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Introduction
Many popular experts suggest possibility that mysterious sites
around the world
were created with help of advanced knowledge and
technology (possibly more advanced than our current one) possessed
by lost civilizations.
Others do
not believe that there ever was very advanced civilization on earth
and all of the superb knowledge was handed down to us by ancient
astronauts who came down from heaven.
Most scientists do not
subscribe to any of these ideas and try to explain ancient enigmas
on the ground of religion and ritual...
In this section we are presenting few sites that are still
causing controversy in the scientific community.
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A Link between Egypt and Americas?
According to the official view there was no contact between the
Old World and the New World before Columbus. Yet numerous
similarities have been found that suggest a link between Egypt and
the Americas:
- Both have huge pyramids, aligned to the cardinal points
- Both have structures built with megalithic stones and
extremely fine joints
- Both exhibit intriguing bumps on many unfinished stone blocks
(Picture 1)
- Both employed a unique style of construction using
"L" shaped corners
- Both use the same style of metal clamps to hold the huge
stones in place
- Both used the process of mummification to preserve and honor
their dead
These compelling similarities suggest that both ancient cultures
were influenced by a sophisticated common source.
Picture 1
A Link between Mesopotamia and Americas?
Some researchers reject the dogmatic idea that the New World was
isolated prior to 1492. There is some compelling evidence that the
ancient peoples from Mesopotamia may have crossed the Atlantic ages
before Columbus.
The images below represent very much the same religious
symbolism. Also, please notice the object held by the deity. It
seems identical.
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Mythic Olmec figure with Jaguar mask on
Quetzalcoatle, sculpture from the ancient Olmec site of La
Venta (Mexico).
Olmecs are considered to be the oldest Meso American Culture.
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Winged Eagle-Headed Being
(Genie); Neo-Assyrian period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II (r.
883–859 B.C.), Mesopotamia; excavated at Nimrud (ancient
Kalhu), Alabaster (gypsum)
Holding a cone or sponge in his right hand and a bucket in
his left, this genie is performing a ritual involving the
Assyrian sacred tree.
The sacred tree was an extremely important symbol in the
palace of Ashurnasirpal, appearing on reliefs in virtually
every room of the palace. It was also used in textile
patterns, on stamp and cylinder seals, and in ivory carvings.
It represented both the king and Ashur, the chief god of
Assyria, and was also a symbol of the fertility of the land.
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Being (Genie); Neo-Assyrian period, reign of
Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883–859 B.C.), Mesopotamia; excavated
at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Alabaster (gypsum)
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Mysterious Alignment
Another puzzle is mysterious
alignment of world's ancient sites.
Easter Island is
exactly aligned along a straight line around the center of the
Earth, with the Nazca lines, Ollantaytambo and the Great Pyramid of
Egypt. Other world wonders that are within one tenth of one degree
of this alignment include: Perseopolis, the capital city of ancient
Persia; Mohenjo Daro, the ancient capital city of the Indus Valley;
the Oracle of Zeus-Amon at Siwa; and the lost city of Petra. The
Ancient Sumarian city of Ur and Angkor temples in Cambodia and
Thailand are within one degree of latitude of this alignment.
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The alignment of these sites is easily observable on a globe of the
Earth with a horizon ring. If you line up any two of these sites on
the horizon ring, all of the sites will be right on the horizon
ring. 3-D world atlas software programs can also draw this line
around the Earth. Start on the Equator, at the mouth of the Amazon
River, at 48° 36' West Longitude; go to 30° 22' North Latitude,
41° 24' East Longitude, in the Middle East, which is the maximum
latitude the line touches; then go to the Equator at 131° 24' East
Longitude, near the Northwest tip of New Guinea; then to 30° 22'
South Latitude, 138° 36' West Longitude, in the South Pacific; and
then back to 48° 36' West Longitude, at the Equator.
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30° 22' N 41° 24' E |
0.00° N 131° 24' E |
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The circumference of this line
around the center of the Earth is 24,892 miles. Along this
line, the great circle distance from the Great Pyramid to
Ollantaytambo is 7,472 miles, 30.0% of the circumference.
Ollantaytambo is 2,579 miles from Easter Island, 10.3%. Easter
Island is 10,096 miles from Angkor Wat, 40.6%. Angkor Wat is
2,490 miles from Mohenjo Daro, 10.0%. Mohenjo Daro is 2255
miles from from the Great Pyramid, 9.1%. In addition to
calculating the distances between these sites as a percentage
of the circumference of the Earth, the distances may also be
calculated in degrees of the 360° circumference, by
multiplying the percentage by 3.6. For example, the Great
Pyramid is 108° away from Ollantaytambo. Near Ollantaytambo, Machupicchu
is within one quarter of a degree and Cuzco
is within one third of a degree of the alignment.
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I have
discovered the secrets of the pyramids, and have found out how the Egyptians
and the ancient builders in Peru, Yucatan, and Asia, with only primitive tools,
raised and set in place blocks of stone weighing many tons!
---Edward Leedskalnin
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