500 Year Old Map Discovered That Shatters The “Official” History Of The Planet

[powpig]

Fascinating, I love stuff like this...

http://www.theeventchronicle.com/stu...of-the-planet/

Why The Map Is So Compelling

Right off the bat, one of the most compelling facts about the map is that it includes a continent that our history books tell us was not discovered until 1818.

Secondly, the map depicts what is known as “Queen Maud Land,” a 2.7 million-square-kilometer (1 million sq mi) region of Antarctica as it looked millions of years ago. This region and other regions shown on the map are thought to have been covered completely in ice, but the map tells a different story. It shows this area as ice free, which suggests that these areas passed through a long ice-free period which might not have come to an end until approximately six thousand years ago, which again, totally goes against what is taught and currently believed. Today, geological evidence has confirmed that this area could not have been ice-free until about 4000 BC.

Official science has been saying all along that the ice-cap which covers the Antarctic is millions of years old. The Piri Reis map shows that the northern part of that continent has been mapped before the ice did cover it. This means that it was mapped a million years ago, but that’s impossible, since mankind did not exist at that time. Quite the conundrum isn’t it?

Professor Charles Hapgood, who was a university history professor, wrote to the United States Air Force Reconnaissance Technical Squadron (SAC) and they also confirmed that“this indicates the coastline had been mapped before it was covered by the ice-cap.” (1) They also went on to state that “we have no idea how the data on this map can be reconciled with the supposed state of geographical knowledge in 1513.” (1) (The reply was from Harold Z. Ohlmeyer, a Lt Colonel, USAF)

Here’s what Professor Charles Hapgood had to say about it:

“It appears that accurate information has been passed down from people to people. It appears that the charts must have originated with a people unknown and they were passed on, perhaps by the Minoans and the Phoenicians, who were, for a thousand years and more, the greatest sailors of the ancient world. We have evidence that they were collected and studied in the great library of Alexandria (Egypt) and that compilations of them were made by the geographers that worked there.” (1)

Furthermore, the map is very detailed and includes mountain ranges in the Antarctic. which were not even discovered until 1952.

[Harry]

^^^ wiki says bullshit ^^^

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piri_Reis_map

[digitaldeath]

Dope

Ancient aliens bros on this in 2012 tho so not new

[powdork]

Can't wait for the right wingnuts to jump on the bandwagon saying the map disproves global warming.

[hutash]

Yep, complete BS, just look at the only two sources cited.

This is why citation is important and why pussies like Mott and Jon Gaper need to cite their stupid source. It saves a lot of time ridiculing them.

[PNWbrit]

Yep, complete BS

But.... it's on the internet. It must be true.

[digitaldeath]

there are ancient maps that do outline thought to be undiscovered places

[hutash]

But.... it's on the internet. It must be true.

My bad

[danmelon]

^^ like middle earth

[GiBo]

Check out this old map I found! Apparently in the 1600's, the western US was totally different. Man, those geologist at dumb fucks!

[hutash]

there are ancient maps that do outline thought to be undiscovered places

Yep, and they are wildly inaccurate and at best were wild guesses. Ptolemy speculated there was a massive southern continent to balance out the much greater land mass of the northern continents. It was pure speculation, and he was slightly right, but was just a guess. Cartographers just randomly drew in such continents, hence the one on the map in question and why it is so inaccurate both in position and climate.

Of course, the logical explanation is ancient astronauts, so that is were I would put my money.

[hutash]

Check out this old map I found! Apparently in the 1600's, the western US was totally different. Man, those geologist at dumb fucks!

What is really amazing is how accurate they were with the limited tools on hand, or lack there of. Latitude was fairly easy even back then, but longitude was a real bitch into the early 1800s.

[skiing-in-jackson]

What is really amazing is how accurate they were with the limited tools on hand, or lack there of. Latitude was fairly easy even back then, but longitude was a real bitch into the early 1800s.

Next time you can't sleep this is a good one to view:

History of Navigation at Sea https://youtu.be/8zyA4qQ7EvI (PBS, Nova, 53 minutes)

I know an old guy here in town that's super into watches, clocks and time. It's great to hear him talk about how accurate clocks changed navagation.

[PNWbrit]

In case you haven't read this ....http://www.amazon.com/Longitude-Geni.../dp/080271529X

[Timberridge]

Gray(grey) whales don't need no stinkin' maps.

http://www.livescience.com/50487-wes...migration.html

[hutash]

In case you haven't read this ....http://www.amazon.com/Longitude-Geni.../dp/080271529X

You beat me to it...that is a great nerd book.

Another you might be interested in being a Limey and all...http://www.amazon.com/The-Map-That-C.../dp/0061767905

[hutash]

Next time you can't sleep this is a good one to view:

History of Navigation at Sea https://youtu.be/8zyA4qQ7EvI (PBS, Nova, 53 minutes)

I know an old guy here in town that's super into watches, clocks and time. It's great to hear him talk about how accurate clocks changed navagation.

Thanks, that looks interesting and I will watch it when I have some time.

There is a good book I just happened across in our local library, but I can't remember the name, but fits right in. It is about some white dude who moves to some small south sea island and learns blue water navigation for the old men of the island. He explains how they navigated surprisingly long open passages very accurately by watching sea turtles, algae types, water color, winds, et cetera. Some really crazy stuff, all handed down orally for generations, and of course rapidly being lost due to apathy and technology. If it rings a bell with anybody, I would love to know the title and reread it.

[Fuzz]

A must-read for all map nerds (like me): A History of the World in 12 Maps

[GiBo]

This was required reading in our Geography program.

I made maps for 15 years. It amazes me that people look at maps as gospel- "But it says here on the map!"

[Art Shirk]

If I have another kid I'm naming it H.J. de Blij.

[Dantheman]

I think you guys are rushing to judgment here. Everything else on that site seems perfectly legit.

[NoPostholio]

That map was a big part of latest James Rollins book -
http://www.amazon.com/6th-Extinction...sap_bc?ie=UTF8

[abraham]

If I have another kid I'm naming it H.J. de Blij.

Not H.J de Biij ?

[rip]

There is a good book I just happened across in our local library, but I can't remember the name, but fits right in. It is about some white dude who moves to some small south sea island and learns blue water navigation for the old men of the island. He explains how they navigated surprisingly long open passages very accurately by watching sea turtles, algae types, water color, winds, et cetera. Some really crazy stuff, all handed down orally for generations, and of course rapidly being lost due to apathy and technology. If it rings a bell with anybody, I would love to know the title and reread it.

Could possibly be this book 'the natural navigator'

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/161519...H7L&ref=plSrch

A must read for anyone who spends any time outdoors

[plugboots]

Tract of Land full of Wild Bulls