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Over 3,000 years ago the Assyrians developed a remarkably advanced underwater technique, as illustrated in this ancient relief. It shows Assyrian soldiers using goatskin bags filled with air to breath (i.redd.it)

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[-] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 17 points 1 day ago

To push the absurd narrative that these were essentially scuba tanks for underwater swimming and not flotation devices.

Not going to get many clicks with a real image.

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