Crawling out of Eternity by brewgirlca
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Ok, I did this photo as a pen drawing in photoshop because what is important here is to show that you have to bend over about 90 degrees at the waist to get in and out of the tomb. The original outer passage is now missing and the crude 19th century stonework does not match the intricate interior. I did not want to distract you. This guy is coming out of the original inner passage.
Is it not interesting that so called primitive pagan people living 5000 years ago were more skilled craftsman than 19th century Europeans?
Why you have to bend over to get in (and out) is not known but I speculate that it forced you to stoop, change your posture or world view before entering the realm of the dead. Also it is interesting that the rock door is more easily closed from the inside than the out, maybe indicating that a priestly cast held rituals inside for which common people were banned.
Twelth century Norse sagas refer to finding great treasure in this tomb which they said they carted away over 3 days time and reburied. But it is unlikely that stone age peoples left any treasures of value to Vikings. Most likely the treasure was from an earlier Viking chieftan burial at around 700 AD. Vikings are known to have reused Stone Age structures for burial purposes. Twelfth century Christian Vikings likely raided earlier pagan Viking tombs.
Sadly I cannot show you any pictures of the interior because photography was not allowed. You can see some pictures by searching Mae Showe on the web.
Comments (14)
tetrasnake
A Fantastic Presentation! Well done!
Faemike55
Beautiful way to show this A thought occurred to me regarding the posture when going through the door - it reminds me of the rituals of the chanoyu where the low door made everyone equal when they entered the house.
Faemike55
thereby showing that everyone is equal in death
brewgirlca
I like that idea Mike. That is an excellent hypothesis.
eekdog
that's cool work, Roxy. love your info.. now my back aches..
shingleboot
Very nice presentation.
giulband
Very fine image, the manipulation give to this image a note of dramaticity such as the hue. Remember the exit from an obscure past!
3dpoetry
Interesting read and image, Thanks Roxy
chaylastorm
You are so right.. those bricks do look out of place. As to the size of the door way.. I think our ancestors were a lot smaller than we are now... but I bet they still had to stoop... and when you think of some of the great 'builds' they did.. it makes me really humble. I love your photos and the stories that you put with them. Great work Roxy. :)
barryjeffer
I am always amazed at the ancients abilities to create such intricate structures. Then too, I am just as amazed that as children we are rarely taught about the real history of civilization, instead we are given nibbles of facts intermingled with speculation and down-right lies. Thanks for uploading this shot Roxy, and for the details you provided. I would love to have seen such places as this personally.
drifterlee
That low door is pretty scary. Very interesting!!!!
RodS
You know, I think Mike is on the right track regarding the height of the entry to this tomb. I really do like your postwork on this, Roxy - I think it fits the mood perfectly. I've long been fascinated by the precision with which these ancient so-called 'primitive' cultures were able to assemble structures which would challenge us today even with all our technology. What did they know that we have yet to (re)discover? Perhaps Erich von Däniken is right.... :-P At any rate, a superb post - too bad you couldn't take photos inside, but I'm not surprised it isn't allowed.
Tracesl Online Now!
so, cool and on my list of places to visit
adorety
Very cool! The pen stroke grain really does set up a nice contrast to focus your attention. I'll check out interior shots at their web site, as you suggest. I imagine a constant barrage of flashes may affect certain things on the interior. Like too many flashes on paintings. It must have been quite a fun trip.
mtdana
Very interesting I did not know the tombs were of such high craftsmanship – and great title!
sossy
interesting info and the image presented very surreal! ;o)