Nothing New Under the Sun

(A Wine Musing)

Across the face of the earth exist many remnants of those who have lived before us – the Egyptian pyramids, Great Sphinx and temples along the Nile River, the Mayan castillos and other temple structures of Mexico and Central America, Stonehenge, the Easter Island statues – just to name a few.

Historians and archeologists espouse theories of ancient monument construction that exclude the use of almost all modern technology.  In some cases, even the most basic tools, such as the wheel, are deemed to have been unknown and unemployed.

This leaves one to marvel at how ancient peoples were able to create such impressive and intricate structures.  And, there are many unanswered questions.

Consider our world today.  The bulk of our knowledge is stored in computer media and on paper.  Our residences and places of business are constructed of materials that are easily destroyed by forces of nature, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and fire.

What evidence would be left of our modern world in the aftermath of a cataclysmic event, such as a large asteroid striking the earth?  Would all that remain be stone structures, such as Mount Rushmore, and graveyard headstones?  How advanced and technologically savvy would future civilizations think we were?

Were the world’s ancient civilizations much more advanced than we believe?  Have we just reinvented the wheel?

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