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From: eli@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang)
Newsgroups: net.nlang.celts
Subject: europe vs the middle east in 2000 BC
Message-ID: <1217@cvl.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Feb-86 14:56:11 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 12 14:56:11 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 14-Feb-86 05:42:54 EST
Reply-To: eli@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang)
Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland, College Park
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How was it that a rather primitive people such as the celts could design
and implement such a powerful astronomical "computer" as Stonehenge, when
far to the east, much more advanced people, the Egyptians (who were well into
their Middle Kingdom period) never developed anything comparable?  Of course,
as far as architecture goes, the Great Pyramids, built > 1000 years earlier
exceeded Stonehenge in engineering level.  Yet, those were simply glorified
tombs, while Stonehenge was much more.  Anyone have any comments?

-eli
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