Mysterious Places, and Civilizations

[Blue Frost]

[Gary Oak]

I think McDonalds butter would not have gone bad after 2,000 years

[Blue Frost]

I would rather try that bog butter.

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[Blue Frost]

This is cool
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[Gary Oaktree]

Those lands in the first video seem like they are lands that existed before the flood which the memory of has been passed down from the survivors eons ago. They didn't have TV or the internet so they would have talked about stories they had heard.

[Blue Frost]

maybe was, and my guess is a lot of civilizations where wiped out by nature, and will never be found.
Like the traps of Russia, lava covered the steps, Idaho, lava covered the lands, great volcanic eruptions that tore the land asunder.
How can you find anything from that, and not to mention asteroids impacts that take out everything.
Yeah my guess is man has been about wiped out several times, and had to come back from it longer than it says in the books.

[Gary Oak]

This Eye of the Sahara looks bizarre. Open the page at the bottom and take a look for yourselves.

Scientists still don't know what caused the 'Eye of the Sahara'

For millennia, the Eye of the Sahara was hiding in plain sight. That's because this huge and mysterious geologic formation is hard to spot from ground level, walking around on Earth.

It turns out we only really discovered this incredible bullseye in the sand when we began sending humans into space, but even now we've found it, scientists still don't fully understand it

The Eye of the Sahara, which is more formally known as the Richat structure, is located in the western Sahara Desert in Mauritania. On the ground, it's about 25 miles (40 km) across.

When the Gemini IV mission, a four-day orbit around Earth, was being prepared in 1965, the astronauts were asked to take photos of Earth's terrain.

They were particularly asked to look out for "any large circular features which might be the roots of impact structures", according to the text accompanying a set of photographs published from the mission.

Impact craters are geologically important because they tell us about the history of the Earth. Also, knowing how many times space rocks have crashed into our planet can help scientists make predictions about the future.

And for a while, scientists did think that the Eye of the Sahara was an impact crater. But they didn't find enough melted rock to make that guess hold water. Current theories suggest a much more complicated story behind this incredible natural formation.

The main ring structure of the Eye is the eroded remains of what was once a dome of layers of the Earth's crust.

The current theory on how it formed
Scientists still have questions about the Eye of the Sahara. But two Canadian geologists have a working theory about its origins.

They think the Eye's formation began more than 100 million years ago, as the supercontinent Pangaea was ripped apart by plate tectonics and what are now Africa and South America were being torn away from each other.

Molten rock pushed up towards the surface but didn't make it all the way, creating a dome of rock layers, like a very large pimple. This also created fault lines circling the Eye and crossing it. The molten rock also dissolved limestone near the center of the eye, which collapsed to form a special type of rock called breccia.

A little after 100 million years ago, the Eye erupted violently. That collapsed the bubble partway, and erosion did the rest of the work to create the Eye we know today. The rings are made of different types of rock that erode at different speeds. The paler circle near the center of the Eye is volcanic rock created during that explosion.

Modern astronauts are fond of the Eye because so much of the Sahara Desert is an unbroken sea of sand. The Eye is one of the few breaks in the monotony, and now it's become a key landmark for them.

Some people believe the Eye of the Sahara is actually the remains of the city of Atlantis, which Plato described as concentric rings of water and land. But if you ask us, the geological history this formation reveals is way more interesting.

http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists- ... the-sahara

[Blue Frost]

Maybe something hit there, and at the time the region was unstable with volcanic activity.
It could have just busted through the crust, and filled in really fast.

[Gary Oak]

The article mentioned that their isn't enough melted rock for an impact crater and the most likely theory so far is that it was a dome that collapsed

[Blue Frost]

The object could have shot through the crust is what I'm saying.

[Gary Oak]

The experts haven't been able to figure it out either.

[Gary Oak]

I have wondered if the King Arthur legend isn't true though romanticised over the centuries. Whoever did decide to builf this palace sure found a place that looks magical. I suggest readers open the page and check out the photos.


Dark Ages royal palace discovered in Cornwall – in area closely linked to the legend of King Arthur

Exclusive: Discovery will ignite debate in Arthurian research circles because, in medieval tradition, Arthur was said to have been conceived at Tintagel

The excavation set out to find more about Tintagel's past which is believed to date back to the 5th and 6th centuries Emily Whitfield-Wicks The mysterious origins of the British archaeological site most often associated with the legend of King Arthur have just become even more mysterious.

Archaeologists have discovered the impressive remains of a probable Dark Age royal palace at Tintagel in Cornwall. It is likely that the one-metre thick walls being unearthed are those of the main residence of the 6th century rulers of an ancient south-west British kingdom, known as Dumnonia.

Scholars have long argued about whether King Arthur actually existed or whether he was in reality a legendary character formed through the conflation of a series of separate historical and mythological figures.

But the discovery by English Heritage-funded archaeologists of a probable Dark Age palace at Tintagel will certainly trigger debate in Arthurian studies circles – because, in medieval tradition, Arthur was said to have been conceived at Tintagel as a result of an illicit union between a British King and the beautiful wife of a local ruler.

Ryan Smith of the Cornwall Archaeological Unit excavating at the Tintagel site in North Cornwall (Emily Whitfield-Wicks)
The account – probably based on an earlier legend – was written by a Welsh (or possibly Breton-originating) cleric called Geoffrey of Monmouth. The story forms part of his greatest work, Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain), one of the most important books ever produced in the medieval world.

Significantly, it was almost certainly completed by 1138 – at a time when the Tintagel promontory (where the probable Dark Age palace complex has been discovered) was uninhabited. The medieval castle, the ruins of which still stand today, was built almost a century later. Geoffrey of Monmouth’s assertion that King Arthur was conceived in an earlier by then long-abandoned great fortress on the site would potentially therefore have had to have come, in the main, from now long-lost earlier legends, claims or quasi-historical accounts.

The probable palace which the archaeologists have found appears to date from the 5th and 6th centuries AD – which would theoretically fit well with the traditional legends of King Arthur which placed him in precisely those centuries. Whether coincidence or not, the way in which the new evidence resonates with Britain’s most enduring and popular medieval legend is sure to generate renewed popular and scholarly interest in the site.

What the archaeologists have found is of major historical significance – irrespective of the veracity of any Arthurian connection. It’s the first time in Britain that really substantial buildings from the 5th and 6th centuries – the very heart of the Dark Ages – have been found. So far the excavations have revealed massive metre-thick masonry walls, steps and well-made slate flagstone floors.

Some of the buildings were relatively large. Around a dozen have been archaeologically or geophysically located over recent months. Two are around 11 metres long and 4 metres wide.

The team used the latest scientific techniques to find how the buildings had been built and what they were used for (Emily Whitfield-Wicks)
The people who lived in these well-constructed buildings appear to have been of elite status. The archaeological evidence – scores of fragments of pottery and glass – show that they were enjoying wine from what is now western Turkey and olive oil from the Greek Aegean and what is now Tunisia. What’s more, they ate their food from fine bowls and plates imported from western Turkey and North Africa, while they drank their wine from the very finest, beautifully painted French-made glass cups.

Over the past few weeks around 150 shards of pottery have been found – including fragments of amphorae (used to transport wines and olive oil from the Eastern Mediterranean) and fine tableware.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scien ... 68761.html

[Blue Frost]

They found another site a few years back with a literal round table. You never know till text, coins, or other things add up.

[Ryanissimo]

I would rather try that bog butter.

You go first.

[Blue Frost]

between the two ill try the real stuff even if ancient.

[Gary Oak]

The Search For Paititi, Lost City of The Incas

In the 16th century, the Spanish conquistadors reached the town in the majestic Andes mountains that served as the political seat of the sprawling Incan Empire. For over three centuries, the Incas had developed a complex and thriving civilization.

They built stunning strongholds in the mountains (if you need convincing, just take one look at Machu Picchu); they carved out a mind-boggling series of trails that extended over 14,000 mountainous miles and across what are now six different countries; and they collected gold, silver, and other opulent symbols of wealth…and lots of it.

It was stories of these riches that captured the explorer Francisco Pizarro’s attention. So, in 1524, he set sail from Spain, leading a crew of conquistadors headed for the New World with the gleam of gold in their eyes.

Nearly a decade and three expeditions later—after the soldiers had battled, pillaged, and proselytized their way down the South American coast—Pizarro’s army finally conquered the main Incan city of Cusco in Peru.

It was the grand victory over the Incan Empire that Pizarro had dreamt of all those years ago. But there was one small problem. When the victorious army arrived in Cusco, the Incan riches of legend were nowhere to be found. Sure, the soldiers found plenty of gold and valuables to plunder, but not the vast fortune whispered of in the tales that crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Where had the Incan treasure gone?

Almost immediately, speculation started to fly. Many suggested the Incas had hid their treasure in a secret, remote city deep in the jungle east of the mountains. But no amount of searching uncovered its location, and Pizarro eventually met his violent end in 1541 in Lima, a city he founded, after he was murdered by Spanish rivals.

But the death of Pizarro didn’t stop the search for Paititi, the golden city of legend. Ever since the fall of the Incan Empire, adventurers, treasure seekers, and archeologists have been heeding the siren song of the lost city that has, so far, remained out of reach.

As with all great legends—especially those concerning cities full of riches—no one is certain whether Paititi exists in real life or only in the land of myth. But what we do know is that legends of the city have been passed down through the generations of Incan descendants. And interesting bits of evidence have popped up over the years to suggest that those who have faced hardship and even death searching for this lost treasure may not be entirely crazy.


http://sorendreier.com/the-search-for-p ... the-incas/

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... incas.html

[Gary Oak]

If you open the page you can see that these anceitn Peruvians had some high level engineers.

Chavin de Huantar lies in a narrow valley in the high Andes, 3,200m (10,500ft) above sea level. You can’t see the temple until you’re in it. The dramatic, vertical landscape was the carefully chosen location for this exquisite example of Chavin architecture. The bottom of the valley, where two rivers meet, dominates the flat land around it and would have attracted visitors from miles around.

The temple, now protected as a Unesco World Heritage Site, is thought to have first been occupied around 5,000 years ago, becoming a cultural centre for people living in ancient Peru in about 1,000BC.

“Chavin was built in a risky spot, in a highly flood-prone location,” explains John Rick, associate professor of anthropology, Stanford. “They were aware of the risk of floods and they built towards these risks and not away from them. The monumentality was not only to impress visitors but also to tell them that the creators were capable of challenging nature successfully. And they did very well with it.”

It’s not the biggest site of its kind, but probably contains the most interesting secrets. Structures 25m (82ft) high surround a platform the size of a football pitch. Exposed granite stonework is adorned with art. Someone seeing it for the first time could not fail to be impressed.

The centre of the temple is a world apart. A complex of underground spaces and tunnels transported visitors into a place where their minds would be very susceptible to ritual activity, sound and visual effects. The priests at Chavin seemed able to produce experiences with no rational explanation. To the uninitiated, their powers raised them to a level of demi-god.

http://sorendreier.com/peruvian-temple- ... -religion/

[Blue Frost]

In the 90s I believe they found two large temples deep in the rain forest, people thought they where just mountains.
i wonder if they ever got to them, and dug into their past. So many are still out there we don't know about, it would be great to know more.

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