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tictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

This 1,500-year-old Cave in India was Carved out of a Giant Boulder

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This 1,500-year-old Cave in India was Carved out of a Giant Boulder

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  • smallaubergine@kbin.social
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    There’s some incredibly impressive megalithic structures in India. Look up Ajanta and Ellora caves. I believe the Ellora temple is the largest monolithic structure ever created

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      the Ellora caves deserve to be their own post. Idiots think aliens mustve built it because theres no debris field… I’m pretty sure its more likely that pilgrims took home small pieces of carved rock for centuries.

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      They’ve always had a monsoon cycle were there were periods of unsustainable growth leading up to a famine.

      When things were good, this stuff is what the leaders had people work on, instead of preparing for the famines.

      So…

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        The Indian region has historically has been pretty resilient to famines, the exception to that is during British rule there were several famines leading to the starvation and deaths of millions. The consensus seems to be that these famines were a result of British policy. I’ve never heard of this unsustainable growth and famine argument I’d love to read more if you can provide sources

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          Only if you ignore the thousands of years of famine before the British, and the recent famines after the British…

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            thousands of years of famine? I’d love to read more let me know! Also I don’t believe there have been any famines after the British left.

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        Periods of unsustainable growth leading to a famine? Can you quote any sources on that?

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        Yet, somehow the largest population

  • omega_x3@lemmy.world
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    It’s not a boulder, it’s a rock. Oh the pioneers used to ride these everywhere.

    • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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      But domesticating them was not a job for the cowboy with the faint of heart.

  • JesusTheCarpenter@feddit.uk
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    According to YouTube this could have been dug it with a stick by a single person in a few days. Also, there would be a a pool somewhere.

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    Barabar Caves

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    This is clearly a spaceship long forgotten when the aliens abandoned humanity.

  • jerry@lemmy.world
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    It wasn’t aliens, it was brown people.

  • Tavarin@lemmy.world
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    Older than that, the Barabar caves are over 2,200 years old.

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    Looks like something out of a Giger painting.

  • Belgdore@lemm.ee
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    Early game Minecraft shelter.

  • xuxebiko@kbin.social
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    Where is this?

    • odium@programming.dev
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      Bihar, India apparently

      • xuxebiko@kbin.social
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        Thanks :)

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    Seems like there would be an easier way to make a guest house.

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    This cave is not a natural formation.

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    Wut? This smooth? Must be aliens

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      That, or a very unfortunate dude with a lot of sandpaper and time.

      • xuxebiko@kbin.social
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        LOL!

        It’s the Mauryan polish. More @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauryan_polish

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          Fascinating, thanks for the link

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          Or Mauryan polish, nice read!

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      It’s the Mauryan polish

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauryan_polish

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        That’s actually very interesting. Thanks for the link. Apparently there might even be greek influences in the polishing materials.

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    This seems more than mildly interesting?

    • gosling@lemmy.world
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      wildly interesting

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      Supposedly they were measured by lasers and the room is as precise as the lasers. It’s insane!

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    Could be a wonderful tornado or hurricane shelter.

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