Posted on 08/18/2004 7:43:43 PM PDT by burrian
And furthermore most people think of "jungle" in terms of what they see on TV. But jungle in these areas is bramble ... sharp, very dense shrubbery. It's easy to see how you could walk right up to an ancient temple ... and miss it.
Those certainly give a first impression of Polynesian or even Soutwest Chinese styles. Quite a find!!!!!
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Early Schezuan cultures made bronze that have a distinctly different style, perhaps due to Southeast Asian origins. They are quite distinct from other Chinese art either current or of that period.
absolutely amazing!
So I would guess there was a t-shirt vendor at the site?
In that case they probably look more "Babylonian" than Polynesian.
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