10 famous artifacts of ancient civilizations

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Skeptics say that in the past there were no civilizations with advanced technologies and incredible structures. They try to explain every strange artifact or trace of the past from their point of view - they say, this is done by hand, and this is a natural formation. However, there is such convincing evidence of the existence of advanced civilizations in time immemorial that even the most convinced skeptics and rational scientists cannot refute them.

1. Saharasling complex

This archaeological complex under by the name of Sahasralinga(the links here and below you can read in more detail about each attraction) is located on the Shalmala River in the Indian state of Karnataka. When summer comes and the water level in the river drops, hundreds of pilgrims come here. A variety of mysterious stone figures, carved in time immemorial, are exposed from under the water. For example, this is an amazing education. Are you going to claim that it was made by hand?

2. Barabar Caves

Barbar Is the generalized name for a group of caves located in the Indian state of Bihar, near the city of Gaya. They were officially created in the 3rd century BC, again, from the point of view of historians, by hand. Whether this is so, judge for yourself. In our opinion, making such a structure out of hard rock - with high ceilings, with such smooth walls, with seams that cannot be penetrated by a razor blade - is still very difficult today.

3. Southern stone Baalbek

Baalbek Is an ancient city located in Lebanon. There are many different sights in it. But the most surprising are the Temple of Jupiter with multi-ton marble columns and the South Stone - an exactly hewn block weighing 1500 tons. Who and how could have made such a monolith in time immemorial and for what purposes - science does not know the answers to this question.

4. Reservoir Baray

West Baray Is an artificially created reservoir in Angkor (Cambodia). The dimensions of the reservoir are 8 km by 2, 1 km, and the depth is 5 meters. It was created in time immemorial. The accuracy of the boundaries of the reservoir and the grandeur of the work performed are striking - it is believed that it was built by the ancient Khmers. Nearby there are no less amazing temple complexes - Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, the layout of which is striking in its accuracy. Modern scientists cannot explain what technologies were used by the builders of the past.

Here is what Y. Iwasaki, director of the Geological Research Institute in Osaka, Japan, writes: “Since 1906, a group of French restorers has been working in Angkor. In the 50s. French experts tried to lift the stones back onto the steep embankment. But since the angle of the steep embankment is 40º, after the first step, 5 m high, was built, the embankment collapsed. In the end, the French abandoned the idea of following historical techniques and erected a concrete wall inside the pyramid to preserve the earthen structures. Today we do not know how the ancient Khmers could build such high and steep embankments."

5. Aqueduct Kumba Mayo

Cumba Mayo located near the Peruvian city of Cajamarca at an altitude of about 3.3 km above sea level. There are remains of an ancient aqueduct here, which was clearly not made by hand. It is known that it was built even before the rise of the Inca empire. Curiously, the name Kumbe-Mayo comes from the Quechua expression kumpi mayu, which means "well-made water channel." It is not known what kind of civilization created it, but presumably it happened around 1500 AD. The Kumba Mayo Aqueduct is considered one of the most ancient structures in South America. Its length is about 10 kilometers. Moreover, if there were rocks on the path of the ancient path for water, then unknown builders cut a tunnel right through them. Check out the link above for incredible photos and videos of this structure.

6. Peruvian cities of Sacsayhuaman and Ollantaytambo

Saxayhuaman and Ollantaytambo - these are the remains of ancient structures in the region of Cuzco (Peru), on the territory of a huge archaeological park. This park is 5,000 square meters, but most of it was buried under an avalanche many years ago. It is believed that these cities were built by the Incas using the most primitive tools. However, the huge stones of the fortress, tightly fitted to each other, as well as the even traces of sawing stones in both ancient cities, are surprising. The Incas themselves were amazed at the grandeur of these buildings. Peruvian Inca historian Garcilaso de la Vega wrote about the fortress Sacsayhuaman: “It amazes with the size of the boulders of which it is composed; anyone who has not seen this himself will not believe that something can be built from such stones; they inspire terror to the one who examines them carefully. Look for yourself at its remains and at the blocks from Ollantaytambo and see that it is simply impossible to create this by hand, without the help of high technologies.

7. Moonstone in Peru

Here, in the Cusco region, in the same archaeological park, there is an interesting attraction - a stone called Killarumiyoc … This is the word of the Quechua Indians, which literally means "Moonstone". It is believed to be a sacred place. People come here for rituals, meditation and soul cleansing. Pay attention to its unusual, perfectly symmetrical shape and its incredible quality of finish.

8. Al Naslaa stone in Saudi Arabia

This famous cut stone called Al Naslaa is located in the Tabuk province of Saudi Arabia. The perfectly straight cut line is surprising to all researchers - the surfaces on both sides are perfectly smooth. Who exactly cut this stone and how it remains a mystery. Scientists are sure that nature has tried here - they say, this is a perfectly flat line - this is a consequence of weathering. But this version seems untenable - there are no similar formations in nature.

9. Ishi-no-Hoden stone

Near the Japanese city of Takasago is the famous huge megalith Ishi-no-Hoden … Its weight is about 600 tons. It is known that it was created before our era. The stone is a local landmark - and looking at its photographs and old drawings, you understand why it is so popular.

10. Pyramid of Mikerin

Pyramid of Mikerin (or Menkaure) is located in Giza and is one of the Great Pyramids. Moreover, it is the lowest among them - only 66 m in height (half the size of the Cheops pyramid). But she amazes her imagination no less than her famous neighbors. For the construction of the pyramid, huge monolithic blocks were used, the weight of one of them is about 200 tons. It still remains a mystery how he was delivered to the construction site. The quality of the finishing of the blocks outside and inside the pyramid, as well as the carefully processed tunnels and internal chambers, is also surprising.

In this pyramid in the 19th century, a mysterious basalt sarcophagus was discovered, which it was decided to send to England. But on the way, the ship was caught in a storm and sank off the coast of Spain.

However, this is not a complete list of amazing sights, looking at which one would like to rewrite history textbooks. And we will definitely tell about them in other publications on this topic.

Video version of this article, which contains more photos of sights and with voice-over voice comments by the author of the article Natalia Trubinovskaya, editor of the site "Chronoton".