Ancient History, I'm facinated by it. Did you know that Ancient Rome used cement?

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Another very interesting one - maybe the Vikings made it to Minnesota much earlier than Erik the Viking, though the stone bears the date of 1362. There's a lot of information besides just the stone in this video. And it tells the tale of heartbreak for the finder's family. And we still trust the integrity of the "Deep State" of archeology?

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Great Video! Thanks for posting that! People sure are cruel when it comes to dealing with reputations, no matter the cost for that matter. We think world is small now, it seems to have been smaller back when the Vikings were going for boat rides lol.

 

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Here's another one on the Vikings in Greenland. Very interesting, watched it Saturday. Why did they disappear? It comes to a conclusion - they didn't adapt.

 

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Here's another one on the Vikings in Greenland. Very interesting, watched it Saturday. Why did they disappear? It comes to a conclusion - they didn't adapt.

I think who ever was able and healthy left in a big hurry before the ice set in. The sick were left behind to die in their lodges. Really good video!

 

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New article out today, fits right in!

Ancient stone carvings confirm how comet struck Earth in 10,950BC, sparking the rise of civilisations

Ancient stone carvings confirm how comet struck Earth in 10,950BC, sparking the rise of civilizations


The Vulture Stone from Gobekli Tepe (left) which recorded a devastating comet strike (right) Credit: Alistair Coombs


Sarah Knapton, Science Editor

21 April 2017 • 11:25am

Ancient stone carvings confirm that a comet struck the Earth around 11,000BC, a devastating event which wiped out woolly mammoths and sparked the rise of civilisations.

Experts at the University of Edinburgh analysed mysterious symbols carved onto stone pillars at Gobekli Tepe in southern Turkey, to find out if they could be linked to constellations.

The markings suggest that a swarm of comet fragments hit Earth at the exact same time that a mini-ice age struck, changing the entire course of human history.

Scientists have speculated for decades that a comet could be behind the sudden fall in temperature during a period known as the Younger Dryas. But recently the theory appeared to have been debunked by new dating of meteor craters in North America where the comet is thought to have struck.

However, when engineers studied animal carvings made on a pillar – known as the vulture stone – at Gobekli Tepe they discovered that the creatures were actually astronomical symbols which represented constellations and the comet.

The idea had been originally put forward by author Graham Hancock in his book Magicians of the Gods.


The Vulture Stone, at Gobekli Tepe Credit: Alistair Coombs



Using a computer programme to show where the constellations would have appeared above Turkey thousands of years ago, they were able to pinpoint the comet strike to 10,950BC, the exact time the Younger Dryas begins according to ice core data from Greenland.

The Younger Dryas is viewed as a crucial period for humanity, as it roughly coincides with the emergence of agriculture and the first Neolithic civilisations.

Before the strike, vast areas of wild wheat and barley had allowed nomadic hunters in the Middle East to establish permanent base camps. But the difficult climate conditions following the impact forced communities to come together and work out new ways of maintaining the crops, through watering and selective breeding. Thus farming began, allowing the rise of the first towns.

Edinburgh researchers said the carvings appear to have remained important to the people of Gobekli Tepe for millennia, suggesting that the event and cold climate that followed likely had a very serious impact.


Position of the sun and stars on the summer solstice of 10,950BC Credit: Martin Sweatman and Stellarium



Dr Martin Sweatman, of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering, who led the research, said: "I think this research, along with the recent finding of a widespread platinum anomaly across the North American continent virtually seal the case in favour of (a Younger Dryas comet impact).

"Our work serves to reinforce that physical evidence. What is happening here is the process of paradigm change.

"It appears Göbekli Tepe was, among other things, an observatory for monitoring the night sky.

“One of its pillars seems to have served as a memorial to this devastating event – probably the worst day in history since the end of the ice age.”

Gobekli Tepe, is thought to be the world's oldest temple site, which dates from around 9,000BC, predating Stonehenge by around 6,000 years.

Researchers believe the images were intended as a record of the cataclysmic event, and that a further carving showing a headless man may indicate human disaster and extensive loss of life.



Symbolism on the pillars also indicates that the long-term changes in Earth’s rotational axis was recorded at this time using an early form of writing, and that Gobekli Tepe was an observatory for meteors and comets.

The finding also supports a theory that Earth is likely to experience periods when comet strikes are more likely, owing to the planet’s orbit intersecting orbiting rings of comet fragments in space.

But despite the ancient age of the pillars, Dr Sweatman does not believe it is the earliest example of astronomy in the archaeological record.

"Many paleolithic cave paintings and artefacts with similar animal symbols and other repeated symbols suggest astronomy could be very ancient indeed," he said.

"If you consider that, according to astronomers, this giant comet probably arrived in the inner solar system some 20 to 30 thousand years ago, and it would have been a very visible and dominant feature of the night sky, it is hard to see how ancient people could have ignored this given the likely consequences."

The research is published in Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry.

 

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Review: The Mysterious Origins of Man

This article offers a look at a NBC special which covered evidence that human history may be radically different than accepted science tells us. Fossils suggest man and dinosaurs walked alongside one another. An archaeologist discovered tools in Mexico that suggested man has been around far longer than we believe - she was blackballed for pushing her evidence. Plus fossils that may be the "missing link", incredible buildings in Egypt and Bolivia are built with methods that defy comprehension, ancient maps show accurate depictions of continents that had supposedly not even been yet discovered, among other theories and evidence.

 

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A very long and VERY cerebral video I'm an hour into the video now, and there's a Part 2. This fellow goes further than I've listened to before.

 

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May as well finish this = Pretty bizarre,,,,

 

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https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/wo...ry-Lake-Van-castle-lost-city-Turkey-discovery

Atlantis FOUND? Mystery 3,000-year-old castle spotted underwater

BOFFINS have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year old castle underwater – and believe they have finally found what they’ve been looking for.

By Christine Younan / Published 22nd November 2017


ATLANTIS? Boffins have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year old castle underwater



Archaeologists who have been searching Lake Van – the second largest lake in Turkey – for decades have discovered what they believe is a lost city.

The castle is thought to be an Iron Age relic of the Urartu civilisation – also called the Kingdom of Van – which lived in the area from the 6th to the 9th century BC.

The remarkable discovery was made by archaeologists from the Van Yüzüncü Yıl University and a team of divers.


DISCOVERY: Archaeologists have found a lost city



Tahsin Ceylan, head of the diving team of the project, has been searching for the Lake Van Monster – a beast supposedly similar to the legendary Loch Ness Monster – when he found the castle.

He told the Daily Sabah: “There was a rumour that there might be something under the water but most archaeologists and museum officials told us that we won’t find anything.”

The water levels of the lake had changed over the past few thousand years.

“They named the lake the ‘upper sea’ and believed it had many mysterious things,” said Tahsin.

“With this belief in mind we are working to reveal the lake’s ‘secrets’.

“It is a miracle to find this castle underwater. Archaeologists will come here to examine the castle’s history and provide information on it.

We have detected the castle’s exact location and photographed it and have made progress in our research.

“We now believe we have discovered a new area for archaeologists and historians to study.”

This comes after a mystery ancient city nicknamed the “ghost city” was found by experts who now believe it is haunted.

 

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