Ancient treasure over 20 Billion $$$ found.

[SolMiester]

ah heck, I was there in Kerala for a couple of months back in 2002!

 

[Braznor]

Just pointing out your insanity.

Here's another doozy from you:

"Nostradamus has predicted that an ancient civilisation under the great mountains(the himalayas) in the East would conquer the whole world. I eagerly await our revenge and conquest!!!!!!" - Braznor

this one is pretty good as well:

"I want Bharat to have the great space fleet and dominate the universe for all time and space!!!!!!!" - Braznor

Face it dude..you're nucking futs!

Those statements were made decades ago. You have no basis to consistently hijack my threads on unrelated terms by trolling.

Many of the statements are made in the spirit of 'Nuke from Orbit' which prevades these forums. I have seen Americans wishing death on my families by nuclear war.

Preach your rationality to them first.

 

[ProfJohn]

Ok... $20 billion is a lot of money...

But I don't think we can claim that this shows how rich India was at X time in the past. In the big scheme of things $20 billion aint that much.
The US is worth $54 trillion.
India is probably worth $4 trillion. So that treasure if with half a percent of the countries total wealth... (didn't realize india was so cheap. We should just borrow some money from China and buy it)

 

[Braznor]

Ok... $20 billion is a lot of money...

But I don't think we can claim that this shows how rich India was at X time in the past. In the big scheme of things $20 billion aint that much.

This was just one unknown temple. There were hundreds and thousands of other temples which were vandalized by marauders.

 

[Soundmanred]

Decade = 10 years

 

[Crono]

I'm of Keralan descent.

Suppose my ancestors were royalty. Any way I could get my hands on some of that loot?

 

[Wanescotting]

Ok... $20 billion is a lot of money...

But I don't think we can claim that this shows how rich India was at X time in the past. In the big scheme of things $20 billion aint that much.
The US is worth $54 trillion.
India is probably worth $4 trillion. So that treasure if with half a percent of the countries total wealth... (didn't realize india was so cheap. We should just borrow some money from China and buy it)

:thumbsup:

 

[runestone]

I don't really understand how all these treasures were accumulated; was it all donated in the form of jewelry or coins? Was there a "goal" as far as amounts were involved?
From what I can gather it would seem that there was no set amount- they just kept adding to the pile until the gods were happy- filling these underground vaults until another could be added and filled.
Were these fabulous stashes never audited and inventoried?
Maybe it takes a non-western thought process to understand this....many thanks to anyone of the local region or religion who can help an old western capitalist at heart understand this stuff.

 

[Braznor]

I don't really understand how all these treasures were accumulated; was it all donated in the form of jewelry or coins? Was there a "goal" as far as amounts were involved?
From what I can gather it would seem that there was no set amount- they just kept adding to the pile until the gods were happy- filling these underground vaults until another could be added and filled.
Were these fabulous stashes never audited and inventoried?
Maybe it takes a non-western thought process to understand this....many thanks to anyone of the local region or religion who can help an old western capitalist at heart understand this stuff.

The wealth was the treasury of an old Indian Kingdom who secreted away the riches from invaders and the colonial government.

That royal family still holds the title today, though I have myself never heard of them until this incident.

 

[runestone]

Ahh, thank you Braz.

 

[Arkaign]

Ok... $20 billion is a lot of money...

But I don't think we can claim that this shows how rich India was at X time in the past. In the big scheme of things $20 billion aint that much.
The US is worth $54 trillion.
India is probably worth $4 trillion. So that treasure if with half a percent of the countries total wealth... (didn't realize india was so cheap. We should just borrow some money from China and buy it)

You have to look at it through the relative perspective that comes from having no machinery or much of anything really beyond manual labor. ~20 billion in today's value of precious metal/jewels would be much of the wealth of the massive ancient Egyptian or Babylonian empires, and probably approach that of Rome even. Hell simple salt and spices were once so valued that they rivaled gold or gems in trade, and were used as currency.

Conventional modern wisdom on economics doesn't hold up to the realities of the ancient societies.

 

[shiner]

Those statements were made decades ago. You have no basis to consistently hijack my threads on unrelated terms by trolling.

Many of the statements are made in the spirit of 'Nuke from Orbit' which prevades these forums. I have seen Americans wishing death on my families by nuclear war.

Preach your rationality to them first.

2005-06 is not "Decades ago"

Still it doesn't matter when you said them, you said them and they are nutso.

Face it, you are a Hindu extremist. Which when you think about it is a pretty god damned bizarre thing in itself.

I'm off to tend to the food on the smoker........enjoy your day in la la land.

 

[CZroe]

They finally found the Swordquest sword?!

 

[mrjminer]

The wealth was the treasury of an old Indian Kingdom who secreted away the riches from invaders and the colonial government.

This was just one unknown temple. There were hundreds and thousands of other temples which were vandalized by marauders.

One discovered temple that had something of tangible value in it does not equal hundreds, or thousands; it equals one. You don't honestly think they're going to magically find hundreds or thousands of temples loaded with anywhere close to $20 billion in tangible goods (ie: not like, a bunch of pissing pots people try to value extremely high for "historical purposes"), do you? India was a piss-poor country raided for religious fueds and for trade goods (ivory and shit). Additionally, most "mauraders" were simply from different regions of India under different rule, regardless of whether they shared a religion or not.

 

[reallyscrued]

Braznor, three things:

1. You have no idea how long a decade is. You've only been a member here since 2005, there is no possible way you made comments here "decades" ago.

2. You have no idea how economies work. These findings do not "go to show" how rich India was or is. Nothing has a price until value is artificially set to it by supply and and demand; you would have been more correct stating these artifacts are 'priceless'.

3. You are one of the cockiest self-serving bigots on these forums. Your elitist attitude toward your own ethnicity and religion actually goes to prove how behind the times most of India is. Take a page from your own beloved scriptures and hate those who are worthy of being hated, those that spread violence, whether Muslim, Jew, Christian, Hindu or even Athiest. I hope to hell people do not stereotype the typical Indian by what you preach. There are sensible people that hail from that part of the world, yet they ironically make their presence less known than the insensible ones.

I don't need to tell you where I'm from.

 

[busydude]

India was a piss-poor country raided for religious fueds and for trade goods (ivory and shit).

:hmm:

I didn't know India exported shit too. I think I need to update my database right away.

 

[mrjminer]

:hmm:

I didn't know India exported shit too. I think I need to update my database right away.

You have to be a pretty big nimrod to not know that India historically had some goods that were desired. Like... the entire reason for the discovery of America.

 

[busydude]

You have to be a pretty big nimrod to not know that India historically had some goods that were desired. Like... the entire reason for the discovery of America by Europeans.

* taps sarcasm meter * and FTFY.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

indians smell.

 

[El Guaraguao]

indians smell.

Incoming ban in 5...4..

 

[Duder1no]

so does this mean India is rich?

 

[shiner]

Braznor, three things:

1. You have no idea how long a decade is. You've only been a member here since 2005, there is no possible way you made comments here "decades" ago.

2. You have no idea how economies work. These findings do not "go to show" how rich India was or is. Nothing has a price until value is artificially set to it by supply and and demand; you would have been more correct stating these artifacts are 'priceless'.

3. You are one of the cockiest self-serving bigots on these forums. Your elitist attitude toward your own ethnicity and religion actually goes to prove how behind the times most of India is. Take a page from your own beloved scriptures and hate those who are worthy of being hated, those that spread violence, whether Muslim, Jew, Christian, Hindu or even Athiest. I hope to hell people do not stereotype the typical Indian by what you preach. There are sensible people that hail from that part of the world, yet they ironically make their presence less known than the insensible ones.

I don't need to tell you where I'm from.

:thumbsup:

 

[busydude]

so does this mean India is rich?

NO, but it sure does mean some corrupt officials are..

 

[gorcorps]

I'll just leave this here:

 

[Braznor]

Braznor, three things:

1. You have no idea how long a decade is. You've only been a member here since 2005, there is no possible way you made comments here "decades" ago.

2. You have no idea how economies work. These findings do not "go to show" how rich India was or is. Nothing has a price until value is artificially set to it by supply and and demand; you would have been more correct stating these artifacts are 'priceless'.

3. You are one of the cockiest self-serving bigots on these forums. Your elitist attitude toward your own ethnicity and religion actually goes to prove how behind the times most of India is. Take a page from your own beloved scriptures and hate those who are worthy of being hated, those that spread violence, whether Muslim, Jew, Christian, Hindu or even Athiest. I hope to hell people do not stereotype the typical Indian by what you preach. There are sensible people that hail from that part of the world, yet they ironically make their presence less known than the insensible ones.

I don't need to tell you where I'm from.

You are a moron considering your own attitude.

The comments weren't made here, but on a site outside Anandtech and it was over six years ago. Considering this is the internet this might well as be a lifetime away. People get away easier for greater crimes.

I know ten times more than you how economies work and what makes them tick.

Your statements are nonsensical. Considering demand and supply, gold and diamonds have been in demand since men discovered them. Sure this wealth would not give an accurate estimation of the size of ancient Indian economy, but it shows it what it was. This wealth may not have been circulated in the society, but consider this as a part of a reserve.

By the way, the 20 billion estimate is just the value of this treasure in terms of volumes. Intrinsic value of this find is estimated to be in hundreds of billions considering many articles in find date back to over thousand years ago.

And lastly about me.

You say I'm a bigot and I have an elitist attitude. I say I have no reason to be otherwise. You are right in saying India is a very shitty country right now and the reason why this is happening is not because of me, but instead because of the circumstances which are being caused to destroy my people.

WHy wouldn't I be a bigot? Attack me and I will hate you. Attack my people and I will hate you further. You people complain all the time about how affirmative action is ruining your country, well, hundred times worse is happening in mine thanks to well meaning idiots like you running my country.

You hope to hell that the typical Indian is not stereotyped by me. But the fact is that I'm not Indian at all in my beliefs and motivations and actions.

The typical Indian is a fool who does not know what's good for him and I thank heavens I'm not that.

Judge me what you want, but the fact of the matter is the reality on the ground and not the air you and shiner breath by sitting on your high horses.