Ancient Finds

We just keep finding more and more strange things that existed in ancient times. Sometimes I have to wonder if something was going on in those days which we know nothing about. If you are wondering about what I am talking about let me give you an example. A city was discovered named Makhunik which was home to a race of ancient dwarfs. The city was found in Shahdad, Kerman province in Iran. It was previously believed nothing could have lived in this desert area until 1946, but that belief changed as pieces of pottery were being found in the area. When excavations were started in the late 1940s, archaeologists began to discover other things such as copper furnaces, brass and pottery. Then it happened, a cemetery was discovered with over 800 graves. The graves were empty, because the bodies had decomposed and the minerals in the ground had decomposed the bones. The buildings were dwarf size and it has been said only they could have used many of the things in the city, because of their height. Some scientists are convinced the city was inhabited by a race of dwarfs, but not all of them. Others claim it is only a legend and try to explain away the size of some things by saying they are decayed down to the height they are at and were originally higher. This seems a little farfetched for some of the items found, but so does a city of dwarfs to some.

Marden Henge in England is ten times as large as Stone Henge. Some say it will become the greatest tourist attraction in the country and may have clues as to why and who constructed Stone Henge and Avebury Henge. A three year excavation project has been started at Marden Henge. The head archaeologist stated the area is practically untouched. He thinks this will lead to a much greater understanding of the Henges. It is believed that both Stone Henge and Marden Henge were constructed about the same time, around 2,400 B.C. I have to wonder about this. Can you imagine how many people would have been needed for the construction of both Henges and maybe even a third? The population then was a lot smaller than it is today. The question has been asked if the three Henges were being built in competition with each other or were being used by the same people? The area where Marden Henge is located is also the site of many small Roman settlements. There seems to be a second Henge within the Marden Henge. A building dating back to 4,500 B.C. has also been uncovered in the area.

How many times have we heard humans did not mate with Neanderthals? Then we heard there was a slight amount of Neanderthal DNA found in at least some humans. Ancient human remains were found in Romania which showed they had about 9% Neanderthal DNA. This was a surprise since it is the most Neanderthal DNA ever found in a human body. Scientists area telling us humans have somewhere between 2 to 4% Neanderthal DNA. There have been many thoughts on why Neanderthals disappeared. They disappeared 28,000 years ago. The latest news about them is they may have bred a lot with humans and eventually disappeared because of this, not because modern humans hunted them or outsmarted them thus getting all the food as some scientists had previously suggested. Ironically the Neanderthal genes may have made us tougher and enabled the modern human race to survive. Scientists now believe as we get more proficient at examining our DNA we may discover other human ancestors.

Scientists are saying they have discovered the oldest prehistoric town in Europe. It is believed the population was about 400 people and the town dated back to between 4,700 and 4,200 B.C. To try and give you a picture of how far back this is in European history, it is at least 1,500 years before Greece. The town was fortified. This just proves there were still raids and wars that far back. It is believed the town was part of a salt mining complex. Salt was very important in those days since there was no other way to protect and preserve food. Salt was very valuable and had to be protected. Archaeologists have found a two-story house, pits, a partial gate and structures meant to protect the people and the salt. The archaeologists were surprised by the competence of the walls, because of the time in history when they were built. They were unusually strong. Walls like this have never been found in European prehistoric sites before.

Scientists believe they have found evidence showing the earth was hit by a meteorite storm about 12,000 years ago. They believe it killed a lot of prehistoric people and possibly the Wooly Mammoth. No it was not because they were hit with meteorites, it was the cold which was triggered by the storm that did this. The reason scientists believe this is they have found a certain type of glass on two continents known as melt glass which forms at temperatures between 7,700 and 2,200 degrees Celsius and can result from something hitting the earth. The material was found in thin layers in North America and Syria. When the material was tested, it was found not to be volcanic. Melt glass has been found before in meteor craters. It was also found when we tested the atomic bomb in New Mexico. This cold period is known as the Younger Dryas.

A carving has been found on the side of an ancient Egyptian Quarry. Scientists think the drawing might be about 3,000 years old. It depicts the pharaoh bowing to the god of gods. The pharaoh is making offerings to the gods Amun-Ra and Thoth. Time has ravaged the carving along with two inscriptions which were found nearby, making them hard to decipher. Other sites are also being studied and they date back to an incredible 8,500 years or later. When we think of the age of the United States and then thinks about the age of Egypt, it has to blow our minds. The ancient workers at this quarry had an advanced skill set for cutting rock perfectly. The way they moved much of it is still a mystery to us although there are many guesses on the subject.

I would like to finish this article by talking about the fact we have found sites with huge advanced structures all over the world. One of the problems we have is they are far older than the experts say we had the ability to construct them. They don’t fit into what we have been told about our history. Hopefully we will learn the truth about our history someday.