Mysterious 2,000-year-old object provides evidence of our ancestors' vast astronomical knowledge
The 2,000-year-old Disco Colgante is an object that was produced for unknown reasons, or at least it seems so to us modern humans. Some ancient artifacts are truly puzzling because figuring out their purpose is challenging. The 2, 000-year- old Disco Colgante is an object that was produced for unknown reasons, or at least it seems so to us modern humans. Was it an ancient tool, a high-tech device, or a ritual artifact, or does it offer evidence of our ancestors’ vast knowledge of Astronomy ? Who made the Disco Colgante and why? Credit: Fractal Holographic Universe Of course, it may just be a coincidence, but the Disco Colgante makes us quickly think this is a graphic representation of the Milky Way or perhaps some other spiral galaxy. How the spiral arms form in this type of galaxy is not entirely sure, but modern astronomers know that most spiral galaxies contain a central bulge surrounded by a flat, rotating disk of stars. If the Disco...