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This section of my pyramid is mostly about history. No, not about boring topics like trying to remember the dates of battles or the names of all the wives of Henry VIII. It is about a vibrant exciting past stretching back over many millennia that led to where we are now and containing many pointers and lessons to what may happen in our future.
Our perception of the past is often distorted by an almost unconscious acceptance that our ancestors were less intelligent than modern members of the human race. There is, of course, no truth in this assumption; our ancestors had the same ability of complex reasoning that modern humans have. They possibly had a better understanding of the importance of living in tune with the planet rather than constantly fighting nature.
The more that I learn of the long distant past the more I realise that our ancestors had far greater skills than we are inclined to credit them with even though there are plenty of tangible examples of their work that would stretch our abilities if we wanted to emulate them. The Great Pyramid, for example, is built from over 2,000,000 stone blocks with a minimum total weight in excess of 4,000,000 tonnes. This was built at least 4,500 years ago and despite endless debate we are still not sure exactly how or why it was built. There are plenty of examples of pyramids, statues, stone circles and other structures dating back over the last 10 millennia that stand as silent witnesses to our ancestors skill and knowledge. There is plenty of work to be done to unravel the mysteries of these amazing items. Perhaps as we learn more about the knowledge and skill of our ancestors we will learn to better understand ourselves and our place in the universe.
The items presented are related in various ways, some obvious some not so obvious. They represent my personal journey of discovery that I hope may in some small way encourage others to be open minded and receptive to new ideas about the past. I have tried to avoid any judgments based on nationalist reasons and to remain objective in the presentation of the information.
Dates are mostly given in the Gregorian calendar with years CE (Common Era) counted from the adopted instant for the birth of Christ and years BCE (Before Common Era) counted before the same instant. This is mainly because this is a very common convention in Europe, please do not assume that it has any religious bias. It is also worth pointing out that most of the dating is approximate, the longer ago the event the more inaccurate the dating is likely to be.
You can select topics from the History Index page or using the Site Map.
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