Dicaprio dating and pottery fetish fail ancient walls. Dicaprio Dating: academics take youngest possible date when artifacts are found, treating 'older than' as 'no older than' Cyclopean walls in central Italy are dated to 5th century BC simply because Romans conquered areas in 4th century BC Some ancient authors imply Circeo and Santa Severa were built in Bronze Age
Dating problem: archaeologists often take the youngest possible date for artifacts, treating 'older than' as 'no older than.' Cyclopean walls dated to 5th century BC simply because Romans later conquered those areas. Stratigraphy also fails on mountain walls due to the 'Jenga effect' - collapsed layers reverse order 🧱📜
Key Facts
- Dicaprio Dating: academics take youngest possible date when artifacts are found, treating 'older than' as 'no older than'
- Cyclopean walls in central Italy are dated to 5th century BC simply because Romans conquered areas in 4th century BC
- Some ancient authors imply Circeo and Santa Severa were built in Bronze Age
- Pottery Fetish: archaeologists value pottery over massive stone structures, ignoring walls with thousands of fitted boulders
- Romans left millions of pottery shards allowing dating, while older cultures often left little to no pottery
- Stratigraphy fails on mountain cyclopean walls due to 'Jenga effect' - collapsed layers reverse order
Source: Where Experts Fail: No-City Cyclopean Walls, in Italy. by One-eyed giant building walls