ooli2 ( @ooli2@lemm.ee ) to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoOver 3,000 years ago the Assyrians developed a remarkably advanced underwater technique, as illustrated in this ancient relief. It shows Assyrian soldiers using goatskin bags filled with air to breathi.redd.itimagemessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up189
arrow-up189imageOver 3,000 years ago the Assyrians developed a remarkably advanced underwater technique, as illustrated in this ancient relief. It shows Assyrian soldiers using goatskin bags filled with air to breathi.redd.it ooli2 ( @ooli2@lemm.ee ) to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-square zagaberoo ( @zagaberoo@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·7 months agoTo push the absurd narrative that these were essentially scuba tanks for underwater swimming and not flotation devices. Not going to get many clicks with a real image.
minus-square jol ( @jol@discuss.tchncs.de ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoYup It makes no sense from a materials perspective. How would they handcraft an air and water tight goat skin bag with a tube coming out of it? And what’s the tube made of? And all this effort for what, 3 lungfuls of air.
To push the absurd narrative that these were essentially scuba tanks for underwater swimming and not flotation devices.
Not going to get many clicks with a real image.
Yup It makes no sense from a materials perspective. How would they handcraft an air and water tight goat skin bag with a tube coming out of it? And what’s the tube made of? And all this effort for what, 3 lungfuls of air.