[SunkenCiv]

Yes, it's also one of *those* topics, bigtime.

• Dakhamun
• The Sack of Thebes

[Paladin2]

[Cold Heart]

Prunes, he needs prunes.

[MestaMachine]

Muppets. They’re everywhere!

[Kirkwood]

It’s Twiki!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yptoaCKZ0Tw

[smokingfrog]

Goliath and his brothers?

[UCANSEE2]

She’s a very ‘suppil’ looking lady.

[Vendome]

Mr Potato Head?

[Captain Beyond]

I wonder if this is close to Gobekli Tepe where there are are all these monoliths with all kinds of animals, reptiles, and dinosaurs craved into them standing in concentric circles.

[Grimmy]

First: That’s not hair on its head. That’s a helmet of snails, obviously.

Second: The surprised look in its eyes points to it being a training aid for proctologists of that period.

Third: The orange belts around head and trunk point to this being a modern reproduction.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

[Lancey Howard]

[Rocky]

I love the way he accessorized with those orange ribbons.

[piasa]

...an inscription in raised relief- that’s interesting.

[BenLurkin]

"A crescent-shaped pectoral adorns its chest"

Very much liek an officers' gorgets of later years. Fascinating!

[colorado tanker]

The Assyrians were brutal SOB’s, but it worked for them a long time.

[PapaBear3625]

Ancient lawn jockey.

[Sloth]

BEEDEEBEEDEEBEEDEEBEEDEEBEEDEEBEEDEE

[UCANSEE2]

Is that a wife beater t-shirt, or is he wearing suspenders?

[UCANSEE2]

Layer after layer of civilization building upon the remains of civilization. There is plenty to find, but I would bet there was even more than we can begin to imagine, and much more than we can find.

What amazes me most about these ancient statues is the ability of the artist to carve these giant images out of solid rock.

I think the limit to human ability is an imaginary wall we build as we grow. I think modern man builds the wall extremely high, compared to our ancient cousins.