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Ancient civilizations have always excited the minds of scientists, treasure hunters and lovers of historical puzzles. The Sumerians, Egyptians or Romans left plenty of evidence of their existence, but they were not the first on the planet. In addition to the legends about their rise and fall, there are still blank spots in history that have not yet been filled.
All these civilizations were outstanding in their time and in many ways surpassed not only their era, but also modern achievements. But, for various reasons, they disappeared from the face of the Earth, losing their greatness and power. We are talking not only about those empires that definitely flourished on the planet, but also about the cultures that may have existed. For example, the well-known Atlantis has not yet been found, but could it even exist?
The editors of InPlanet have compiled a list of ancient civilizations, the legacy of which still causes heated debate among historians. We present to your attention the 12 greatest empires that left behind many mysteries!
1 Continent of Lemuria / 4 million years ago
The origins of all ancient civilizations originate from the myth of the mysterious continent of Lemuria, which sank under water many millions of years ago. Its existence was repeatedly mentioned in the myths of different peoples and philosophical works. They spoke of a highly developed race of apes who had excellent education and advanced architecture. According to legends, it was located in the Indian Ocean and the main evidence of its existence is the island of Madagascar, inhabited by lemurs.
2 Hyperborea / before 11540 BC
The mysterious land of Hyperborea has been exciting the minds of scientists and researchers for many years who want to find at least some evidence of its existence. So, at the moment there is an opinion that Hyperborea was located in the Arctic and was inhabited by the ancestors of the Slavs. At that time the continent was not yet covered with ice, but was blooming and fragrant. And this, by the way, is possible, because scientists have established that 30-15,000 BC. The Arctic had a favorable climate.
It is worth noting that attempts to find Hyperborea have been practiced for a long time, for example, Germany and the USSR during the Second World War sent expeditions to search for the lost country. But it was never possible to establish whether the country that became the ancestor of the Slavs really existed.
3 Aroe Civilization / 13,000 BC
This civilization belongs to the category of mythical, despite the fact that there are a lot of buildings that prove the existence of peoples on the islands of Micronesia, Polynesia and Easter. Ancient cement statues dating back to 10,950 BC have been discovered in New Caledonia.
According to legends, the civilization of Aroe, or the Kingdom of the Sun, was formed in the Pacific Ocean after the disappearance of the continent of Lemuria. Among the indigenous inhabitants of these islands there are still legends about ancestors who were able to fly through the air.
4 Gobi Desert Civilizations / approximately 10,000 BC
Another mysterious civilization, the existence of which is debated. Now the Gobi Desert is the most sparsely populated place on the planet, arid and destructive. However, there is an opinion that many millennia ago a certain White Island civilization lived there, which stood on the same level as Atlantis. It was called the country of Agharti, the underground city, Shambhala and the land of Hsi Wang Mu.
In those years, the desert was a sea, and the White Island rose on it as a green oasis. Scientists have confirmed that this was indeed the case, but the date is confusing - the sea disappeared from the Gobi Desert 40 million years ago. Whether a settlement of sages could have existed there at this time, or later, has not been scientifically proven.
5 Atlantis / 9500 BC
This mythical state is perhaps the most famous in the whole world. There is no exact evidence that there really was an island that went under water along with a highly developed civilization. But until now, sailors, historians and adventure lovers are looking for an underwater city filled with the treasures of ancient Atlantis.
The main proof of the existence of Atlantis is the works of Plato, who described the war of this island with Athens, as a result of which the Atlanteans simply went under water along with the island. There are many theories and myths about this civilization and even entire scientific movements.
6 Ancient China / 8500 BC - our days
Chinese civilization is recognized as one of the oldest in the world. Scientists believe that its first beginnings appeared 8000 years ago BC. Written sources record the existence of a state called China 3,500 years ago. Therefore, archaeologists have discovered shards of pots in China dating back to 17-18,000 years BC. The ancient and rich history of China has shown that this state, ruled by dynasties for many millennia, was one of the most developed and powerful in the world.
7 Civilization of Osiris / before 4000 AD
Since this civilization cannot officially be considered to have existed, one can only guess about the dates of its heyday. According to legends, the Osirians were the progenitors of the Egyptian civilization and, accordingly, lived in the Mediterranean basin before their appearance.
Of course, all guesses about this civilization are based on unreliable facts, for example, that the Osirian civilization died due to the fact that the death of Atlantis provoked the flooding of the Mediterranean basin. There is no exact evidence of these events, so we can only consider the mass of flooded cities at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea as confirmation of a civilization that has gone under water.
8 Ancient Egypt / 4000 BC - VI-VII centuries AD
The ancient Egyptian civilization existed for about 40 centuries and reached its peak in the middle of this time period. To study this culture, there is a separate science of Egyptology, which studies the diverse history of this empire.
Ancient Egypt had everything it needed for development and prosperity - fertile land in the Nile River valley, religion, a government system and an army. Despite the fact that Ancient Egypt fell and was absorbed by the Roman Empire, there are still traces of this powerful civilization on the planet - the huge Sphinx, ancient pyramids and a lot of historical artifacts.
9 Sumerians and Babylon / 3300 BC - 1000 BC
For a long time, the Sumerian civilization was credited with the title of the first in the world. The Sumerians were the first to engage in crafts, agriculture, pottery and construction. In 2300 BC, this territory was captured by the Babylonians, who, led by Babylon, became the cultural and political center of the Ancient World. Both of these civilizations are the strongest states of Ancient Mesopotamia.
10 Ancient Greece / 3000 BC - I century BC.
This ancient state was called Hellas and was considered one of the most powerful in the ancient world. This territory was nicknamed Greece by the Romans, who captured Hellas in the first century BC. Over the three thousand years of its existence, the Greek empire left behind a rich history, a lot of architectural monuments and many literary masterpieces that are still popular today. Just look at the myths of Ancient Greece!
11 Maya / 2000 BC - XVI century AD
Legends about the power and greatness of this amazing civilization still circulate and push people to search for ancient treasures. In addition to countless riches, the Mayans had unique knowledge of astronomy, which allowed them to develop an accurate calendar. They also had amazing knowledge in construction, thanks to which their devastated cities are still included in the UNESCO heritage list.
This highly advanced civilization had advanced medicine, agriculture, water systems and a rich culture. Unfortunately, in the Middle Ages this empire began to fade away, and with the arrival of the conquistadors it completely disappeared.
12 Ancient Rome / 753 BC - V century AD
The Ancient Roman Empire was one of the most powerful in the history of the Ancient World. She left behind a bright mark in history, enslaved many small states and won a lot of bloody wars. Ancient Rome had its own mythology, a powerful army, a system of government and was, during its heyday, the center of civilization.
The Roman Empire gave the world a rich cultural heritage and history that still excites the minds of scientists. Like all ancient empires, it faded away due to exorbitant ambitions and plans to conquer the whole world.
All these ancient civilizations left behind a huge cultural heritage and a lot of mysteries that remain to be solved. Whether humanity will be able to find out whether some empires existed or not, time will tell. For now, we can only be content with guesses and existing facts.
On our planet there are many mysterious traces of the past, the mystery of which has never been solved. But the most surprising thing is that in different parts of the Earth they find absolutely identical buildings or artifacts, the similarities between which no one can explain. We present to your attention 10 most surprising similar coincidences.
1. Ancient metal staples
Ancient metal staples discovered on megaliths, temples and other prehistoric sites are one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of the past. More precisely, we are not talking about the staples themselves, since almost all of them have long since collapsed, but about their traces remaining in the stone.
Scientists are scratching their heads as to why builders used these small metal brackets inside huge monolithic stone blocks. Some of them suggest that they were used for ritual purposes. Other researchers believe that the metal brackets served to tie together the blocks, which were actually cast from some kind of ancient concrete, the composition of which is unknown.
But this is not even surprising, but the fact that exactly the same mysterious technologies were used thousands of years ago in Egypt, Peru, Cambodia and other countries that are separated by thousands of kilometers. Note that America was discovered quite recently by historical standards and it was believed that it was in no way connected with Eurasia, however, on both continents of the Western Hemisphere there are the same exact traces of staples on megaliths, as, for example, in Italy or Iran.
2. Identical pyramids
Most people think of Egypt first when they hear the word “pyramid.” But few people know that pyramids were built all over the world. Moreover, recently new similar buildings have been found, even in the center of Europe.
What was previously mistaken for mountains of regular shape suddenly turns out to be an artificially created structure. It is curious that, if you believe medieval drawings, there were many more pyramids on Earth in those days, which were later destroyed and dismantled piece by piece.
It is still unknown why these pyramids were actually built. It is believed that they were tombs, but not every pyramid had burials. It is possible that the Egyptians simply took advantage of the pyramids already built by someone in order to bury pharaohs and priests in them. It is also surprising that the pyramids are oriented to the cardinal points and stars.
3. Identical dolmens
Dolmens are stone structures consisting of two or more vertical stones supporting a large flat horizontal stone. They were probably used for ritual purposes.
Ancient dolmens are another excellent example of the amazing similarity of ancient civilizations, for completely identical dolmens are found in India, Spain or Korea. Obviously, the ancient traditions were the same among different cultures, despite the vast distances separating them.
4. Mysterious images of hands
Images of hands are found in ancient rock art from around the world. They are made in different ways - these can be imprints of a painted hand on a rock, hands outlined along a contour, etc. Moreover, on the rocks there are images of completely different hands - men and women, old people and children.
It must be said that these days similar images are very popular among avant-garde artists and in interior design.
5. Ancient swastika symbols
Nowadays, the swastika is associated with Nazi Germany, and it is a very heavy symbol that evokes the most unpleasant feelings. However, in fact, this is a very ancient image, the true origin of which goes back to the deep past - the swastika symbol, for example, is widely used in Hinduism.
Swastikas have been found in ancient ruins throughout Europe. All ancient European cultures, that is, Etruscans, Greeks, Romans, Gauls, Celts, Slavs, etc. - they used the swastika, and as a symbol of happiness, good luck and the Sun.
6. Ancient sphinxes
Sphinxes played an important role in the ancient world, judging by their numerous sculptures and images. The Sphinx is a mysterious creature, an idol with a human head and the body of a lion, one of the most important symbols in human history. This is the keeper of knowledge, shrines and secrets of life, a symbol of mysteries and intrigue.
The oldest known sphinx was found in Turkey. It has been proven that it was created in 9500 BC. Egyptian and Babylonian sphinxes guard sacred tombs and religious temples. It is interesting that numerous images of sphinxes have been preserved in both India and China.
7. Ancient deities showing tongue
Images of gods showing their tongues are found all over the world. What does this symbol mean? Now in some countries it is a sign of respect, in other parts of the world it is a sign of intimidation of the enemy and denotes strength and fury. It is unknown what this meant before, and why the same image was used in completely different cultures.
8. Cone symbol
The oldest images of the cone have been found all over the world. This is one of the most mysterious symbols used in ancient art. Moreover, it can be found in different cultures - among the Indonesians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans. The cone symbol is also used in Christianity.
It is also used in esoteric movements such as Freemasonry, Theosophy and Gnosticism. Usually the cone denotes a symbol of spiritual enlightenment. It also symbolizes the “third eye,” a secret human organ, possibly the pineal gland, located in the brain.
9. Ancient priests
Priests and priests played a very important role in the ancient world and existed from the earliest times. They were the guardians of ancient wisdom and power, and performed various religious rites, such as sacrifices or propitiation of a deity or deities.
It is surprising that many rituals around the world are similar, as are sacrifices made to the gods - for example, killed animals. Why did people in different parts of the world come to exactly the same rites and rituals?
10. Spiral images
Spirals are found in every ancient culture around the world. It remains a mystery why ancient cultures used this sign so actively, but they did it all over the world. This is the oldest symbol that is still used in spiritual practices, symbolizing growth and evolution.
The spiral is often an image of the goddess, the womb, fertility and life force energy. Let us add that science has proven that the development of humans, animals, plants and many processes occurring on the planet proceed in a spiral. In addition, our galaxy has the shape of a spiral. Could people really have known about all this in ancient times?
Ten mysterious civilizations of the past.
Lone archaeologist David Hatcher Childress has made many incredible trips to some of the most ancient and remote places on earth. Describing lost cities and ancient civilizations, he published six books: a chronicle of travels from the Gobi Desert to Puma Punka in Bolivia, from Mohenjo-Daro to Baalbek. He was asked to write the following article especially for the magazine "Atlantis Rising".
1. Mu or Lemuria
According to various secret sources, the first civilization arose 78,000 years ago on a giant continent known as Mu or Lemuria. And it existed for an amazing 52,000 years. The civilization was destroyed by earthquakes caused by the shift of the Earth's pole, which occurred approximately 26,000 years ago, or 24,000 BC.
While the Mu civilization did not achieve as much technology as other later civilizations, the people of Mu succeeded in constructing mega-stone buildings that were able to withstand earthquakes. This building science was Mu's greatest achievement.
Perhaps in those days there was one language and one government throughout the entire Earth. Education was the key to the prosperity of the Empire, every citizen was versed in the laws of the Earth and the Universe, and by the age of 21 he was given an excellent education. By the age of 28, a person became a full citizen of the empire.
2. Ancient Atlantis
When the continent of Mu sank into the ocean, today's Pacific Ocean was formed, and water levels in other parts of the Earth dropped significantly. The islands in the Atlantic, small during Lemuria, increased significantly in size. The lands of the Poseidonis archipelago formed an entire small continent. This continent is called Atlantis by modern historians, but its real name was Poseidonis.
Atlantis had a high level of technology, superior to modern technology. In the book “The Dweller of Two Planets”, dictated in 1884 by philosophers from Tibet to the young Californian Frederick Spencer Oliver, as well as in the 1940 continuation “The Earthly Return of the Dweller”, there is a mention of such inventions and devices as: air conditioners, for purifying the air from harmful vapors; vacuum cylinder lamps, fluorescent lamps; electric rifles; transport by monorail; water generators, a tool for compressing water from the atmosphere; aircraft controlled by antigravity forces.
The clairvoyant Edgar Cayce spoke of the use of planes and crystals in Atlantis to generate enormous energy. He also mentioned the misuse of power by the Atlanteans, which led to the destruction of their civilization.
3. Rama's Empire in India
Fortunately, the ancient books of the Indian Rama Empire have survived, unlike the documents of China, Egypt, Central America and Peru. Nowadays, the remains of the empire are swallowed up by impenetrable jungles or rest on the ocean floor. Yet India, despite numerous military devastations, managed to preserve much of its ancient history.
Indian civilization was thought to have emerged not much earlier than 500 AD, 200 years before the invasion of Alexander the Great. However, in the last century, the cities of Mojenjo-Daro and Harappa were discovered in the Indus Valley in what is now Pakistan.
The discovery of these cities forced archaeologists to move the date of the emergence of Indian civilization thousands of years ago. To the surprise of modern researchers, these cities were highly organized and represented a brilliant example of urban planning. And the sewage system was more developed than it is now in many Asian countries.
4. The civilization of Osiris in the Mediterranean
During the times of Atlantis and Harappa, the Mediterranean basin was a large fertile valley. The ancient civilization that flourished there was the progenitor of dynastic Egypt, and is known as the Osiris Civilization. The Nile previously flowed completely differently than it does today and was called Styx. Instead of emptying into the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt, the Nile turned west, formed a huge lake in the area of the central part of the modern Mediterranean Sea, flowed out of a lake in the area between Malta and Sicily, and entered the Atlantic Ocean at the Pillars of Hercules (Gibraltar). When Atlantis was destroyed, the waters of the Atlantic slowly flooded the Mediterranean basin, destroying the Osirians' large cities and forcing them to migrate. This theory explains the strange megalithic remains found at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.
It is an archaeological fact that at the bottom of this sea there are more than two hundred sunken cities. Egyptian civilization, along with Minoan (Crete) and Mycenaean (Greece) are traces of one large, ancient culture. The Osirian civilization left huge earthquake-resistant megalithic buildings, owned electricity and other amenities that were common in Atlantis. Like Atlantis and the empire of Rama, the Osirians had airships and other vehicles, mostly electrical in nature. Mysterious routes in Malta, which were found underwater, may be part of the ancient transport route of the Osirian civilization.
Probably the best example of the high technology of the Osirians is the amazing platform found in Baalbek (Lebanon). The main platform is made up of the largest hewn rock blocks, weighing between 1200 and 1500 tons each.
5. Civilizations of the Gobi Desert
Many ancient cities of the Uyghur civilization existed during the time of Atlantis on the site of the Gobi Desert. However, now the Gobi is a lifeless, sun-scorched land, and it’s hard to believe that ocean waters once splashed here.
So far no traces of this civilization have been found. However, vimanas and other technical devices were not alien to the Uiger region. The famous Russian explorer Nicholas Roerich reported his observations of flying disks in the region of northern Tibet in the 1930s.
Some sources claim that the elders of Lemuria, even before the cataclysm that destroyed their civilization, moved their headquarters to an uninhabited plateau in Central Asia, which we now call Tibet. Here they founded a school known as the Great White Brotherhood.
The great Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu wrote the famous book Tao Te Ching. As his death approached, he traveled west to the legendary land of Hsi Wang Mu. Could this land be the possession of the White Brotherhood?
6. Tiahuanaco
As with Mu and Atlantis, construction in South America reached megalithic proportions in the construction of earthquake-resistant structures.
Residential houses and public buildings were built from ordinary stones, but using a unique polygonal technology. These buildings still stand today. Cusco, the ancient capital of Peru that was probably built before the Incas, is still quite a populated city, even thousands of years later. Most of the buildings located in the business part of the city of Cusco today are united by walls that are many hundreds of years old (while younger buildings built by the Spaniards are being destroyed).
A few hundred kilometers south of Cusco lie the fantastic ruins of Puma Punka, high in the Bolivian altiplano. Puma Punka - near the famous Tiahuanaco, a massive mahalic site where 100-ton blocks are scattered everywhere by an unknown force.
This happened when the South American continent was suddenly hit by a huge cataclysm, probably caused by a pole shift. The former sea ridge can now be seen at an altitude of 3900 m in the Andes mountains. Possible evidence of this is the abundance of oceanic fossils around Lake Titicaca.
7. Maya
The Mayan pyramids found in Central America have twins on the Indonesian island of Java. The Sukuh Pyramid on the slopes of Mount Lawu near Surakarta in central Java is an amazing temple with a stone stele and a step pyramid, the place of which is more likely to be in the jungles of Central America. The pyramid is virtually identical to the pyramids found at the site of Washaktun near Tikal.
The ancient Mayans were brilliant astronomers and mathematicians whose early cities lived in harmony with nature. They built canals and garden cities on the Yucatan Peninsula.
As pointed out by Edgar Cayce, the records of all the wisdom of the Mayans and other ancient civilizations are found in three places in the earth. Firstly, this is Atlantis or Poseidonia, where some of the temples may still be discovered under long-term bottom deposits, for example in the Bimini region off the coast of Florida. Secondly, in temple records somewhere in Egypt. And finally, on the Yucatan Peninsula, in America.
It is assumed that the ancient Hall of Records could be located anywhere, probably under some kind of pyramid, in an underground chamber. Some sources say that this repository of ancient knowledge contains quartz crystals that are capable of storing large amounts of information, similar to modern compact discs.
8. Ancient China
Ancient China, known as Han China, like other civilizations, was born from the vast Pacific continent of Mu. Ancient Chinese records are known for descriptions of celestial chariots and jade production, which they shared with the Mayans. Indeed, the ancient Chinese and Mayan languages seem very similar.
The mutual influences of China and Central America on each other are obvious, both in the field of linguistics and in mythology, religious symbolism, and even trade.
The ancient Chinese invented everything from toilet paper to earthquake detectors to rocket technology and printing techniques. In 1959, archaeologists discovered aluminum tapes made several thousand years ago; this aluminum was obtained from raw materials using electricity.
9. Ancient Ethiopia and Israel
From the ancient texts of the Bible and the Ethiopian book Kebra Negast, we know about the high technology of ancient Ethiopia and Israel. The Temple in Jerusalem was founded on three giant blocks of cut stone similar to those at Baalbek. An earlier Temple of Solomon and a Muslim mosque now exist on the site, whose foundations apparently date back to the civilization of Osiris.
Solomon's Temple, another example of megalithic construction, was built to house the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark of the Covenant was an electrical generator, and people who carelessly touched it were electrocuted. The ark itself and the golden statue were taken from the King's Chamber in the Great Pyramid by Moses during the Exodus.
10. Aroe and the Kingdom of the Sun in the Pacific Ocean
While the continent of Mu sank into the ocean 24,000 years ago due to the pole shift, the Pacific Ocean was later repopulated by many races from India, China, Africa and America.
The resulting Aroe civilization on the islands of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia built many megalithic pyramids, platforms, roads and statues.
Cement columns dating back to 5120 BC have been found in New Caledonia. to 10950 BC
The Easter Island statues were placed in a clockwise spiral around the island. And on the island of Pohnpei a huge stone city was built.
The Polynesians of New Zealand, Easter Island, Hawaii and Tahiti still believe that their ancestors had the ability to fly and traveled by air from island to island.
