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'Laptop' spotted in Ancient Greek statue
An ancient Greek statue of a woman seemingly using a laptop has sparked time travel theories online. "Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant" is a 37-inch marble statue created around 1000 BC and shows a woman opening a laptop-like item as it's held up by an attendant. The item has two surfaces opened at a 90-degree angle, resembling a laptop. It also has two holes in the side of it, prompting theories that it could be a USB port or headphone jack- thus "proving" time travel is real. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Because the statue depicts a woman opening the laptop-like item, many are convinced the ancient Greeks were time traveling. But according to the Getty Collection, there is a reasonable explanation for the item. The item the woman is opening is actually a shadow box used in funerary by ancient Greeks. Apparently, the statue is depicting a deceased woman reaching for the shadow box held by her attendant. This "has a long history in Greek funerary art," according to the Getty Collection. It's unclear if the attendant represents a young family member in mourning or a servant or enslaved person. But the Getty Collection notes that the deceased woman came from a wealthy family. As for the USB-like holes: "The two holes apparent on its base are evidence of an ancient repair, perhaps in the form of two metal pins intended to hold a now lost marble component in place. The thinness of the box indicates that, like many works of ancient art, this relief was not intended as a photographic depiction of reality, but to convey the wealth and status of the deceased." Alas, the statue does not depict the possibility of time travel. The statue is currently available for viewing at the Getty Villa in Los Angeles, California. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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Apple's My Photo Stream Service to Shut Down This July
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Are Bella Poarch and Olivia Rodrigo friends? Fans warn 'Deja vu' singer to 'stay away' from TikTok star
Bella Poarch shows love for Olivia Rodrigo, who makes history as the first Filipino-American to grace the cover of Vogue
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Oman's sultan arrives in Iran for two-day visit, meetings with Iranian president and top officials
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Genshin Impact Monthly Codes: December 2022
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Charleston, South Carolina, elects its first Republican mayor since Reconstruction Era
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Moritz Wagner scores 27 to lead Magic over Celtics 113-96 for 6th straight win
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2023-11-25 06:49
Scientific test will reveal how vulnerable you are to fake news
A new study will determine how vulnerable you are to fake news. Through an online test, users have to rate 20 headlines as real or fake and see how many the get right. Ten of the headlines are real, while the other 10 were generated by artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT, before being vetted and selected by a panel of experts. When refining and selecting the fake questions, the team looked for common features of misinformation, such as looking at people's political biases, and tinges of conspiracy theories. The real headlines were selected from the Media Bias Fact Check database, from reputable news sources. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The team, conducting the research on 1,516 US adults, found that the average American got 13 out of 20 headlines correct meaning that on average US adults fail to classify one-third of real or fake headlines into their correct category. The headline people got correct the most was "Republicans Divided in Views of Trump’s Conduct, Democrats Are Broadly Critical", with 80 percent of participants rating it as real. Younger participants scored lower on the misinformation test, getting on average 12 out of 20 to older adults' 15. If you fancy seeing how susceptible to fake news you are, you can take the test yourself by clicking the link. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-12 22:46
Insane tattoo: Even Ben Simmons can't believe he has this big of a superfan
A fan's crazy tattoo caught Ben Simmons' attention after a recent preseason game. It will catch your attention too.
2023-10-18 03:28
Joby Selects Dayton, Ohio, Birthplace of Aviation, For First Scaled Manufacturing Facility
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2023-09-18 19:15
Keysight Introduces First PCI Express® 6.0 Protocol Validation Tools
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