[gdjskshh]

> five-phase reconstruction of the development of the imagery on the disc seems to be the likeliest sequence for the disc’s development. In the earliest version, an elaborately encoded image reflects sophisticated astronomical knowledge. In subsequent stages this was forgotten and replaced by traditional knowledge, which was focused on the interaction of the heavenly bodies and the horizon; and finally, this reduced knowledge gave way to mythology

It's interesting that the oldest part of the artifact has the most advanced astronomical information.

[jl6]

It’s only relatively recently in history that we have relatively reliable methods for passing on knowledge. It is probable that all the “firsts” we know about were just the first occurrence that survived. It is probable that astronomical knowledge like this was discovered and forgotten and discovered over and over again, until finally it persisted.

[asdff]

Not just passing knowledge but having disparate regimes mutually value that same knowledge. Quite a shift happened between the times when the Romans would kill an Archimedes to what we’ve seen very recently in WWII where scientists would be spared even from the legal system due to the perceived value of their technical knowledge by the victors.