:00Two riddles of the Sphinx:
"Which creature h...Two riddles of the Sphinx:<br /><br />"Which creature has one voice and yet becomes four-footed and two-footed and three-footed?" <br />The Sphinx strangled and devoured anyone unable to answer. <br /><br />Traditionally Oedipus solved the riddle by answering: "Man—who crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then uses a walking stick in old age". <br /><br />However in some accounts (but much more rarely - a very old Gascon version), there was a second riddle: "There are two sisters: one gives birth to the other and she, in turn, gives birth to the first. Who are the two sisters?" <br /><br />The answer is "day and night" (but you have be Greek for this to work, as both words are feminine in Greek). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-85227238042632903552013-06-09T19:47:52.550+01:002013-06-09T19:47:52.550+01:00That bad eh?That bad eh?No PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824446252611654550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-4114652325126435792013-06-08T22:51:11.449+01:002013-06-08T22:51:11.449+01:00No need to apologise about your photo shop skills,...No need to apologise about your photo shop skills, it looks like I imagine it did when the builders finished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-79280073884031228612013-06-04T23:39:13.771+01:002013-06-04T23:39:13.771+01:00There's some debate as to whether the 'bea...There's some debate as to whether the 'beard' was added later .... its not proved either way, but in view of the fact that beards appear on later sphinxes, I have done it in that sphinx style, and given it a slightly different colour, as it seems to have been cut from from a harder rock and cut to stand out.<br /><br />Cheers for the comment.No PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824446252611654550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-16826883809562465162013-05-31T12:32:09.506+01:002013-05-31T12:32:09.506+01:00Indisputable logic. Of course maintaining a state ...Indisputable logic. Of course maintaining a state of disrepair is contradictory.<br />If it's not too late you should add the beard which, if memory serves, lies on the ground under the sphynx's chin.Vroomfondelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502448843409791872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-16904163150466217852013-05-29T20:05:16.563+01:002013-05-29T20:05:16.563+01:00I have done what you asked - the pictures are not ...I have done what you asked - the pictures are not the same but the scale is in both.No PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824446252611654550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033865397341905972.post-74776230160711893942013-05-28T08:18:03.537+01:002013-05-28T08:18:03.537+01:00Pretty good 'repair' but could do with a h...Pretty good 'repair' but could do with a human in shot to give it scale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com