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Linking the past to the present, this image juxtaposes ancient Assyrian reliefs depicting what appears to be early diving methods with a modern scuba diver. These artifacts suggest that the drive to explore the underwater world has been a constant human pursuit. Could these ancient depictions represent a more sophisticated knowledge of diving than previously thought? How does our current understanding of scuba technology connect to these ancient innovations, and what might this continuity tell us about human ingenuity and the quest to explore the unknown?
I think some sort of snorkel like a hollow tube was probably used. One of the men depicted in the relief looked like he was holding his breath.
I always think of diving as the stepping stone to swimming around in space 😁
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8moI love history, Gilda, and reading about how ancient civilizations build huge temples, pyramids, and the aqueducts, but I've never read about an ancient civilization's attempt to explore underwater in the Mediterranean Sea, local rivers, or lakes. The Assyrian relief above does show a unique oxygen bag of some material, but how would they get air to stay in there and breathe? Not unless it is an artist's creative / imaginative thing to try and see if it would work. Fascinating that a civilization was thinking about exploring underwater ! Thanks for sharing.