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Mysterious Sardinia: the fascinating spirals of the Tomb of the Chessboard

Sardinia is well-known among archaeologists for its nuraghes—ancient towers that somewhat resemble the Scottish brochs—and for those extraordinary wonders carved into the rock, known as the "Tombs of the Giants." For this reason, Sardinia is truly an incredible place for anyone passionate about archaeology and ancient monuments. Yet, some of the most fascinating discoveries have been hidden for centuries, after being uncovered by archaeologists.

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Mysterious Sardinia: the fascinating spirals of the Tomb of the Chessboard

Paola and Diego Meozzi, two Italian archaeology journalists who run the Stone Pages website (www.stonepages.com), were the first to announce to the world a remarkable discovery that took place right in Sardinia. During an archaeological tour of the island, the two siblings stayed at an agriturismo in Sas Abbilas, located in a somewhat secluded valley near Bonovra (Sassari), not far from the famous prehistoric necropolis of Sant'Andrea Priu. Diego and Paola met the agriturismo owner, Mr. Antonello Porcu, who showed them a series of extraordinary images he had taken in 2009. The photos depicted large spirals, 70 centimeters in diameter,...

Extraterrestrial visitors considered by our ancestors as deities

Advanced alien technology mistaken for supernatural powers ?

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Extraterrestrial visitors considered by our ancestors as deities

During World War II, American forces established airbases on several remote islands in the Pacific. To the native populations, who had no experience with advanced technology, the sight of "giant metal birds" landing seemed like their gods had chosen Earth as their new home. Watching those massive planes take off and land, these primitive societies could only perceive the technology we take for granted as something "supernatural." What they appreciated most were the food supplies—American soldiers regularly dropped off vast amounts of provisions as aid to the local communities. When the war ended and the military bases were shut down, the ...

Massive megalithic structures built with the help of alien technology?

According to Ancient Astronaut theorists, it's possible. Here are the clues.

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Massive megalithic structures built with the help of alien technology?

Without some form of interplanetary assistance, how could the early Egyptians have learned to stack nearly two and a half million limestone and granite blocks to construct the Great Pyramid of Giza? How did prehistoric humans move the massive stones of Stonehenge? And how did they fit the stones together so precisely that not even a razor blade could slip between them? How were they able to transport these colossal stone blocks, some weighing up to 1,000 tons? Some of the granite blocks are as large as a railway car, and they can be found in Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, and Egypt. One has to wonder how—and why—these ancient civilizations were a...

Ancient footprints left on the rock by mysterious reptiles

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Ancient footprints left on the rock by mysterious reptiles

Discovered at the archaeological site of Wadi Sura in the western desert of Egypt, some of these peculiar footprints appear not to have been made by humans but rather by primordial reptiles, whose evolutionary development may have been suddenly halted due to devastating catastrophic events. Many of these handprints were discovered in 2002 on some rugged cliffs in Australia. According to scientists, these artifacts date back over 8,000 years. The petroglyphs appear to depict wild animals, human figures, and mysterious headless creatures, all sharing distinctive features that have also been found in other parts of the world. In addition to ...

The unsolved mystery of the ancient futuristic city of Puma Punku

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Puma Punku, in Bolivia, is one of the most intriguing and mysterious archaeological sites of antiquity. Located on the Andean plateau at an altitude of 4,000 meters, some estimate that the ruins of Puma Punku are among the oldest on Earth. In the Aymara language, its name means "The Gate of the Puma," yet no one knows who designed and built Puma Punku, nor what its purpose was. The mystery of Puma Punku remains unsolved, both for archaeologists and academic historians, as well as for "alternative" researchers, who investigate the hypothesis of advanced prehistoric civilizations or contact with non-terrestrial Ancient Astronauts. Puma Punk...

The mystery of the elongated skull discovered on the shores of Lake Titicaca

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The mystery of the elongated skull discovered on the shores of Lake Titicaca

Although elongated skulls have been discovered across the globe, Peru and Bolivia are home to some of the most intriguing examples, which traditional archaeology has difficulty explaining satisfactorily. Perhaps the most enigmatic of these is the one found on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. It is the skull of a child, less than two years old, yet it displays a notably elongated shape. Most scholars believe that cranial deformation—a practice quite common around Lake Titicaca about 2,000 years ago—was carried out using a single method. However, this particular skull might be an exception. The skull's profile suggests th...

The Cholula Pyramid: The Largest Structure Ever Built

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The Cholula Pyramid: The Largest Structure Ever Built

The Great Pyramid of Cholula, known in Nahuatl as Tlachihualtepetl (man-made mountain), is an enormous complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. With a volume of 4.5 million cubic meters, it is considered the largest man-made structure ever constructed. Measuring 500 meters on each side and rising 64 meters in height, its base is four times larger than that of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Traditionally, the pyramid is believed to have been a temple dedicated to the god Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent. Today, the pyramid appears as a natural hill covered in grass, divided into four stepped terraces. Originally, like many Mesoamerican p...

The mystery of the circular pyramids in Bolivia and Peru

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The mystery of the circular pyramids in Bolivia and Peru

The remains of a circular monument dating back more than 2,000 years have been discovered in 2015 in the Amazon rainforest of Bolivia, in the area of Santa Cruz. The structure appears as a circular pyramid with a base diameter of approximately 180 meters and a height of nearly 14 meters. “It’s not a stone pyramid,” explained at that time archaeologist Danilo Drakic. “It’s a small hill with three levels, which has been leveled and surrounded by walls to maintain its stepped, circular pyramid shape.” The structure spans an area of two hectares and is surrounded by many other structures that remain buried. “The pyramid consists of three circ...

New Evidence Supports the Theory of Earth's Expansion

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New Evidence Supports the Theory of Earth's Expansion

The Moon, Earth's celestial companion for very long time, has always fascinated scientists. In the past, it was believed that the Moon resulted from a violent collision between Earth and a Mars-sized protoplanet called Theia. However, new research conducted by a team of scientists from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research is challenging this long-established theory. The study focused on analyzing oxygen isotopes found in lunar rocks, looking for clues about the Moon's formation and the origin of water on Earth. The researchers examined 14 lunar samples and conducted 191 measurements on...

The Villanovan Culture

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An Askos, a clay container for liquids, dating back to the Villanovan period.

Villanovan Culture is the modern name given to a prehistoric civilization that has been identified based on the characteristics of the artifacts found. It takes its name from the town of Villanova in the province of Bologna (Italy), where, between 1853 and 1856, Giovanni Gozzadini discovered the remains of a necropolis. Between the 10 th and 8 th centuries BCE, during the Iron Age, it spread partially across Emilia-Romagna, throughout central Italy, and into Campania. The main characteristic is the use of cremation burials, where the ashes of the cremated deceased are placed in biconical urns. This practice is very similar to the urn fie...

Ancient Solar Stones Discovered in Denmark as Offerings Against Climate Change

The stones were used to avert a severe climate change following a volcanic eruption in 2900 BCE.

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Ancient Solar Stones Discovered in Denmark as Offerings Against Climate Change

Danish archaeologists have uncovered a unique deposit of small "solar stones" that represent the Sun and, according to them, were used to avert a severe climate change following a volcanic eruption. Nearly five thousand years ago, a small community on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea placed several hundred engraved stones in pits. This miniature art, common much further south in the Iberian Peninsula, was very rare in northwestern Europe during the Neolithic. As explained by Rune Iversen, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen, these are simple geometric forms, not depictions of humans or animals. After th...

The First Earth's Circumnavigation by Antonio Pigafetta

The Account of the First Circumnavigation of the Earth by the Italian Traveler Antonio Pigafetta

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The First Earth's Circumnavigation by Antonio Pigafetta

One of the key figures in the great geographic discoveries of the 16 th century was the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, the commander of the fleet that set sail from Spain in 1519 with the goal of reaching the Spice Islands. However, without the invaluable contribution of the Italian Antonio Pigafetta (also known as Antonio Lombardo, Vicenza, 1491-1531), who documented all the events of the three years of this astonishing journey in his Account of the First Voyage Around the World , many details of the expedition—which was undoubtedly one of the most incredible, challenging, and dangerous of all time—would have been lost forever. ...

The Esoteric Origin of the Universal Weekly Sequence

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The Esoteric Origin of the Universal Weekly Sequence

We all know that the names of the days of the week derive from the observation of celestial bodies by ancient astronomers. The seven celestial bodies visible to the naked eye, which change their position in the sky (unlike the "fixed" stars), are: the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. However, some questions remain unresolved to this day: why "weeks" of exactly seven days were created, and, most intriguingly, the "universal weekly sequence"—the specific arrangement of days within the week—which has yet to be definitively explained. Regarding the seven-day duration, several hypotheses have been proposed. The most pr...

The Mystery of the Mosollacta Ruins

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The Mystery of the Mosollacta Ruins

In the intricate high jungle of the Cusco region, there are several fascinating archaeological sites that were used in ancient times as fortified citadels or agricultural and residential centers. One such site is the enigmatic Miraflores, which I had the opportunity to explore and study in September 2011 with the Deyermenjian group. This non-fortified citadel was likely built and used by pre-Inca people for agricultural purposes in ancient times, possibly to supply soldiers guarding the farthest limits of the Huari empire, near the frontier with the Amazonian lowlands (specifically the watershed between the Yavero River valley and the Mad...

The moral and social organization in the Machiguenga

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The Machiguenga people are living in southeastern Peru, in the valley of the Urubamba River (Cusco Region), and Upper Madre de Dios River. They speak an arawak language and in total are 9000 people. The first time I had contact with these indigenous people was in 2008, when one of them escorted me to the Pusharo petroglyphs, a masterful engraved rock which origin or meaning none of them can explain. In their language, the word "Machiguenga" means "people". Anyone who does not belong to the same ethnicity is considered as "other", whether he is indigenous (e.g. Mashco Piro, Nahua or Ashaninka), or Peruvian or foreigner. According to the mo...

Huari tomb reveals Andean control over jungle

The discovery of the tomb of the Huari prince at Espiritu Pampa (Peru) opens new horizons regarding the actual control of the jungle by Andean civilizations

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Huari tomb reveals Andean control over jungle

The site of Espiritu Pampa, near Vilcabamba, was known to historians until recently as a refuge for the last rulers resisting Spanish conquest. The last of these, Tupac Amaru I, was captured and executed in Vilcabamba in 1572, marking the official end of Huascar’s lineage. The Vilcabamba kingdom and its ruins remained forgotten for over 300 years until 1892, when Peruvians Manuel Ugarte, Manuel Lopez Torres, and Juan Cancio Saavedra reached the site of Hatun Wilca Pampa. The ruins were later studied by Hiram Bingham in 1911, but Antonio Santander Casselli identified Espiritu Pampa as the true Vilcabamba in 1959. Casselli returned to the s...

The Symbolism of the Cornerstone in the Great Monoliths of Chavín de Huántar

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El -Lanzon

The Chavin de Huantar civilization developed around 1500 BCE at the confluence of the Puccha and Mariash rivers, tributaries of the Marañon, approximately 3,150 meters above sea level in the present-day Ancash department of Peru. The origins of the theocratic Chavin culture remain the subject of heated debates. Archaeologist J.C. Tello suggested that the culture’s roots lay in Amazonian cultures, based in part on discoveries at the Kotosh temple near Huanuco. Archaeologists Evans and Mayers proposed that Chavin ceramics had connections with certain artifacts from the Valdivia site in Chile and even with Neolithic jars from Japan’s Jomon c...

The Mashco Piro, indigenous people under threat

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The Mashco Piro, indigenous people under threat

A few weeks ago, some indigenous people from the Mashco Piro ethnic group approached the banks of the Río de las Piedras, in the heart of the Madre de Dios region in Peru. They approached the native community of Monte Salvado, apparently to ask for food. Some anthropologists explained that the Mashco Piro avoided any type of contact after the violent exploitation they suffered during the rubber boom in the early 20th century. Officials from the program for voluntarily isolated peoples of Madre de Dios point out that this ethnic group is in danger, as they are threatened by both gold mining and reckless deforestation, both of which are ill...

The ancestral world of the Auca indigenous people

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The ancestral world of the Auca indigenous people

The Huaorani, also known as the Auca, number approximately 3,000 and inhabit a territory of around 13,000 square kilometers in the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle. Most of them live permanently on the outskirts of mission settlements. Only small groups of Auca live deep in the forest; while they are not uncontacted, they are an ethnic group that chooses voluntary isolation. Their homeland is a portion of jungle between the Napo and Curaray Rivers, with the Yasuni River marking the eastern boundary of their ancestral territory. Historically, the Auca were renowned for their exceptional hunting skills. They used blowguns to shoot darts poisoned wi...

The Origin of the Native Americans

The Mystery of Monte Verde (Chile), and the End of the Clovis Protocol

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The Origin of the Native Americans

The Monte Verde site is located near Puerto Montt, Chile. In 1975, a local student discovered some unusual animal bones, which were later identified as mastodon bones. Subsequently, geologist Mario Pino and anthropologist Tom Dillehay began excavation work, confirming that the site had been inhabited by approximately 20 people. Findings included mastodon bones, food remnants, ropes, charcoal, wood, traces of meat from ancestral llamas, and remains of numerous plants. The site was preserved due to being submerged under peat and other plant material. Additionally, a layer of volcanic-origin iron oxide was found above the peat layer. The cha...

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