@PugJesus to For sharing fascinating artifacts and [email protected]English • 1 year agoMasterfully made miniature sculptures from Gonur Tepe, Turkmenistan, late 3rd millennium BCE-mid 2nd millennium BCEimagemessage-square10arrow-up143arrow-down10
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minus-squarePugJesuslinkfedilink3•1 year agoYeah, whoever made these had some crazy eyesight! That’s probably like, 20/10 vision or better.
minus-squarefiat_luxlinkfedilink2•1 year agoI like to think this is what people did for a living when they were extremely myopic, back before glasses were around. I know it’s entirely wishful thinking, but it’s a common medical issue that would probably be extremely helpful for this sort of thing!
did they have magnifying glasses back then?
Nope. It would’ve all been by eye.
damn!
Yeah, whoever made these had some crazy eyesight! That’s probably like, 20/10 vision or better.
I like to think this is what people did for a living when they were extremely myopic, back before glasses were around.
I know it’s entirely wishful thinking, but it’s a common medical issue that would probably be extremely helpful for this sort of thing!