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In the fall of 2013, archaeologists discovered an ancient irrigation system in China that was built at least 2,500 years ago. Moreover, this network connected as many as 50 different settlements. This is simply an incredibly large number for the ancient world. However, the most amazing thing about this system was not even that, because scientists still have no idea who exactly built it. This discovery undermined the traditional scientific view of the linear development of ancient Chinese culture, as it turned out that at least one other advanced society lived in this area at that time. But this is far from the only such case,
because in addition to the well-known Sumerians and ancient Egyptians, other much more mysterious civilizations flourished on our planet thousands of years ago. In this video you will learn against the background of which South American civilization the majestic Atzques and Incas look like real savages. How did one people manage to master technology several millennia before the rest of Earthlings? But what are the eerie secrets of ancient civilizations that science still cannot explain? Most ancient civilizations began to develop actively from the second millennium BC. It was then that humanity began to gradually transition from a nomadic lifestyle to agriculture and animal husbandry. But how did some ancient societies manage to
develop faster than others? In 1997, Peruvian researcher Rudsha Shadi led an excavation along the northwest coast of Peru. The researcher planned to find another ancient Inca monument, but instead she came across ruins that were at least 4,000 years older than the oldest Inca buildings and dated to the third millennium BC. However, this was only the beginning, as the structures of the Nord Chico civilization were unlike any other archaeological finds scientists have found.
Caral is the largest city of this mysterious ancient society. Scientists are still researching it. However, they have already managed to discover several areas on its territory: an amphitheater, numerous houses, and even an irrigation system. But the main engineering marvel of the ancient city is several ancient pyramids. Moreover, some researchers believe that these structures may be older than the known monumental complexes in Egypt. But how did the Nortechico civilization achieve such a level of development at a time when other South Americans were just beginning to explore agriculture? In the oldest city, archaeologists found interesting artifacts, the so-called shikras. The reed bags are filled to the brim with stones.
Experts believe that it was with the help of such tools that ancient people managed to build magnificent structures. Allegedly, they stacked the bags in such a way as to form the steps of a pyramid, and then installing the stone blocks was much easier. However, some researchers strongly disagree with this assumption, as none of the attempts to recreate this construction method have been successful to date. Moreover, archaeologists have failed to find any traces of pottery or writing in the territory occupied by Nortechico. According to Ruchadi, there can only be two explanations for this.
First, potentially Caral and other ancient cities in this region were built as early as the Pre-Ceramic period. However, we know of no other case in history where a society first built giant pyramids and only then learned to sculpt primitive pots. Even the ancient Egyptians needed centuries of development before they could erect the glorious structures at Giza. According to another version, the inhabitants of North Chico did not leave behind primitive monuments because at the time of the construction of the palace they were already too advanced for simple clay pots. But in this case, the North Chico civilization wasn't just ahead of its time, it was more progressive than you and me.
Could the pyramids in Caral have been built by recent people, or by someone else altogether? Unfortunately, we are unlikely to find the answer in this mysterious place. It has existed too long to gather any meaningful evidence. However, another, no less ancient or creative society may help us get closer to the solution. Kush or the Jnobi kingdom was a state that arose around the 10th century BC in the territory of modern Sudan. And we could well have lost such a small ancient people if they had conquered Upper Egypt at one time, along with all its acquisitions and achievements. Thanks to this breakthrough, the Nubians learned the technologies for building the famous pyramids and decided to build something similar in
their own country. The Nubian pyramids were distinguished by their elongated shape and were generally smaller than their Egyptian counterparts. And it was thanks to this that the inhabitants of Kush managed to erect three times as many such monuments, a total of about three hundred. So the next time you want to admire the pyramids, buy tickets not to Egypt, but to Sudan. However, the most interesting of them is the monumental complex of Meroe. Mysteries have surrounded this place since the very beginning of its existence. According to the ancient Greek historian Diodorus Siculus, once the pro-Egyptian Zyrci ordered the Nobian ruler Arcamani I to commit suicide It seems that this is exactly the fate that
the stars have predicted for him. However, Arkamani did not listen to his advisors and instead ordered their own executions. After that, the ruler decided to move the capital of the kingdom of Kush away from Egypt. And so the city of Merue appeared. However, some scientists still do not believe in this legend. Because even though the Nubian pyramids are smaller than the Egyptian ones, it was practically impossible to quickly build such a large number of structures in ancient times. Unless ancient people possessed super-powerful technologies and some societies really had something similar. We are used to believing that before our era, humanity was just beginning its development, but some ancient techniques still remain a mystery to us. In
the middle of the 20th century, Nigeria, along with some other African countries, became a real center for the extraction of precious metals and stones. Thousands of European and American entrepreneurs tried to open their own mines there, but one of them was the luckiest. In an old cave on the Jos Plateau, an English businessman found priceless ore and hundreds of artifacts from a previously unknown civilization. Later, scientists found out that they belonged to the so-called NOK culture. And it turned out that these ancient people learned to mine iron 35,000 years before the ancestors of European businessmen.
This is a life-size iron head from the Nok culture. Such skill is impressive even today, but for scientists it was a real discovery. After all, the technology of its production proves that the NOC culture is the first society in the world that immediately moved from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, without stopping at the Bronze Age. Moreover, ancient societies typically did not waste iron on decorative sculptures, saving it for weapons and tools. But the representatives of NOC culture already respected art so much that they were willing to spend the best materials on it. However, the secrets of this culture do not end there, as their terracotta creations were even more sophisticated.
Ancient artists knew that when clay figures are fired, the gases and water vapor inside them expand. This leads to cracks and other defects. Therefore, the craftsmen made ventilation holes in the figure in advance, and not just for fun, but with artistic flair. In sculptures, they placed these holes in place of eyes, mouth, nose, and ears. And this only added realism to the works of art. Most of the most interesting life- size sculptures were found by archaeologists not in the NOC culture settlements themselves, but buried in open areas between different communities.
Some researchers believe that these could have been places of religious pilgrimage. But what if someone else lived alongside the Nok culture at that time? And it was they who taught the ancient Africans such advanced technologies. However, the NOC culture was not the only such phenomenon. The filigree products of the Dongson civilization raise even more questions among scientists. In the middle of the 10th century, European archaeologists decided to explore one of the cemeteries in the city of Dong Son, in northern Vietnam. But under relatively fresh burials they found remains that were at least 2,000 years old. But the most startling characteristic of the ancient grave wasn't even its age,
as the skeletal remains were found in a real canoe. Apparently, it was they that ancient people used instead of a throne. Analysis of the boat's wood showed that it had indeed been used for sailing. That is, the ancient Dongsong people promoted responsible consumption even before it became mainstream. But alongside the burials, experts found something even more intriguing: a pile of large bronze drums, completely covered in filigree engravings and mystical symbols. The largest such product, Pajen Moon, reached 1 m and 60 cm in diameter, and almost 2 m in height. But how did ancient people play instruments
that were taller than themselves? Some experts suggest that such giant drums were needed for mysterious rituals. But perhaps they were actually intended for other creatures, whose sizes were quite consistent with the huge artifacts. So what ancient beings taught our ancestors amazing technologies? There is a strange image on the wall of one of the pyramids of the Kushmir civilization. On it, a huge man, without straining, carries two elephants. Moreover, in other pictures, people are of normal size. And it turns out that the ancient Nobiys depicted a real giant on their fresco And the most surprising thing is that this is far from the only mention of giants among various ancient civilizations.
Yes, representatives of Central African tribes believed that their entire lineage descended from the giant Bombo, whom they still worship as a god. At the same time, the ancient Chinese believed that the entire world was created by the giant Pangu when he chopped down the impenetrable primordial chaos with a huge axe. And in ancient Greek mythology, stories about giants-titans are generally commonplace. But most legends about giants are found in North and Central America. Their myths don't just mention giants. It states that they once lived alongside humans. And the latest scientific discoveries prove that such an incredible, at first glance, theory may well be true.
Back in the 10th century, the Spanish monk and researcher of Aztec culture, Andrés De Olmos, wrote in one of his works that the territory of Mexico was previously inhabited by the mysterious Kinamecin. This is the word that the native inhabitants of America used to call people of tall stature. And the researcher was sure that it was this race of giants who built mysterious monuments, such as the pyramids of Nortechico. In his opinion, this explained the complexity and scale of the structures. Oddly enough, subsequent discoveries by scientists in this region only added to the truth of this assumption. In 1774, a farmer in Virginia, USA, was walking along the banks of the Cheat River when he suddenly saw a pile of bones sticking out
of the ground. At first, the man thought it was the skeleton of a cow or a horse, but when he dug it up, he was surprised to discover that it belonged to a humanoid creature. But its height was more than 2.5 m. In subsequent years, researchers and locals found at least 60 more similar remains of giants in this region. And in one of the burials, exquisite gold jewelry was even preserved on the giant's arms and neck But there was nothing like that on the normal-sized skeletons that archaeologists found next to the giant. That is, ancient people respected giants and even tried to appease them with expensive gifts. But why were giants so revered?
Isn't it because they really taught primitive peoples all known technologies? But why do we still know nothing about our wise ancient teachers? Maybe someone is deliberately trying to hide this information from us Historians have debated for centuries whether another well-known giant, the famous Gilgamesh, the hero of the Shumar epic, actually existed. Since in the myths he was described as a five-meter tall giant, scientists had to admit that this whole story was just a fiction. Until, in early 2003, a team of German archaeologists working in the deserts of Iraq came across the burial of a giant, who was described as closely resembling King Gilgamesh.
Scientists have already called this one of the most significant discoveries of our time. However, they simply were unable to examine the tomb in more detail. After all, just two weeks later, the US army invaded Iraq and all scientific research had to be stopped. However, historians are still interested in the question: why did the United States need to start hostilities so abruptly? Official sources claimed that this was a necessary measure after the September 11 attacks, but Iraq was not directly involved in these crimes. Maybe the American authorities needed something else? Was it a coincidence that the invasion began almost immediately after archaeologists found the tomb of Gilgamesh? And
after America's intervention, no one investigated this burial site anymore. All materials were classified. Moreover, in 2019, activists sent a letter to the US State Department requesting that documents related to this case be opened. But access to these materials has not yet been provided. Although almost all other requests from that period were approved. Did giants really once rule the earth and that's why the US government is so afraid to reveal this secret? But if that's the case, then where did giants come from on our planet?
Even if we assume that giants once walked the earth, couldn't they all just fall from the sky on us? Could they still do it? Even the Book of Genesis, known to all Christians, says that after the creation of the world, earthly women began to marry the sons of God who came down from heaven. And as a result of such connections, giant children began to appear in the world. But in other non-canonical scriptures, this episode is given much more attention. The Book of Enoch is believed to have been written in the third millennium BC. And the author, a simple man, a descendant of Adam and Eve. However, he claimed that he had managed to speak with the Lord and his assistants personally. It would seem like a
typical religious story, as many monks say they feel the presence of the Lord during deep prayer. But some researchers suggest that Enoch actually saw God not metaphorically, but quite literally. One of the chapters of Enoch's work is called the Celestial Records and contains detailed evidence of the movement of many cosmic objects. But how could an ordinary person know such details three millennia BC Enoch himself explained it quite simply. As if the Lord and his helpers were real aliens. They could travel through space without hindrance and once took the author of the book aboard. It was these helpers who were the biblical sons of God who descended from heaven and founded the race of giants. Of course, one could assume that all of this is just
confusing religious metaphors. However, the work of some ancient cultures only proves Enoch's words. The Vinča culture developed around the sixth or fifth millennium BC in the territories of modern Serbia, Croatia, Romania, and Bulgaria. And the sudden rise of this society in the Neolithic era still remains a mystery to scientists. On many artifacts from the excavation site, archaeologists noticed sets of symbols that were periodically repeated. Just like our letters. But if this is truly an alphabet, then the Vinča script should be considered the oldest in the world. How did a primitive society manage to reach such a level of development as early as 7,000 years ago? After all,
other peoples of this region at that time were only engaged in hunting. Apparently, the answer is hidden in even more impressive monuments of the Vinča culture, mysterious ceramic figurines with triangular heads. Yes, do n't you think so, they really are very similar to how we now imagine aliens. It can be assumed that this is just an artistic interpretation of the human figure. However, ancient people usually depicted in works of art directly what they observed, and creative hyperbolization arose much later. So perhaps the Vinca people really did create their alien gods. And this is precisely what
explains the incredible development of this ancient society. Maybe the giant aliens taught ancient people writing and other technologies at the same time. Moreover, the Vinča culture is not the only example of the supernatural in historical progress. In 1929, near the town of Chengdu, China, an ordinary peasant was digging a well when he suddenly stumbled upon an ancient cache of jade artifacts. Later, a group of archaeologists arrived at the site. Scientists began research, but over the next 50 years they failed to make any other discoveries.
The breakthrough occurred only in 1986. It was then that the mysterious monuments of ancient culture made themselves felt again. But they were not found by scientists, but by ordinary workers. However, this time there were enough artifacts for detailed scientific analysis. And it turned out that they were created by representatives of culture. The San Xingdui are one of the most mysterious societies in human history. Among all the artifacts, the most impressive were dozens of giant bronze heads with square faces and exaggerated features. They also looked like portraits of some extraterrestrial beings. But the most interesting thing is that in the ancient
Chinese epic there is a story almost similar to the one told by Enoch in his work. Fuxi was one of the ancient rulers of China. According to legend, one day he climbed a sacred mountain and a magical humanoid creature, the Giant, descended from the sky to him Using supernatural communication channels, modern researchers suggest that it was telepathy. The mysterious giant passed on all the knowledge about how to catch fish, grow edible crops, and practice applied arts. It seems that it was this knowledge that was later used by the masters of the Sansinndui culture and other highly developed ancient societies. But why did a whole group of qualified scientists spend 50 years searching for something that ordinary workers quickly managed to find? And for the
same reason, the American authorities are still hiding documents about Gilgamesh. As strange as it may sound, giant aliens perfectly explain many hysterical inconsistencies. Their power would have been enough to build monuments in Nortechico and numerous pyramids in Miro. They could freely play the drums of the Dongson culture and carry the heavy sculptures of the Nok community. With their appearance alone, they were able to inspire the masters of the Vincha and Sansindoi civilizations. So maybe this is the information they're still hiding from us. However, not all assumptions turn out to be correct. For example, in Ireland, people have believed for centuries that giants created the so-
called Giant's Causeway, an impressive stone structure on the seashore. However, scientists have recently been able to prove that all this is just the result of many years of erosion. What do you think explains the high level of development of ancient civilizations?
