ooli2@lemm.ee to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-23 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 breathimagemessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down136
arrow-up1138arrow-down1imageOver 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 breathooli2@lemm.ee to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square42linkfedilink
minus-squarezagaberoo@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 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-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 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.