Where are the megaliths, the creation of which remains a mystery
They are so incredible for their time, their construction is attributed to the Atlanteans, aliens.
Nan-Madol
On the small Islands of Nan Madol in Micronesia East preserved the unusual remains of palaces, temples, tombs and houses built between 1200 and 1500 years of our era.
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Megalithic culture of Nan-Madol unique. Micronesica used instead of Foundation coral reef. It each other they have installed thousands of basalt monoliths of prismatic shape. Some of them reach five meters in length and weigh over five tons.
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Scientists believe that the construction of such a complex had to go not less than 200-300 years. The construction is so incredible for its time, constantly having pseudo-scientific theories related to the mysterious ancient civilizations and aliens.
Skara-Bray
This well-preserved settlement on the island of the Mainland in Scotland. It came about in the 3100-2500 BC. For a long time about the mysterious place nobody even knew existed, but in the winter of 1850 was a storm that washed away from the coast, the top layer of grass and earth appeared the outlines of ancient buildings.
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Skara Bray is 8 houses from slyudyanskogo Sandstone, grouped in blocks. The home was built right in the hills. The houses preserved stone furniture — beds, Seating, chests, cupboards.
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Scientists don’t know exactly what happened to the inhabitants of the settlement. Most likely, they had to move to other places because of the constant flooding. But myths about the mysterious people and his disappearance is still alive.
Moai
The stone idols on Easter island is known to all. Statues in the form of a human head with a truncated waist-torso reach 20 meters in height. This is a record for the number of associated pseudo-scientific and absurd theories. More — only of the Egyptian pyramids.
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Moai were made in the quarries in the centre of the island. There are still houses many unfinished sculptures. Moved them using logs, wooden sleds and levers, but legend has it that the moai reached their destination independently.
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Counted at least 17 such basalt sculptures. The most ancient of them could appear in the 15th century BC. The Olmecs tribe, which is mentioned in the Aztec historical Chronicles. They created the first major civilization in Mexico, it flourished from about 1500 to 400 BC.
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All the sculptures represent the heads of Mature men with an impressive chin. There was an assumption that they are portraits of Olmec rulers. How to Olmeca has been able to produce such huge boulders in the mountains and then move them over large distances remains a mystery.
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This ancient ritual complex of the 6th century BC is located near lake Titicaca in Bolivia. Its name translates as “Gate of the Puma”. The Incas considered the city a place of creation.
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The structure was of enormous size and it was a miracle for its time, but subsequently suffered from the barbaric looting: during the construction of a railroad from the stone blocks of the complex were made of gravel.
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See also:
- In the ancient Crusader castle in Syria discovered a secret room
- In the Russian Arctic found the first medieval mummies
- The Scottish farmer confessed to the forgery of the “ancient” structures