Ancient Man Used Stone "Sat Nav" 5000 Years Ago


	Ancient Man Used Stone "Sat Nav" 5000 Years Ago

vk2yoc

9-16-2009 10:57 AM

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vk2yoc says:

They must have launched the satellites with gigantic catapults.

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9-16-2009 1:48 PM

chestnut501

That must have been one heck of a big catapult.

9-16-2009 2:33 PM

Spiritualmonkey

Check out Britain BC/AD. Fascinating archaeology that looks at this very stuff.

9-17-2009 12:25 PM

citizenbfk

I've heard of this other fantastic ancient navigation system: Following trails.

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