Prehistoric civilizations of the earth. The most ancient civilizations on earth

What secrets do lost civilizations keep? Do we need answers to these mysteries? The Eternal Stones are reluctant to reveal their secrets. Will they help us figure out who we are now and who we will be tomorrow?
By presenting information about ten disappeared ancient civilizations, we hope that they will help.

1 Hyperborea (Country beyond the north wind - Boreas)

Mentions of a mysterious country beyond the North Pole go back centuries, to the seventh century BC. The purity of the Aryans' thoughts, their peacefulness and diligence were approved by higher powers, which taught the Hyperboreans to be able to do almost everything. Flying machines, beautiful buildings decorated with golden pyramids, communication with the gods made life long and happy.
They are looking for Hyperborea, trying to find the secrets of immortality and acquire supernatural abilities and knowledge. Whoever honors the book of knowledge of the Hyperboreans will rule the Universe. According to rumors, in 1920, a Russian expedition found evidence of the existence of the ancient civilization of the Hyperboreans on the Kola Peninsula. However, humanity never learned about the results of the research: all members of the expedition were destroyed by the NKVD. The materials of another, but already German, expedition to the North Pole were classified and then disappeared.
Where did Hyperborea go? Researchers are talking about a planetary catastrophe - an impact from space destroyed it. The survivors had to leave native land. They moved south, bringing their knowledge to the world.

2 Atlantis (an island that sunk into eternity, 9 thousand 500 BC)

lives in history for about two thousand years. “Atlantis is not a fiction, but a real state of demigods,” said Plato. Since then, 50 points of the supposed site of the island's flooding have been plotted on the world map. According to Plato’s dialogues, the six-meter Atlanteans created a civilization that was too modern for its time. They knew how to melt metal, process any materials, and rise beyond the atmosphere in aircraft.
Why did Atlantis disappear? Gradually, the greed and pride of the Atlanteans reached their peak - the point of no return. The demigods began to degenerate. An angry Zeus decided to “nullify” the existence program of these demigods - the abyss of the sea became a way to solve the problem.
There are several versions that not all Atlanteans died. Some researchers are convinced that some of the inexplicable discoveries on Earth belong to the surviving Atlanteans, others are confident that the Atlanteans turned into dolphins, who today have received the status of individuals. The search continues.

3 Shambhala

Researchers are looking for another mythical country described in the legends of many peoples - Shambhala.
Some oriental scholars are confident in the existence of such a state back in the 3rd-2nd centuries. BC. People have lost their spirituality, Shambhala has ceased to be visible to them, but has not disappeared. Residents of a country of high civilization have enormous knowledge. They secretly help the best representatives of humanity to move the development of the planet in the right direction. Expeditions different countries looking for a mysterious country in the Himalayas. To discover the entrance to it means to gain the knowledge of the ancients, to touch the wisdom of the creator, to go to new round development. If the “City of the Gods” is found, the door to Shambhala will also be found. Researcher Ernst Muldashev claims the discovery of the “City of the Gods” in Tibet. The “door” into it looks very much like a human DNA molecule. Scientists called the find the “matrix of life.” According to legend, the door to Shambhala will be opened when humanity cleanses itself of material dependence, becomes selfless and spiritually enlightened - that is, ready to meet a higher civilization.

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An unknown people appeared in 4 thousand BC in the Southern Mesopotamia on the lands of ancient Mesopotamia. Nobody knew where these people came from and where their historical roots were. They brought with them extraordinary knowledge in the field of arithmetic and geometry, and had writing using cuneiform. The Sumerians had a deep understanding of the structure of the solar system and artificial insemination. Legends and myths of other peoples are based on Sumerian mythology. They had knowledge and technology that came much later with the advent of computers. The Sumerians knew about the existence of the planet Nubiru - a hidden planet solar system. Linguists cannot identify a language that has common roots with Sumerian. Researcher Zecharia Sitchin, who deciphered the Sumerian language, is convinced that the Sumerians came to Earth from the planet Nubiru in search of gold. The best part of those who arrived returned to Nubiru, the rest stood at the origins of the birth of civilization.
What happened to the Sumerians? It's a big mystery. About 2 million people disappeared overnight without leaving any traces behind. Where did the ancient Sumerians disappear to? Most likely, they mixed with other ethnic groups and formed a new people, the Babylonians, the Sumerians disappeared, leaving knowledge to people.

One of the first civilizations in Europe. It appeared several centuries earlier than the first settlements of Egypt and Mesopotamia. It existed in 6-3 thousand BC. on the territory of the Danube-Dnieper interfluve on the site of modern Ukraine, Romania and Moldova.
A well-functioning economic mechanism and the production of unique painted pottery were combined with high spirituality, adherence to traditions, and a passion for magic.
This ancient civilization is interesting for its strange custom of burning its own villages every 60-80 years. Excavations of ancient settlements showed that every family had a set of magical symbols: swastikas, crosses, spirals. Yin-Yang symbols were also found. Scientists cannot yet explain how these symbols could be used if the existence of China in Europe was learned only several thousand years later. Civilization ceased to exist in 3 thousand BC. All versions of the possible disappearance are not supported by evidence.

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Central America - from here in the 2nd century. BC. Mayan peoples began to descend onto the plains and created Great Empire. Temples, pyramids, writing, perfect calendar, knowledge of astronomy, advanced Agriculture- the main achievements of the Mayan people known to us. This civilization is one of the most mysterious on the planet. Perfect scientific discoveries have survived to this day as predictions, which, however, have a real basis. The highest flowering of civilization was its golden age of the 7th-10th centuries. However, the Mayans mysteriously left the cities forever, where the Mayans disappeared is unknown. The next stage for the remainder of the Mayan civilization was the arrival of Europeans, and everyone knows how it ended.

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The powerful Hittite state existed in the 7th-8th century BC. in Asia Minor. Historical sources contain information that the Hittites came from the Balkan Peninsula, founding several city-states. They began to develop crafts, build roads, etc. According to another version, people from the Balkans were warlike conquerors who conquered the state of the Hatti peoples that already existed in that territory and took its name. At the peak of its power, the Hittite state retreated from the political arena. The unexpected disappearance of a strong state still causes a lot of assumptions and hypotheses among experts. Another mystery was added in 1963. In Turkey, the largest underground city to date was accidentally discovered in one of the villages. Its construction began by the Hittites. This metropolis amazes with its thoughtfulness and scale. 12 floors of the city could simultaneously accommodate 50 thousand. Human.
How could the underground civilization of the Hittites exist undetected? What other mysteries will this unsolved mystery present to scientists?

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Only a satellite can see 700 geometric shapes, 30 images of animals and birds, thirteen thousand stripes and lines left to us by an ancient vanished civilization. The time of its existence is the period from 300 AD. to 800 AD
On google maps it looks like this
How were drawings made on the ground of such impressive size that do not disappear over time? For what purpose, by whom and to whom was the information transmitted in such an amazing way? These questions with scientific point visions remain unanswered to this day. The Nazca civilization disappeared in the eighth century. The reason for the disappearance is unknown. Alien version the existence and disappearance of civilization is indirectly confirmed by a strange phenomenon - scientists have recorded the release of energies of an unknown nature in the form of a cosmic ray, descending up to five times a year onto a pattern of a spiral twisted in different directions. Added to this is another mystery: pyramids were found in the soil of the Nazca desert, which cannot be studied, because... Excavations are temporarily prohibited here.

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Appeared in the Gulf of Mexico 3000 years ago. No traces of the origins of this civilization have been found. The Olmecs did not leave any information about their language, race, or religion. Only the ruins of pyramids, majestic sculptures, children's toys and huge stone heads of representatives of the Negroid race on the plateau were discovered. They are the main mystery of the Olmec civilization.

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A sensational discovery in South Africa could redefine the entire history of mankind. The remains of a metropolis have been discovered, which testify to the existence of a civilization, perhaps the oldest on earth. Until now, it was believed that there were no developed ancient civilizations in Africa - only savages and cannibals lived there. Radiocarbon dating studies of stones indicated that the age of the buildings was from 160 thousand to 200 thousand years BC. In these places, ancient gold mines were previously found in large quantities, which in itself indicated the possibility of the existence of an ancient civilization here. But the found metropolis removed all doubts - the oldest civilization of Africa and, apparently, the world was found.

Traces of disappeared civilizations appear in different places on the planet. Any reports of new discoveries of ancient civilizations give humanity a chance to change the future by studying and understanding its past.

Here is the largest and best-preserved Neolithic (New Stone Age) settlement discovered. The earliest cultural layers found date back to 7400 BC. e. The settlement existed until 5600 BC. e.

Çatalhöyük is the oldest city in Anatolia. Anatolia literally means East in ancient Greek. This is what the ancient Greeks called Asia Minor. Since the 20s of our century, this has been the name given to the Asian part of Turkey. Anatolia had not previously attracted researchers of ancient civilizations, but in 1961-1963, the English archaeologist D. Mellart excavated the amazing and unique ancient settlement of Çatalhöyük here. It sparked passionate debate. Most immediately recognized this as the first real city.

Other scientists argued that this was the world's first real civilization.

For a long time, science was dominated by the belief that the most ancient civilization on Earth was the Sumerian. Originating in Mesopotamia, agricultural culture spread first to the Middle East, and only then its centers arose in Turkey and Europe. As for Anatolia (the region of central and southern Turkey), it has a reputation as a “barbarian outskirts”. And what was the amazement of the scientific world when it turned out that Anatolia was the first center of human civilization!

This sensational discovery, which radically changed our understanding of the course of history and the level of development of Neolithic people, is associated with the name of the English archaeologist Professor James Mellart. However, when he began his search in 1956, he was just a young and not very experienced graduate student. Subsequently, Mellart admitted that he did not at all count on such a sensational result. He just wanted to check what exactly was hidden under a small hill near the village of Hacilar, which a local teacher told him about. From time to time, peasants came across various finds here.

The hill was small - 130-140 meters in diameter and about five meters high, and its appearance did not seem to promise anything promising. However, Mellart began to dig. And then it became clear why the height of the hill is so low. Usually, if people live in the same place for a long time, for many centuries, then the ground level gradually rises as the so-called cultural layer accumulates. But in this settlement the ground level almost did not rise, because every time after another disaster - a fire, an enemy raid, etc. - the settlement was rebuilt again in a new place, next to the old ashes.

This created a kind of “horizontal cross-section” of different eras. Radiocarbon analysis data showed that the best preserved layer dates back to the 5th millennium BC. And the most ancient was another two thousand years older and dated back to the end of the 8th - beginning of the 7th millennium BC. And this was not just an ancient settlement - it was a settlement of ancient farmers! This was clearly evidenced by clay-lined grain storage, stone inserts for sickles, grains of barley, emmer wheat, wild einkorn and lentils. And, as in Jericho, the people here did not know ceramics. Archaeologists did not find any clay figurines in Khajilar.

When, about 80-85 centuries ago, a long transgression of the Caspian Sea began and the waters of all the large lakes in Africa continued to overflow their shores, then the construction of Çatalhöyük began. This was the longest period of the "flood". There is no doubt that throughout the hemisphere at this time, and perhaps throughout the entire Earth, there was a very large rise in humidity and the usually dry valleys of Antalya were covered with lush vegetation. Herds of onagers, wild boars, red deer, bears, lions and leopards lived here. Grapes, pears, apples, pomegranates, walnuts, and fig palms grew. The remains of all these animals and plants were found during excavations at Çatalhöyük.

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Due to the uniqueness of the exit system, the outer part of the settlement was a massive wall, and other defensive structures were not needed. The defenders, armed with bows and arrows, slings and spears, could well have repelled the bands of marauding bandits who would have dared to attack the town, so no evidence of murder was found."

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Inside each house there is a large platform (ottoman) made of clay for sleeping and working, a stove with a flat arch and a niche in the wall, which usually serves as a kitchen. It is difficult to say how many inhabitants there were in the city, but if it was all built up just as densely, then the population could reach up to 20 thousand. However, given that it was still the Stone Age, experts suggest that there were 5-6 thousand inhabitants. But since in most of Europe there were no more than 100-150 people living in settlements at that time, this figure was also very significant. That's why many people call Çatalhöyük a city.

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Life expectancy was quite high at that time. On average, judging by the burials, men lived about 35 years, women - about 30, elders lived up to 60 years. Infant mortality was high, and therefore average life expectancy figures were quite low. On average, 4.2 children were born for each woman, of which 1.8 died on average, and 2.4 children survived for each family.

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The main occupation of most residents is growing cereals. At that time, simple canals had already begun to be built to irrigate fields. They bred mainly cattle, a sheep appeared, but it still differed little in its structure from the wild one, but the goat was already completely domestic. They continued to hunt onager, half-donkey, wild boar, red deer, bear, lion (or leopard). Even fish and vulture bones were found. They ate vegetables and fruits, which, judging by their seeds and remains, grew here in abundance.

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The tools were made from large stone knife-like plates: bows, arrows, slings, spears. And magnificent daggers made from large retouched pieces of stone. The tools were made from excellent volcanic glass - obsidian. There was a lot of him in the settlement. This is not surprising, since the city is located near a large deposit of this most valuable raw material for tools. From here, obsidian spread over thousands of kilometers throughout the Near and Middle East. Mellaart writes about this: “Çatal Hüyük had a monopoly on the obsidian trade with Western Anatolia, Cyprus and the Levant.

A remarkable wall painting from the sanctuary of the VII horizon depicts a city and, at some distance from it, a volcanic eruption, possibly Khasan-Dag (an obsidian deposit formed as a result of its eruption - G.M.). Obsidian spearhead blanks are found in bags under the floors of houses, their number sometimes reaching 23: apparently, they were kept here as treasure. In exchange for obsidian, beautiful layered flint was brought from Syria, from which daggers and other tools were made."

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From the coast Mediterranean Sea shells for beads were brought in large quantities, as well as alabaster, marble, black and brown limestone and other types of stone, from which magnificent vessels, beads, pendants, polishes, grain grinders, mortars, pestles, and figurines were made. From diorite, which was brought from the outskirts of the valley, polished adzes, axes and jewelry were made. In the VI horizon, a dagger was found, processed by pressing retouching, that is, by chopping off thousands of miniature scales from the surface of the dagger, with a handle made of bone in the form of an entwined snake. This is an unsurpassed work of ancient art. Even after 3.5 thousand years such daggers were found only in the tombs of the pharaohs.

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A lot of all kinds of jewelry, especially women's beads, made of precious and colored stones, tin, copper. There are baskets with blush, cosmetic spatulas, obsidian mirrors, fixed in the handle with the help of lime paste. Often, elegant Mediterranean shells with ocher mixed with some kind of creams were placed in women's graves. At this time, women's cosmetics appeared. Even a needle could not fit through the holes in the obsidian beads.

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A lot of wooden utensils. These include flat dishes with figures, shaped protrusions-handles, cups on legs, and boxes different forms with tight-fitting lids. There are many bone and horn vessels, wicker and leather containers. “The beautiful fabrics,” writes Mellaart, “possibly wool, were so High Quality that would not put a modern weaver to shame."

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Let us note that all residents had a high level of well-being. After all, it was the Stone Age, and the division into rich and poor had not yet taken place. There was no property distinction yet, although trade was ongoing, and it would seem that it was not difficult for a successful “merchant” to accumulate wealth. This was probably an exchange rather than a modern type of trade. Although, apparently, they exchanged not only goods, but also ideological ideas. After all, there were already real temples in Çatalhöyük, and there were a lot of them.

Catal Guyuk perishes at the very beginning of the third ecological crisis (second half of the 6th-5th millennium BC).

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The Çatalhöyük culture has generated considerable debate about its origins. Various interpretations were also given to it. Of course, researchers could not ignore the problem of the origin of the people who committed the “Neolithic revolution” in the Middle East. Today evidence has been discovered - although still insignificant - of the continuous development of Anatolian culture from the Upper Paleolithic to the Neolithic, that is, the Çatalhöyük phenomenon was born on local soil. A major role in studying the origin of this phenomenon was played by the discoveries of Professor K. Kekten and Dr. E. Bostanci in the Antalya region, which showed that Upper Paleolithic art of the Western European type existed in Anatolia. Some anthropologists believe that the oldest remains of people of the Euro-African race, recorded in the burial grounds of Anatolia, represent the descendants of the European Upper Paleolithic man, the same one who created the magnificent paintings of Altamira.

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In addition to reliefs, often reaching a height of two meters or more, the sanctuaries of Çatalhöyük are decorated with magnificent frescoes - probably the oldest in the world. These drawings, painted in red, pink, white, cream and black on walls that were still damp, whitened or covered with pinkish plaster, were made in the 6th millennium BC.

The bright, extremely diverse paintings of Çatalhöyük reflect both the ancient cultural traditions of Stone Age hunters and the new customs and beliefs of the first farmers. Some scenes recreate hunting scenes, where numerous beaters surround a wild bull caught in a trap, or overtake a racing deer.

Often there are paintings depicting human hands. They are made on a red background or painted with red, pink, gray or black paint, completely covering the walls or forming a border around the central compositions. Many examples of geometric paintings have also been discovered, often very complex, reminiscent of colorful Anatolian carpets. In other paintings there are magical symbols - hands, horns, crosses. Some frescoes seem to consist entirely of symbols, most of which remain incomprehensible to us. At the same time, pictorial images are combined with relief, carved, etc. Among the fifty sanctuaries of Çatalhöyük, it is impossible to find two similar to each other, and their diversity is simply amazing.

Many subjects of the paintings are obviously connected with the afterlife cult. On the walls of two large sanctuaries, for example, huge vultures are depicted, tormenting headless human bodies. A scene from another sanctuary shows a man armed with a sling defending himself against two vultures.

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Archaeologist David Hatcher told what happened to the Mayans and the Atlanteans.

Like Indiana Jones, solo archaeologist David Hatcher Childress has made many incredible trips to some of the most ancient and remote places on earth. Describing lost cities and ancient civilizations, he published six books: a chronicle of travels from the Gobi Desert to Puma Punka in Bolivia, from Mohenjo-Daro to Baalbek.

We found him preparing for another archaeological expedition, this time to New Guinea, and asked him to write the following article specifically for Atlantis Rising magazine.

An artist's fantasy about an ancient civilization building stone towers using high technology

1. Mu or Lemuria

According to various secret sources, the first civilization arose 78,000 years ago on a giant continent known as Mu or Lemuria. And it existed for an amazing 52,000 years. The civilization was destroyed by earthquakes caused by the shift of the Earth's pole, which occurred approximately 26,000 years ago, or 24,000 BC.

While the Mu civilization did not achieve as much technology as other later civilizations, the people of Mu succeeded in constructing mega-stone buildings that were able to withstand earthquakes. This building science was Mu's greatest achievement.

Perhaps in those days there was one language and one government throughout the entire Earth. Education was the key to the prosperity of the Empire, every citizen was versed in the laws of the Earth and the Universe, and by the age of 21 he was given an excellent education. By the age of 28, a person became a full citizen of the empire.

2. Ancient Atlantis

When the continent of Mu sank into the ocean, today's Pacific Ocean was formed, and water levels in other parts of the Earth dropped significantly. The islands in the Atlantic, small during Lemuria, increased significantly in size. The lands of the Poseidonis archipelago formed an entire small continent. This continent is called Atlantis by modern historians, but its real name was Poseidonis.

Atlantis had high level technology superior to modern technology. In the book “The Dweller of Two Planets”, dictated in 1884 by philosophers from Tibet to the young Californian Frederick Spencer Oliver, as well as in the 1940 continuation “The Earthly Return of the Dweller”, there is a mention of such inventions and devices as: air conditioners, for purifying the air from harmful vapors; vacuum cylinder lamps, fluorescent lamps; electric rifles; transport by monorail; water generators, a tool for compressing water from the atmosphere; aircraft controlled by antigravity forces.

The clairvoyant Edgar Cayce spoke of the use of planes and crystals in Atlantis to generate enormous energy. He also mentioned the misuse of power by the Atlanteans, which led to the destruction of their civilization.

3. Rama's Empire in India

Fortunately, the ancient books of the Indian Rama Empire have survived, unlike the documents of China, Egypt, Central America and Peru. Nowadays, the remains of the empire are swallowed up by impenetrable jungles or rest on the ocean floor. And yet India, despite numerous military devastations, managed to preserve most its ancient history.

Indian civilization was thought to have emerged not much earlier than 500 AD, 200 years before the invasion of Alexander the Great. However, in the last century, the cities of Mojenjo-Daro and Harappa were discovered in the Indus Valley in what is now Pakistan.

The discovery of these cities forced archaeologists to move the date of the emergence of Indian civilization thousands of years ago. To the surprise of modern researchers, these cities were highly organized and represented a brilliant example of urban planning. And the sewage system was more developed than it is now in many Asian countries.

4. The civilization of Osiris in the Mediterranean

During the times of Atlantis and Harappa, the Mediterranean basin was a large fertile valley. Ancient civilization, which flourished there, was the progenitor of dynastic Egypt, and is known as the Osirian Civilization. The Nile previously flowed completely differently than it does today and was called Styx. Instead of emptying into the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt, the Nile turned west, formed a huge lake in the area of ​​the central part of the modern Mediterranean Sea, flowed out of a lake in the area between Malta and Sicily and flowed into Atlantic Ocean at the Pillars of Hercules (Gibraltar).

When Atlantis was destroyed, the waters of the Atlantic slowly flooded the Mediterranean basin, destroying big cities Osirians and forcing them to relocate. This theory explains the strange megalithic remains found at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.

It is an archaeological fact that at the bottom of this sea there are more than two hundred sunken cities. Egyptian civilization, along with Minoan (Crete) and Mycenaean (Greece) are traces of one large, ancient culture. The Osirian civilization left huge earthquake-resistant megalithic buildings, owned electricity and other amenities that were common in Atlantis. Like Atlantis and the empire of Rama, the Osirians had airships and other vehicles, mostly electrical in nature. Mysterious routes in Malta, which were found underwater, may be part of the ancient transport route of the Osirian civilization.

Probably the best example of the high technology of the Osirians is the amazing platform found in Baalbek (Lebanon). The main platform is made up of the largest hewn rock blocks, weighing between 1200 and 1500 tons each.

5. Civilizations of the Gobi Desert

Many ancient cities of the Uyghur civilization existed during the time of Atlantis on the site of the Gobi Desert. However, now the Gobi is a lifeless, sun-scorched land, and it’s hard to believe that ocean waters once splashed here.

So far no traces of this civilization have been found. However, vimanas and other technical devices were not alien to the Uiger region. The famous Russian explorer Nicholas Roerich reported his observations of flying disks in the region of northern Tibet in the 1930s.

Some sources claim that the elders of Lemuria, even before the cataclysm that destroyed their civilization, moved their headquarters to an uninhabited plateau in Central Asia, which we now call Tibet. Here they founded a school known as the Great White Brotherhood.

The great Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu wrote the famous book Tao Te Ching. As his death approached, he traveled west to the legendary land of Hsi Wang Mu. Could this land be the possession of the White Brotherhood?

6. Tiahuanaco

As with Mu and Atlantis, construction in South America reached megalithic proportions in the construction of earthquake-resistant structures.

Residential houses and public buildings were built from ordinary stones, but using a unique polygonal technology. These buildings still stand today. Cusco, ancient capital Peru, which was probably built before the Incas, is still quite a populated city, even thousands of years later.

Most of the buildings located in the business part of the city of Cusco today are united by walls that are many hundreds of years old (while younger buildings built by the Spaniards are being destroyed).

A few hundred kilometers south of Cusco lie the fantastic ruins of Puma Punka, high in the Bolivian altiplano. Puma Punka - near the famous Tiahuanaco, a massive mahalic site where 100-ton blocks are scattered everywhere by an unknown force.

This happened when the South American continent was suddenly hit by a huge cataclysm, probably caused by a pole shift. The former sea ridge can now be seen at an altitude of 3900 m in the Andes mountains. Possible evidence of this is the abundance of oceanic fossils around Lake Titicaca.

7. Maya

The Mayan pyramids found in Central America have twins on the Indonesian island of Java. The Sukuh Pyramid on the slopes of Mount Lawu near Surakarta in central Java is an amazing temple with a stone stele and a step pyramid, the place of which is more likely to be in the jungles of Central America. The pyramid is virtually identical to the pyramids found at the site of Washaktun near Tikal.

The ancient Mayans were brilliant astronomers and mathematicians whose early cities lived in harmony with nature. They built canals and garden cities on the Yucatan Peninsula.

As pointed out by Edgar Cayce, the records of all the wisdom of the Mayans and other ancient civilizations are found in three places in the earth. Firstly, this is Atlantis or Poseidonia, where some of the temples may still be discovered under long-term bottom deposits, for example in the Bimini region off the coast of Florida. Secondly, in temple records somewhere in Egypt. And finally, on the Yucatan Peninsula, in America.

It is assumed that the ancient Hall of Records could be located anywhere, probably under some kind of pyramid, in an underground chamber. Some sources say that this repository of ancient knowledge contains quartz crystals that are capable of storing large amounts of information, similar to modern compact discs.

8. Ancient China

Ancient China, known as Han China, like other civilizations, was born from the vast Pacific continent of Mu. Ancient Chinese records are known for descriptions of celestial chariots and jade production, which they shared with the Mayans. Indeed, the ancient Chinese and Mayan languages ​​seem very similar.

The mutual influences of China and Central America on each other are obvious, both in the field of linguistics and in mythology, religious symbolism, and even trade.

The ancient Chinese invented everything from toilet paper to earthquake detectors to rocket technology and printing techniques. In 1959, archaeologists discovered aluminum tapes made several thousand years ago; this aluminum was obtained from raw materials using electricity.

9. Ancient Ethiopia and Israel

From the ancient texts of the Bible and the Ethiopian book Kebra Negast, we know about the high technology of ancient Ethiopia and Israel. The Temple in Jerusalem was founded on three giant blocks of cut stone similar to those at Baalbek. An earlier Temple of Solomon and a Muslim mosque now exist on the site, whose foundations apparently date back to the civilization of Osiris.

Solomon's Temple, another example of megalithic construction, was built to house the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark of the Covenant was an electrical generator, and people who carelessly touched it were electrocuted. The ark itself and the golden statue were taken from the King's Chamber in the Great Pyramid by Moses during the Exodus.

10. Aroe and the Kingdom of the Sun in Pacific Ocean

While the continent of Mu sank into the ocean 24,000 years ago due to the pole shift, the Pacific Ocean was later repopulated by many races from India, China, Africa and America.

The resulting Aroe civilization on the islands of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia built many megalithic pyramids, platforms, roads and statues.

Cement columns dating back to 5120 BC have been found in New Caledonia. to 10950 BC

The Easter Island statues were placed in a clockwise spiral around the island. And on the island of Pohnpei a huge stone city was built.

The Polynesians of New Zealand, Easter Island, Hawaii and Tahiti still believe that their ancestors had the ability to fly and traveled by air from island to island.

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Ancient civilizations

Over the past two to three billion years, the world map has undergone enormous changes. Geologists believe that initially all the lands made up one single continent, Pangea, which stood in the middle of a huge ocean.

Then it split into Laurasia, which included the present North America, Europe, as well as Northern and Central Asia, and Gondwana, which included present-day South America, Africa, Antarctica, India and Australia, between which lay the huge Mediterranean Sea (Tetris). Over many centuries, Laurasia and Gondwana were overgrown with endless forests, destroyed by sudden climate changes. Then, tormented by glaciers and torn apart by underground pressure caused by fluctuations magnetic field The earth, colossal slabs of the earth's crust began to crack and slowly retreat until they took their present form.

The ancients believed that the first earthly civilization arose in the Far North long before it was covered arctic ice. This kingdom of light and beauty was the Land of the Gods. The Chinese believed that their emperor was endowed with power by the Dragon God, who resided at the Celestial North Pole and was the symbolic embodiment of the King of the Cosmos. The Egyptians worshiped the Shining Beings who stood behind Osiris in the constellation Ursa Major, and oriented the Great Pyramid towards Alpha Draco (that is, the very bright star in the constellation Draco, Thuban), which was in those days North Star. Some Indians believed that the Aryans came from the White Island, Sveta-dvipa, which, according to their ideas, was located in the Far North. It is said that the Vedas and the Mahabharata contain astronomical data that can only be understood if the observer is at the North Pole. The Eskimos remember the Shining Spirits of the North. The Sioux Indians speak of an island to the north, the cradle of their ancestors, swallowed up by the waters. The famous wheels of the prophet Ezekiel moved from the north. Zeus and Hermes appeared to the Greeks from Mount Olympus, symbolizing the northern regions. Even today, Father Christmas (or Father Frost) lives in his Wonderland at the North Pole. UFO researchers note that these objects usually first appear in the north, presumably through the polar passages in the Earth's radiation belts discovered by Van Allen. Or perhaps they are being guided by the underground civilization of Agartha, which supposedly exists under our feet at a depth of many kilometers. A long time ago, the then tropical lands of the Far North probably attracted people from outer space as they approached the Earth. Adepts of secret knowledge teach that the North Pole, now covered with ice, was once an idyllic Eden, the cradle of humanity.

People of the second cycle lived among fabulous beauties on the subpolar continent of Hyperborea, over which the sun never set. Apollo visited there on his famous Arrow or in a chariot drawn by swans, which apparently meant a spaceship. According to ancient evidence, the Hyperboreans were very tall blondes with fair skin and blue eyes, that is, they represented the ideal Nordic type of person. In the antediluvian period, it was hot in the polar regions, since the Earth was probably closer to the Sun and had an axis perpendicular to its orbit, and therefore its movement did not lead to changes in seasons. Legends claim that the Hyperboreans were star aliens who colonized this part of the Earth, similar to their own planet, and became the progenitors of the white race. In the 6th century BC. e. Hecataeus of Miletus wrote that the Hyperboreans worshiped Apollo in a wonderful round temple, which is often identified with Stonehenge, implying that the country of Hyperborea was in fact ancient Britain. Chinese writer Li Jie testified to the arrival of white people from the North in China who communicated with the gods. Our ancient ancestors called the capital of this wonderful kingdom, located beyond the North Wind, Tule, which is reminiscent of the mythical homeland of the Mexican Toltecs called Tullan, supposedly meaning “Land of the Sun.” The swastika, used by all ancient peoples, could symbolize the North Pole, around which the Earth revolves. The polar symbol of the fish signified the first habitation of man, until it was later borrowed by the Christians.

In the memory of peoples there remains a vague echo of the colossal cataclysm that devastated these beautiful northern lands. Legends tell how the Sun changed its course, and a comet or fallen Moon shifted the Earth's axis, thereby ending one of the ages of the world. The legends of the Mayans and Hindus even suggest some kind of nuclear war between the gods of Hyperborea and the magicians of Lemuria, which shook the entire planet, causing climate change and the onset of the Ice Age. The Scythians, the sons of the Hyperboreans, erected mysterious menhirs for their ancestors around the Black Sea.

The Divine Kings descended and taught people the sciences and arts, for man could no longer live in the first country that had turned into a frozen corpse.

The third human race settled on the continent known among the peoples of the present regions of the Indian and Pacific Oceans as Lemuria, or, respectively, My. The continent extended north to the Himalayas, and south, washed by the great inland Asian Sea, to Australia and Antarctica, west of the Philippines. The first peoples of Lemuria allegedly consisted of hermaphrodite giants. Over millions of years, they evolved into men and women, and their height decreased from 365 to about 215 centimeters. In general, the Lemurians in their appearance resembled the red-skinned Indians of the time of the Conquest, although their skin had a bluish tint. In the middle of their protruding forehead, they had a large bulge (bump) like a walnut, known as the “third eye,” evidence of highly developed psychic power. Occult legends say that teachers from Venus revealed cosmic truths to the initiates of Lemuria; from these sublime doctrines the secret knowledge of the East was formed.

After many centuries, men acquired the color of the rising sun and achieved god-like perfection, and women became light and graceful, having developed a mental perception in which women's intuition surpassed scientific logic. Sex was seen as spiritual communication, marriage as the most sacred bond, and divorce was unknown. Death meant ascension to higher worlds, and the Lemurians could die whenever they wished. Life far from seemed perfect to them, the world in which they lived was devastated by cataclysms, volcanic eruptions tortured their land, ultimately splitting it in half and casting it into the depths of the ocean. Some Lemurians probably returned with their teachers to other planets and acquired wonderful knowledge that is not available to us today. The Lemurians built huge cities. From the white stone of the mountains (marble) and from the black stone (underground lava), they carved their own images in their size and likeness and worshiped them.

According to information gleaned mainly from occult sources, the tall, rectangular houses, built of mahogany, had a wide overhanging roof, providing maximum shade, since the glare of the sun and the heat, intensified by the warmth of the volcanic soil, created serious problems for the Lemurians, who were already suffering due to earthquakes that destroyed their empire of the Sun. Gigantic palaces and temples, built of unusually durable stone, have not completely succumbed to the ravages of time; the remains of Cyclopean buildings are still falling apart in lonely desolation among the wilds of America and Asia, where the Lemurian colonies that survived the disaster were located. Gold and silver were available in abundance and were used not for minting coins, but for decorative purposes, and diamonds, due to their wide distribution, were valued no more than glass. The most luxurious decorations were considered to be rare, brightly colored feathers, so revered thousands of years later by the Mexican Aztecs. Sunlit buildings gleamed among the lush vegetation that covered the spacious avenues, as transportation was carried out mainly by water. The Lemurians were famous seafarers who founded settlements throughout the Earth, notable for their cyclopean stone structures. The peoples of this fan-shaped empire spoke the same language, Mayax, which has its roots in the Sumerian and Chinese languages.

When the Lemurian priests drew their mysterious signs on skin or stone, they used to turn towards the South Pole, while their hands moved towards the East, the source of light. Accordingly, they wrote from right to left. When the people of the white race learned writing from the dark-skinned Lemurians, instead of turning to the South, they faced the North, but also wrote towards the East. Scientists, probably taught by space people, studied radionics based on solar and cosmic energy, and brought light and heat to homes and industrial premises. Their deep knowledge of gemstones revealed to them the amazing properties of semiconductors and laser beams. The Lemurians were also famous for their cold light, which did not fade in lamps for centuries. Ships and aircrafts used some form of nuclear energy, perhaps cosmic energy from interstellar ships, the technology of which was bequeathed to ancient India. American Colonel James Churchward, who claims to have studied all the temple records of previous civilizations, gives a fascinating description of an aircraft used by the Hindus some 20 thousand years ago.

When the oil wells on Earth dry up, scientists will no doubt someday harness the cosmic forces that were known to the Lemurians, represented by the crosses, circles and swastikas depicted on ancient stones found in the Yucatan and India. With such powers at their disposal, the Lemurians used radionic inventions beyond our understanding, and may have adopted from the inhabitants of Venus much of the medical and electronic knowledge necessary for space flight.

“Then, with a powerful roar of rapid descent from an unimaginable height, surrounded by bright fiery masses that filled the sky with dancing tongues of flame, the ship of the Fire Lords swiftly rushed through air space. He stopped over the White Island, lying in the Gobi Sea. It was green and emitted the brightest rays, for the Earth did everything in its power to meet its King with dignity.”

This is the first description space flight, probably dates back to the time of Lemuria and concerns the descent from Venus of Sanat Kumara, the real incarnation of the deity, together with the four Fire Lords and a hundred assistants to the city, now buried in the sands of the Gobi Desert. South American legends speak of the wonderful blond Orejona, who once descended on a spaceship shining like gold to the Island of the Sun in Lake Titicaca to give civilization to the ancestors of the Incas. Similar legends about gods and goddesses in chariots of fire are kept in the traditions of all ancient peoples. Knowledge and power give rise to spiritual pride. The scientists of Lemuria were drawn into occult practices until the white and black magicians, possessing devastating weapons, destroyed their decaying civilization in a fight with each other. The legends of Asian peoples tell of spaceships flying from Mars and Venus to save the chosen ones, just as, millennia later, the Sons of Heaven were supposed to save the survivors of the doomed Atlantis. Devoured by underground fire, the split continent sank into the depths of the sea, leaving behind only the mountain peaks of My in the form of a garland of Pacific islands. The chosen remnant of the race of Lemuria took refuge at its western extremity under the guidance of Manu, or the Divine Guide, from whence they could reach Atlantis, the green-covered young country which had recently emerged from the ocean. Other refugees migrated to America, India and China, where they continued the solar culture of their sunken homeland.

On stone tablets and rock sculptures of Northern and South America The cosmic symbols characteristic of My are still visible. Around Mount Shasta in California lives a mystical brotherhood whose members claim to be descendants of people from this vanished continent. The knowledge and cult of the Sun, planted in Lemuria by the sons of heaven, reached Europe first through Atlantis, and then from India, Egypt and Babylon. It is believed that the Naakals, holy brothers, brought their secret doctrines from My to India around 70,000 BC. e. Initiates founded cults in Upper Egypt and Sumer, where their knowledge was adopted by the Babylonian magicians. Thus, it influenced the first Books of the Bible that became the religious heritage of the West.

Said tropical islands in the Pacific harbor fascinating challenges. The Polynesians of Malekula remember winged women descending from the skies; Easter Island's giant statues suggest unanswered mysteries. In the Caroline Islands, the cyclopean ruins of Nan Matol conjure up some grandiose civilization brought by creatures in flying machines. Aboriginal Australians remember the "Dream Time", an idyllic era of the past. Their rock art has similar features to the images of aliens on the frescoes from the Tassilin Ajjer plateau in the Sahara and the mysterious petroglyphs in the Andes. New Zealand Maoris talk about gods on magical birds flying from the heavenly land to help people on Earth.

The oldest civilization known to us originated in the Middle East. The history of some cities, such as Damascus and Jerocho, dates back at least 5 thousand years.

What were the ancient cities like?

In terms of their size, the first cities cannot be compared with modern cities. The city of Çatalhöyük, which is located in present-day Turkey, was built about 9 thousand years ago, and only 5 thousand people lived in it.

The houses were built from clay bricks and were so closely adjacent to each other that there were no streets. People entered and left their houses, from holes in the roofs, using ladders.

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Video description: The evolution of man, who has made his way from a hunter-gatherer, a cave dweller, to a modern farmer or city dweller, contains many mysteries and secrets; which are incredibly difficult to uncover. Our concepts and ideas about the past are changing as historians, anthropologists, biologists and archaeologists shake off the dust of past centuries and reveal the secrets of bygone civilizations.

It is necessary to have flexibility of thinking, the ability to change ideas and beliefs about our past in accordance with new findings, facts and artifacts. History is used to promote dictatorship. Also, purely political interests can be traced. The history of the past has enormous potential for political impact.

Many countries use archaeological discoveries to support the ruling elite in their claims to certain territories. Almost always, this is accompanied by violence and the death of innocent people. The history of Civilization is a story about all of Humanity. This is a never-ending book in which we, the authors, constantly make changes. The distant past influences our views, beliefs, art and science. It is possible that this is the reason for man’s constant desire to uncover the mysteries and secrets of ancient civilizations.

What did the Sumerians invent?

The Sumerians knew how to weave material, make property from metal, and make utensils on a potter's wheel. But they made the greatest progress in writing, mathematics and astronomy. Disclosures in these areas allowed them to record taxes and enter into contracts, write laws and create a calendar.

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Where was Mesopotamia?

Mesopotamia means "between the rivers." Now this territory is home to the modern state of Iraq.
The rivers are called Tigris and Euphrates, and the first inhabitants of these places were the Sumerians. Already at the beginning of the third millennium BC there were powerful cities here, such as Ur and Uruk; they traded and fought with each other.

Ancient cities could accommodate up to 50 thousand inhabitants each, and they were often built around temples made of clay bricks, which were called zigguratomi.

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Which states of the Ancient East were the most powerful?

The first great conqueror we know of was Sargon of Akkad. In the period from the XVIII to the XII centuries. BC. There was a Hittite empire in Anatolia (modern Türkiye). The Assyrians who lived in the city-state of Ashur were also a warlike people. In 800-650 BC. they created a huge empire stretching from the Persian Gulf to Egypt.

Video: Ancient city of Ashur (Qalat Shergat) (UNESCO/NHK)

Video description: Ancient city Ashur is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia in transition natural area, on the border between wet and dry areas. The city dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. In the XIV-IX centuries. BC. it was the first capital of the Assyrian Empire, a city-state and a center of trade of international importance. It also served as the religious capital of the Assyrians, being closely associated with the cult of the god Ashur. The city was destroyed...

Where in the Mediterranean did the first civilization begin?

Around 2200 BC The Minoans began to build palaces on the island of Crete. The Knossos Palace could accommodate up to 80 thousand people. Around 1400 BC The Minoans were conquered by the Mycenaeans who came from Greece.

More interesting facts: According to Babylonian law, a son who struck his father had his hand cut off.

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Video description: For a long time, our planet was lifeless, and about 3.5 billion years ago a meteorite fell on its surface, bringing the first living organisms to Earth. However, recently scientists made a sensational discovery: life on Earth did not originate by chance, it was a well-thought-out plan. Scientists have managed to scientifically prove the existence of a higher mind. In October 2011, French scientists made an incredible discovery; they found a place where life could have originated.