5000 year old oddity

5000 year old oddity

This topic has 7 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 16 February 2026 at 17:57 by old mart.

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15 February 2026 at 17:25 #837749
old mart
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I happened upon this and wonder whether the wrong picture was added to the account.
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15 February 2026 at 17:53 #837754
Grindstone Cowboy
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Yes, hovering over the photo, it’s tagged as a Japanese bunker in Papua New Guinea. I used to respect Popular Machanics…

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15 February 2026 at 18:27 #837758
Bazyle
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Vegetation is hardly Romanian. Editorial staff likely have no related expertise and only mild computer literacy to assemble the stories so can easily make mistakes. We were spoilt on ME with editors who were also practicing machinists. I think some of the recent ME&W failings have been attributed to offshore publication staff.
15 February 2026 at 18:31 #837759
peak4
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Yes wrong photo; it’s an Alamy stock image, which really shouldn’t have made it past basic proofreading.
Seems it’s on Getty as well as Yahoo covered the same story

This seems closer

Bill
15 February 2026 at 18:49 #837765
Zan
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Amazing use of concrete 5000 years ago. I’m very impressed.

However for the mixed up video, My y10 students produce more realistic and believable presentations

Very smart archeological dress code, pure white blouse with manicured fingers , but no gloves I admire her skill in the mixture of good quality soil and dry sand…..

what a load of tosh
15 February 2026 at 19:55 #837771
old mart
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That link by peak4 was as poor as my one, every type of structure except the actual one.
16 February 2026 at 17:43 #837925
Georgineer
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Oh that’s a relief. I thought the title was referring to me.

George
16 February 2026 at 17:57 #837930
old mart
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Iwas told, George, that you don’t look a day older than 4000 years.
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