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Megaliths, huge structures made of massive stone blocks, are also found in our country. There are a lot of similar structures in Russia, but they are not known like the famous Stonehenge in Great Britain or
Ollantaytambo in Peru. We will get acquainted with the ancient megalithic structures found on the territory of Russia further.

First
where to start the journey is Mount Vottovaara - the highest point
West Karelian Upland - 417.3 m above sea level. Square
mountains 6 sq. km.
The place is just full of strange artifacts after which
you begin to think about ancient highly developed technologies for
stoneworking, let's take a better look at the photo.

Mount Vottovaara.
Scattered blocks of megaliths.

The middle block was cut at an angle of 90 degrees or a game of nature?

How
as if they had conducted a laser :) geologists believe that cracks and faults,
formed as a result of a strong earthquake about 9 thousand years
back. The smooth planes of the stones are the result of the properties of the local rock -
quartzite, the structure of which sets such even planes at
split.

So is it nature or man-made? Let's take a closer look.

More
it looks like perfectly sawn blocks tightly fitted to each other.
It is difficult to imagine an ancient ancestor with a copper chisel that is somewhere on
mountain grinds such even blocks.

Good angle, perfectly flat wall.

Who lost the ball?

Here, obviously, high technologies for stone processing could not have been done, or is it still a game of nature? :)

Ural. Ridge Kvarkush

Mount Pidan.
At first glance, it looks like an unremarkable pile of stones of a cracked rock.

But coming closer, it becomes more like a megalithic masonry.

Looking
between blocks, where the stones were less affected by erosion from
wind and rain, one can see man-made and how smooth edges have been preserved.

In the place where the junction of the blocks parted, you can see an even saw cut and the technology of laying these blocks opens before us.

Some blocks reach tens of tons in weight.

Despite the colossal destruction, many of the fragments are well enough preserved to be classified as building materials.

And this is all nature has created, as scientists say.

This is most likely a product of the natural processes of stone formation and its uneven erosion. Inclusions of different density can manifest themselves as a result of greater wear resistance.
More like flowing stone wax)

stone city in the Perm region.
By
version of scientists, Stone City is the mouth of the river that flowed into the Perm
sea ​​millions of years ago, this explains it beautifully and evenly, under
right angles, carved stones, their neat laying and
perpendicular to each other "ducts" "mouths".

Stone city.

See what smooth sides of the megaliths, as if cut down.

Again, the old method is to look between the blocks inside the masonry, look at the far block in the center, an even cut along the entire length of the block.

They say somewhere on the Kola Peninsula there is this pool carved right into the rock.

In the south of Western Siberia, in the mountainous Shoria in the Mezhdurechensk region, there is a small geological settlement called Kameshki.
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Several educated talented geologists live in this village. This
Alexander Bespalov, Vyacheslav Pochetkin and others. These people all their lives
engaged in research of the mountain systems of Western Siberia. One day they
came across strange megalithic structures in the mountains, which, for
could not explain themselves. These were walls made of giant
stone blocks and strange buildings with vertically mounted
stone obelisks. On the Internet, they contacted Georgy Sidorov,
so the first expedition was assembled.

Mountain Shoria.
Some
the granite blocks below were made of red granite, crowned them
blocks of gray granite, and above lay a polygonal masonry of various
blocks, both red granite and gray.

Granite
in some places melted from exposure to enormous temperatures and
flow under the weight of the upper rows. Kungurov would say about this that it is
traces of melting from a thermonuclear explosion :)

The wall is composed of polygonal masonry of multi-colored blocks.

The size of the blocks is impressive, according to one version, the find is a man-made structure over 100 thousand years old.

On
photo Georgy Sidorov, in his opinion, all this is a megalithic structure
may be the ruins of an ancient power plant or power plant,
which translated seismic energy into some other.

Again
looking inside the masonry where the blocks were less prone to erosion, one can see
smooth straight edges, see how the two blocks lie tightly, it's better here
visible handicraft.

Polygonal masonry.

Mountain Shoria. Huge blocks.
on
Department of Radiophysics at Tomsk State University
showed pictures on the screen, talked about different types of
masonry, about stone castles that hold giant granite blocks together
and not a single learned physicist said that all this has a natural
origin. What surprised them most was how the ancients could raise
giant stone blocks to a height of more than 1000 meters and there
install them on a special platform.

Then
in the Tomsk branch of the Russian Geographical Society, photographs were studied by geologists and geographers. AND
both came to the conclusion that the presented artifacts are
man-made.

Sklyarova
asked to comment on the find. And what did he say? What all
found artifacts are nothing but cracked at a right angle
rocks. That there is nothing man-made here. Just a game of nature, nothing more.
After these words, I am not surprised why LAI does not study Russian megaliths.

Between blocks.

For comparison, on the left is the megalith in Baalbek, on the right is the megalith in the mountain Shoria, it looks like the author is the same :)

Mount Shaman near the village. Nizhnetambovskoye, Khabarovsk Territory.

Ancient megalithic masonry.

Again, between the blocks, man-made and straight lines are better visible.

Big block megalith.

A large block of megaliths on small stones, this is done for better seismic resistance.

Megalithic masonry resembles Mountain Shoria.

Kabardino-Balkaria, a cave in the Baksan Gorge.
At first
you need to squeeze into a hole measuring 40 by 120 cm, then go down to
rope along a narrow vertical shaft. It is formed by two parallel
stone slabs. After 9 meters - the first "knee": the hole goes to the side and
immediately drops down again. Already here you will be covered by absolute silence -
no sound comes from outside. Another 23 meters deep - and new
"knee". To reach the bottom of the cave, you need to overcome more than 80 meters,
and it will take an hour. But, having passed the "bottleneck", you
you will find yourself in a huge room, which the researchers called the "flask".
Inside we will see processed walls made of tuff and granite, built of
different-sized, tightly fitted polished megaliths.

Descent into the cave.

The edges of the blocks and the seams between them are clearly visible.

The even masonry is striking and the seams are clearly adjusted to each other.

The trihedral blocks parted a little.

Barely visible block seams on the left crescent wall and on the wall behind it.

how do you like the seams?

Rotate the cave at an angle of 90 degrees. Two large megalithic blocks stand on top of each other.

Technologies
stone processing is amazing, and even more amazing is the comment of the boss
section of the Kabardino-Balkarian geological exploration expedition Vera
Davidenko, but she is a realist and believes that nature is capable of doing everything
conclusion: “Tuff is an accumulation of ejection products of a volcano -
ash, lava fragments, volcanic glass and, to a small extent,
fragments of rocks that make up the walls of the crater. Ejection material at
accumulation was hot and therefore cracks formed during solidification
separately - that is, the entire tuff massif turned out to be, as it were, divided into
blocks. The depression discovered near the village of Zayukovo represents
is one of such gravitational separation cracks, for which
flat contact surfaces are characteristic, ”but this is the head
geological exploration expedition, she probably knows better.

Structure diagram.

A bit of fantasy for the finale) Arakul Shikhan, a strange structure in the middle of the forest. I have everything, kick :)

Fossilized litas with ripples along the banks of Rassokha.

Sayan megaliths. Kuturchinskoye Belogorye:

Does anyone need to explain that these are not remnants, but the REMAINS of structures of an ancient civilization unknown to us?

Hope you can see for yourself. No need to comment?

This,. of course it's difficult. It is hard to imagine what this structure looked like before, but you can imagine how thousands, tens of thousands of years, day after day, the skalfs were sharpened by wind, sand, water, temperature changes, changes in lighting, glaciers, earthquakes (the area is seismically active, there is even an extinct volcano). Sharp corners were ground down, straight edges were smoothed out, and now we see what we see.

The climate in these places is very harsh, in such a climate, Machu Picchu would have remained the same as in this photo, I have no doubt about it.

Complete this arch mentally, and imagine a vaulted ceiling above your head. Are the dimensions of the "corridor" impressive?

Built absolutely in accordance with the technology of seismic resistance, which is used in Mesoamerican megalithic structures, and in the "temple" in the Middle East: Small blocks at the base, larger ones are laid on them, and it doesn't matter on top. Small ones work like a shock absorber, and polygonal masonry is the best invention of masons of all time. It can be destroyed only by breaking off piece by piece, or powerful explosion, after which a kurumnik appears in place of the monolith - a stone river from the wreckage.

These structures are also so poorly identified as "man-made" because they have been subjected to powerful influences from changes in the landscape itself. Mountains "breathe", constantly changing heights and deviations from the horizontal.

Pay attention to the sun... yes! The same "Megandavid", which is considered to be a symbol of Judaism!

Only the supporting pillars have been preserved.

The term "megaliths" (English - megaliths) comes from the Greek words μέγας - large, λίθος - stone. Megaliths are structures made of stone blocks or blocks, from different rocks, of various modifications, sizes and shapes, combined and installed in such an order that these blocks / blocks represent a single monumental structure.

Stone blocks in megalithic structures weigh from a few kilograms to hundreds and even thousands of tons. Individual structures are so huge and unique that it is not at all clear how they were built. Also in the scientific world there is no consensus regarding the technologies of the ancient builders.

Some megaliths seemed to be carved (processed) with some tools, some objects seemed to be cast from liquid materials, and some objects have traces of obviously artificial processing of unknown technologies.

Megalithic culture is represented in absolutely all countries of the world, on land and under water (and…probably not only on our planet..). The age of megaliths is different, the main period of megalithic construction is determined from the 8th to the 1st millennium BC, although some objects have a much more ancient origin, which is often denied by official science. Megalithic monuments of a later period - 1-2 millennium AD are also widely represented.

Classification and types of megaliths

According to their classification, megaliths are divided into separate categories:

• megalithic complexes (ancient cities, settlements, temples, fortress-forts, ancient
• observatories, palaces, towers, walls, etc.);
• pyramids and pyramidal mountain complexes;
• mounds, ziggurats, kofuns, cairns, tumuluses, tombs, galleries, chambers, etc.;
• dolmens, triliths, etc.;
• menhirs (standing stones, stone alleys, statues, etc.);
• seids, blue stones, tracker stones, cup stones, altar stones, etc.;
• stones / rocks with ancient images - petroglyphs;
• rock, cave and underground structures;
• stone labyrinths (surads);
• geoglyphs;
• and etc.

There are many hypotheses about the purpose of megaliths, however, there are some features that are characteristic of many megaliths of the world, regardless of their classification, modification, size, etc. - this is their external similarity, location (geolocation), geophysical characteristics and belonging to some highly developed civilizations. The study of (sites of) megaliths by methods of geophysics and dowsing began in the 20th century. During the studies, it was absolutely precisely established that the places for the construction of megaliths were not chosen by chance, very often megaliths are located on the sites (near) dowsing anomalies (in different frequency geopathogenic zones- near or on a tectonic fault in the earth's crust).

Thus, it can be assumed that the generator of these waves of different frequencies are tectonic faults, and stone structures in this case play the role of multifunctional acoustic devices that resonate with this frequency.

It turns out that megaliths can influence human bioenergetics! This allows you to effectively correct the human biofield by influencing both its energy points of the body and individual systems.

In ancient times, dedicated priests were engaged in such practices, and this was practiced with the help of various rites and rituals.

With the help of stones, ancient priests, shamans, healers communicated with the spirits of departed ancestors, with the gods, received answers they were interested in, treated illnesses, etc., and also made offerings-requirements (not sacrifices, which appeared later and most likely not by the creators of megaliths). Knowledge about this was first distorted, then completely erased.

Almost everywhere near the megaliths there was or is water (any reservoir, stream, spring, etc.)! Often the orientation of megaliths is just directed towards the water, this is especially clearly seen in the example of most of the dolmens Krasnodar Territory, which in turn, not without reason, are the standard in the dolmen structure.

It is also worth mentioning the orientation of many megaliths to the cardinal points, taking into account some astronomical features.

Often, when studying megaliths, one gets the impression that over time the builders seem to have lost the ability to erect stone buildings, and over time, megaliths became like only distant copies of the original structures.

Perhaps, for some reason, the ancients lost that knowledge and technology, and most importantly, the need for megalith building was also lost over time.

However, despite the time, megalith building in the world continues to exist. Even today in Sumatra (Indonesia), people continue to create funerary stone monuments outwardly similar to ancient megaliths, thus preserving the memory and customs of their ancestors.

In many places of the world, traditions, legends and stories have been preserved that many megaliths are associated with the reincarnations of dead people.

Many megaliths are closely related to astrology, in connection with this, a new direction of researchers of antiquities has arisen - archaeoastronomy. It is archaeoastronomers who are engaged in the study of the astronomical aspect in megalithic construction. It was archaeoastronomers who proved many hypotheses regarding the purpose of many ancient stone structures.

Some megalithic structures were created to determine the major solar and lunar cycles of the year. These objects served as calendars and observatories for observing celestial bodies.

Megaliths - a legacy of ancient civilizations

Unfortunately, in our time, in all corners of the world, for various reasons, the trend of destroying ancient monuments continues, but all over the world, new finds of ancient structures also continue to be discovered.

Many studies and the objects themselves are stubbornly hushed up by official departments, or dates are deliberately incorrectly determined and the reports and conclusions of scientists are falsified, because. many objects simply do not fit into the generally accepted chronology of our civilization.

Megaliths are the very objects that connect us with the distant past, with the deep past, and it can definitely be argued that they have not yet revealed all their secrets to people ...

Original taken from slavikap V

Original taken from otevalm in Megaliths of Russia: the legacy of an ancient civilization

Huge structures made of blocks of stones are called megaliths. They are considered the most mysterious among other mysteries of nature. Despite the fact that the megaliths of Russia are the legacy of an ancient civilization, they have been little studied by Russian scientists. Most of them were found on the territory of Kamchatka and Siberia.

Scientific research: places of discovery of megaliths

For example, about 200 kilometers from the village of Tigil (Kamchatka), travelers accidentally stumbled upon amazing cylindrical boulders. After their signal about the incredible find, a group of archaeologists soon went here to study.

According to one of the members of the expedition team, Yu. Golubev, archaeologists at first could not understand what they saw in front of them. It seemed that the cylindrical stones with jagged edges were part of an incredible single structure. It was not possible to determine their age by the state of the blocks, as if they had appeared quite recently.

Crowds of curious spectators soon began to arrive at the scene. The result of the study was simply amazing. The age of this structure was about 400 million years! It turns out that such megaliths of Russia represented the legacy of an ancient civilization that existed in prehistoric times.

Another expedition was organized in 2005. It was called "Baikal 2005". She acted as the first part of a grandiose Russian project. The purpose of the study was to analyze the origin of structures made of stones, which were called the "Russian version of Stonehenge".

The first area where the scientists went was a mountain called Yord in the Angi valley. These places are considered sacred by the local shamans. Amazingly, Yord is artificially formed. Such conclusions are made on the basis of its ideal form, which could not be the result of natural metamorphoses. There is a possibility that the mountain is made of boulders, which over many centuries have been completely overgrown with grass.

In the village of Akhunovo, a Chelyabinsk expedition in 1996 immediately discovered a group of menhirs - vertical megaliths. The design combined 13 structures. Their height varied from 70 cm to two meters. According to archaeologists, this building was once a sundial or an ancient calendar. The researchers also found a mass of fragments of ceramics and animal bones.

Researchers are reluctant to talk about their discoveries, which relate to the mysterious phenomena of ancient civilizations. What is it connected with? Perhaps they are simply forbidden to do so? It is impossible even to imagine that the area is a huge area, climatic conditions which is comparable to the southern territories of Russia, remained untouched for more than one millennium.

No less mysterious structures are two well-known pyramidal structures in the city of Nakhodka, which are called Brother and Sister. The second, of course, arose naturally. With regard to Brother, the question of origin still remains unanswered. According to research, the height of this pyramid was once more than 300 meters.

In our time, it is characterized by a balanced shape with a sharp end, which is not typical for natural structures. Upon careful examination of Brat, signs were found that once construction work was carried out here. Also found traces of plaster.

Near the settlement of Rzhavchik on the Amur River, an equally mysterious heap of stones was found, which are the ruins of some ancient building. Large stone slabs are so tightly adjacent to one another that there is a distance of less than a millimeter between them.

Mysterious steps leading to nowhere - a building in the south of Kamchatka. Maybe once they were part of a majestic castle. Such conjectures are caused by their careful research. The outlines of the stones are clear. The structure of the structure, according to geologists, has no analogues in nature. Even today's architects cannot recreate such a technique in contemporary work. How great were the knowledge, skills and abilities of the ancient peoples!

Most of the megalithic structures of Kamchatka and Siberia are one to one with similar structures in the Andes. According to one version, the ancient peoples of Kolyma and the Indians of North America are distant relatives. In the Andes, as in Kolyma, there are the richest deposits of gold ore. Probably, in ancient times precious metal was mined here.

And although it seems incredible, the megaliths of Russia - the legacy of an ancient civilization, were created by man with the help of unimaginable devices. They can be found in all Russian territories.

In particular, research near St. Petersburg remained secret to the public. It remains only to guess whether the world will ever know about their sensational finds? ()

September 22, 2013, 22:50

Map of Hyperborea by Gerard Mercator.

Traces of catastrophic events are found on Earth ancient history planets. Many peoples have preserved various myths and legends that mention a giant catastrophe. Some Russian researchers in the Arctic, along with the research mission, had the task of searching for traces of an ancient civilization in this region, which allegedly died as a result of a global catastrophe. The task was never completed. And no wonder - a gigantic cataclysm swept away the traces of this civilization, but the traces of the cataclysm itself should remain.

Many researchers claim that about 12.9 thousand years ago a cosmic body (a massive meteorite or an asteroid) fell into the Arctic, which fell apart.
In addition to its own explosion, the body caused by its fall a violation of the solidity of the Baltic Shield, which ultimately led to a catastrophic eruption of the earth's interior. The scale of the catastrophe that occurred was so grandiose that it led not only to global climate change on our planet, but also to a change in the geological structure of the territory of northwestern Russia.

The explosion of the largest fragment formed a crater with a diameter of 80 km. This crater makes up the deep-water part of the bed of Lake Ladoga. The rest of the fragments, smaller, became the causes of the emergence of numerous lakes in Karelia.

According to another, unofficial version, the cause of the global catastrophe is considered to be an artificially created giant explosion aimed at the islands of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, which is the metropolis of the Hyperboreans.

A giant explosion and the subsequent water shaft destroyed the civilization of the Hyperboreans. Only accidentally discovered ancient traces of the Hyperborean civilization remained on the territory of the mainland of Russia. Found ancient ruined structures or stone blocks and slabs of artificial origin immediately fell into the category of forbidden archeology. It is probably almost impossible to find traces of an ancient civilization on the islands of Severnaya Zemlya today. Strong earthquakes and a sea rampart destroyed buildings, structures and mechanisms. It is possible that individual traces in the form of blocks, remains of foundations or structures have been preserved under the thickness of centuries-old ice. But it is impossible to reach them today. The rapid melting of glaciers on the Arctic islands gives us hope that these traces will soon be discovered.

When a giant explosion occurred, several tens of billions of tons of rock and water vapor were thrown into the air. A crater about two kilometers deep formed at the site of the explosion. These explosions provoked a series of powerful earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions on the planet. A large amount of dust, volcanic ash and water vapor were thrown into the air of the atmosphere. Cooling and climate change have come in many regions of the Earth. Especially, strong climatic changes have occurred within the Arctic Circle. The region was frozen for 2 days. A new ice age began with the rise of permafrost. Then the glaciers began to retreat, causing even more significant changes on the surface of the released territories, coupled with the ongoing tectonic activity, the destruction occurred colossal.

Dust tracks and traces of volcanic ash are found in some layers of eternal glaciers, for example, in Greenland, dating from 10-12 millennium BC.

Imagine only a force that in an instant twisted and lifted sedimentary rocks that had been formed for centuries in a horizontal plane.

During the explosion, small and medium-sized stones, as well as large boulders, were scattered around for tens and hundreds of kilometers. Some of these fragments fell on neighboring islands and mainland coast. The monstrous consequence of the explosion was the emergence of a water shaft several tens of meters high. The shaft spread in different directions at great speed, washing away all life, even vegetation, from the surface of the islands and the mainland. Gradually, the strength of the sea stream weakened, the speed of movement and the height of the shaft decreased. Bumping into rocky islands, continental mountains, uplands, highlands and mountain plateaus, the shaft flowed around them, rushing into the valleys Siberian rivers, lowlands and oceans. Everything that was washed away from the surface of the islands and mainland land was transported over long distances and gradually settled on land.

The water shaft spread especially far along the wide lowlands, gradually weakening and throwing off all the washed-out material. Having reached a certain limit on land and having exhausted its strength, the sea current began to roll towards the Arctic seas, leaving behind a large number of lakes with salty sea water.

The direction of distribution of the sea shaft in the territory of present-day Russia

If you look at geographical map Russia, it is easy to understand that the main blow of the elements was taken over by the territory that belongs to it today. The most vulnerable were the neighboring islands with the archipelago, as well as north coast Siberia. The low-lying territories of Siberia became the main theaters, where a grandiose spectacle of the elements was played out.

Mammoth Dima, 1977, Magadan region

The bodies of many animals or their individual parts are well preserved in the permafrost, along with the remains of woody plants. Among them there are carcasses of mammoths, rhinos, saber-toothed tigers, horses, bears and other large animals. In some regions of the tundra, skeletal bones form whole deposits on the surface. Giant cemeteries are found throughout the regions of the Far North, Siberia, Alaska, and the island part of northern Canada. Cemeteries and burials of animal carcasses form a peculiar strip in the north, called by researchers the "death strip", which stretches along the entire Arctic Circle. The largest and most numerous burials are found on the territory of Russia. This is understandable. The source of the water shaft was located in the coastal territory of the north of Russia. Animal bones are also found on the islands of the Arctic Ocean and at the bottom of the Arctic seas.

Traces of the great catastrophe are everywhere, you just need to be able to see them. Giant water shafts crushed the rocks and instantly froze. It is again difficult for scientists to explain how this ice formed.

An important point is the fact that the death of these animals occurred instantly and simultaneously in all regions of the north of the planet. Frozen carcasses of mammoths contained undigested plants in the esophagus and stomachs, according to which scientists established which plants the mammoths ate. It was established by various methods that the cataclysm that claimed the lives of many animals occurred 10-12 thousand years ago. The conclusion of some scientists is unequivocal. There was a grandiose cataclysm that caused a tidal wave of incredible power, washing away gigantic herds of animals. At the same time, dozens and hundreds of different species of animals disappear during this period.

Now imagine what happened to the structures that were located on the territory subjected to such a cataclysm. If Moscow had been subjected to such an "attack", then even dust would not have remained from it. But megalithic buildings are the most perfect that was created on our planet, especially resistant to the effects of this kind, buildings made using the technique of polygonal masonry.

Let's take a closer look at what's left of ancient civilization on Russian territory.

Megaliths of Kolyma

A journalist from Magadan, Igor Alekseevich Beznutrov, reported that he had discovered strange stone formations in the vicinity of the city, the study of which suggests their artificial origin.

Remains of what was once a wall of some structure

Of course, in the structures of Machu Picchu or Tiahuanaco we do not see such erosion, such destruction, and even a razor blade cannot pass between the blocks. So after all there was no glacier!

What kind of structures were we will never know

Game of forces of nature?

A classic example of polygonal masonry of the Mesoamerican culture, but only in Kolyma

Megaliths of Taimyr

Canyon Kotuykan

All these photos, taken from the Internet, are amateur, taken in various places on the Taimyr Peninsula.

Pay attention to the "brick" structure of the far wall of the waterfall and to the stone in the foreground. In Taimyr, there are enough such objects containing even edges, edges, corners, but due to the fact that they are not so obvious, tourists simply do not notice them.

Very similar to the embankment, or rather what is left of it

Here are the remains of some ancient foundation, and on the left you can even see the steps of the stairs

Could nature have created all this?

Like the ruins of some ancient bastion.

Rock "Vityaz". If you look closely at this bizarrely weathered remnant, you can easily notice the rectangular blocks of which it is complex.

Pyramid ruins?

These amazing pyramids 16-18 meters high were discovered on the banks of the river. Bolshaya Logata by the participants of the international project CryoCARB during the 2011 expedition to Taimyr. The pyramids were formed after the ice that filled the cracks in the polygonal tundra melted. None of these scientists had seen this before.

Sayan megaliths - Ergaki

Ergaki are rightfully considered one of the the most beautiful places Siberia. You could even say it's a gem. Ergaki - translated as "fingers", "fingers directed to the sky." The locals have many legends about these places.

Ergaki - name natural park located in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The park was named after the ridge of the same name, which by the 1990s had become very popular among tourists, artists, and the local population.

The famous forty-ton hanging stone in Ergaki:

And all this, according to scientists, was created by Mother Nature. We look and wonder.

A waterfall, and above it, like a pile of fragments of giant granite slabs of almost perfect shape:

Especially the photo below, well, it looks very much like a natural structure)

In the same place, nearby is the tract Burudat or "Stone City". I think comments are unnecessary here.

The wall, and under it fragments scattered by an unknown force. Tsunami? Explosion?

Krasnoyarsk pillars: who is their creator?

The complex of stone remains near Krasnoyarsk annually attracts thousands of pilgrims to the harsh Siberian lands. Still, where else can you see more than a hundred rocks of the most bizarre forms. Blocks with a height of several meters to half a kilometer with their outlines resemble either animals, or people, or architectural structures, or household items. Who did this miracle? To say thank you should her majesty nature? Or maybe once shapeless blocks of stone were hewn and polished by ancient people? Or did an unknown Something have a hand in it?

Geologists claim that the pillars are the result of magmatic eruptions that often occurred in these places 500-600 million years ago. But the molten magma then could not escape, and froze in the bowels of mother earth, more precisely, in its cracks and voids. But the surface rocks that surrounded the solidified magma were weak in the face of the elements. The sun, wind, water and frost gradually destroyed the calcareous and clay fetters of the future giants. In parallel, the idols were rising due to the activity of the Eastern Sayan.

There is an alternative hypothesis of the origin of the pillars and it is much closer to me. Its supporters believe that if the stone remains were not created by ancient people, they were at least ennobled by them. Allegedly in the eighth millennium BC there was an ancient " City of dead» with tombs crowned with stone sphinxes and birds, tunnels. But the city was destroyed.

There are two versions of the "end of the world" in a particular region. According to one hypothesis, the earthquake is to blame. Another legend is truly fantastic: the city collapsed during the great world war, which is told in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata.

Over time, these myths gave rise to an alternative theory of the settlement of ancient peoples on the planet.

"Feathers", height 30 meters

The arguments of the theory of the man-made origin of the pillars are simple: how could nature cut out the water and wind in such a clear form of many pillars? Take a look at the vertical pillars of the Feathers rock, what mortar holds them together?

Megaliths of Altai

This photo was taken on Mount Bobyrgan in Altai. The mountain surprises with its appearance, as if multi-ton granite blogs were piled into a heap, many of them have a cubic shape.

Rock "Iconostasis". I'm afraid that everything here is man-made, and not just the recent image of Lenin.

Menhirs and remains, i.e. what is left of some ancient structures

Another example of ancient buildings in Altai

Megaliths of Lake Itkul:

Megaliths of Primorye

Livadia Mountain - one of the dominant heights of southern Primorye, is part of the Livadia Range mountain system Sikhote-Alin. The unofficial, but the most common name of the mountain is the old name - Pidan, presumably of Chinese origin, formed by the components: pi - great, big; dan - rocks, i.e. "Big rocks".

There is a myth that in translation from the Jurchen language the name means “Stones poured by God”, the mountain received this name due to the kurums (stone scree) covering a significant area of ​​​​the slopes, as well as directly to the top.

It is located at the foot, on the very shore of Peter the Great Bay. One can only guess the size of the ruined city

Not only was the city destroyed to the ground, but subjected to centuries of erosion, but what is hidden under a layer of soil is undoubtedly better preserved.

Some blocks reach tens of tons in weight.

Despite the colossal destruction, many fragments have survived quite well.

Even many fragments of buildings are well preserved

18 kilometers from the village of Nizhnetambovsky, Komsomolsky district of the Khabarovsk Territory, there is Mount Shaman, on which quite impressive structures were also found.

Some examples of similar objects in the Urals

Here you can find all types of megalithic structures known to science. These are menhirs or standing stones, dolmens - stone tables and tombs, cromlechs - arched stone structures and geoglyphs, and the remains of stone cities hidden by earth and vegetation, and giant walls.

"Wolf stone" in the south of the Urals, in Bashkiria. The stone is completely discordant with the surrounding landscape and looks like a remnant of a wall. Among the local population, this place is considered cursed.

This is Chertovo Mound near Yekaterinburg, the most popular place among tourists

And this is another most popular object of pilgrimage for tourists in the Urals, the rock "Seven Brothers", 6 km. from the village of Verkh-Neyvinsky, in the Yekaterinburg province. They resemble Devil's Settlement in shape, but are taller and more spectacular than it. Also, for some reason, it is considered the brainchild of nature.

View from above

And this is Arakul Shikhan in Chelyabinsk region. This array also resembles the Devil's Settlement and the "Seven Brothers"

This is a rock chain stretching from east to west for more than 2 km. The maximum chain width is 40-50 m. Max Height 80 m

The most common version of the origin of the Arakul Shikhan is his natural origin. They say that rain, wind and sun over millions of years have turned stones into granite blocks, evenly stacked on top of each other. It is very difficult to believe that this was created by nature, and not by man. Sheehan gives the strong impression that someone has painstakingly put up a barrier wall, a sort of older sister The Great Wall of China, made of giant granite blocks. It is enhanced by the features of this place, which is a pass with a magnificent view.

The main mystery of the Arakul Shikhan is perfectly round stone bowls of different diameters and depths, hollowed out in granite along the entire length of the ridge.

Secrets of the Karelian mountain Vottovaara

Until now, an inquisitive researcher can find monuments in the remote taiga corners of Karelia, which often do not fit into the system of logical ideas of modern man. The complex on Mount Vottovaara (Muezersky district of the Republic of Karelia), which attracts an increasing number of tourists from year to year, is one of such monuments.

Mount Vottovaara is the highest point of the West Karelian Upland - 417.3 meters above sea level. About 9 thousand years ago, at the place where Vottovaara stands, a powerful earthquake occurred, as a result of which a giant sinkhole formed. So in the center of the mountain a natural amphitheater appeared, dotted with small lakes and rocks. Karelian scientists believe that Vottovaara is a unique geological monument. It turns out that not only geological, but also historical and cultural.

On Mount Vottovaare, highest point West Karelian Upland, archaeological expedition of the Karelian State Museum of Local Lore, 1992–1993. discovered a whole complex that occupies the entire surface of the mountain and consists of 1286 stones (seids). It can be assumed that in ancient times there was a city here. This is evidenced by the location of huge boulders, and traces of ancient temples. There are also stone steps leading to the sky, ending in a sheer cliff and clouds, and the remains of giant structures made of multi-ton slabs.

The generally accepted opinion about the cult purpose of such structures has limited further scientific research of the complex. It was decided that the location of the stones had no system, although no one thought to compare this prehistoric megalithic complex with other similar structures on the planet, for example, with the English Stonehenge, and, unfortunately, archaeological searches in this area were stopped.

Yes, and this is not Egypt!

As in Taimyr, the destruction is simply catastrophic. It's a miracle that anything survived at all. The traces of civilization would be erased irretrievably. And these stones will survive another catastrophe.

Stone structures dating back thousands of years are scattered all over the world. Many of them appeared even before the invention of writing, so there is no evidence left about the builders and the purposes of erecting these structures. However, despite the lack of written historical sources, the specific structure of ancient megaliths allows scientists to make fairly solid assumptions about the purpose for which these structures were built and what function they performed.

In the north-west of Ireland, near the town of Rafo, there is a simple-looking circle that in the past could perform a variety of functions - from ritual to scientific. Around the embankment, along a circle with a diameter of 45 meters, there are 64 stones, the average height of which is two meters. Scientists estimate that the stone circle was built around 1400-1800 BC. According to Oliver Davis, who researched ancient monument in the 1930s, in the area of ​​the stone circle, there were signs that someone tried to excavate in a makeshift way, but suddenly, perhaps out of fear, left the place.

Despite the study of the Beltani stone circle, its purpose has not yet been clarified. According to one version, the answer lies in the name of the megalith. The word Beltani is possibly associated with the name of the pagan festival Beltane, during which bonfires were lit on the top of the hill, symbolizing the renewal of the forces of the Sun. Other hypotheses link the Beltani stone circle to the circles at Carrowmore Cemetery, suggesting that the Beltani circle was used in burial rituals for the dead. Some believe that the whole complex of stones and the mound that they frame hides something like a tomb underneath, but no one has yet been able to find out what it really is.

Megaliths of the Bada Valley

In Indonesian, you can see interesting megaliths that resemble moai statues and are distinguished by high sculptural skill. Scientists cannot name either the exact age of the stone statues or their purpose. Questions from local residents did not help shed light on the mystery of megaliths, the natives claim that "they have always been here." However, a number of legends are associated with these stone statues among local residents.

Some argue that megaliths are installed on the sites of mass human sacrifices. Others say that stone statues guard evil spirits. And there is also a belief that these statues are petrified villains, and some even believe that they are able to move. Another surprising fact related to the Bud megaliths is also perplexing: the fact is that the statues are made of stone that is not mined in the area.

Spirit wheel

Rujm el-Hiri, or "wheel of spirits", is a megalithic structure located in the Golan Heights, on the border of Syria and Israel. The structure consists of four concentric circles and a central cairn. The largest outer diameter is 158 m (520 ft). The circles are made of basalt stones. The rings are interconnected by jumpers. There were suggestions that the place in the center was intended for burial, but when studying the building, no burial was found below. There is a version that in the distant past, jewels were kept here, which were looted by marauders.

Scientists believe that the stone wheel was not built as a fortress or a place where people could live. Judging by the structure of the structure and how the sunrise and solstice correlate with the “spokes” of the wheel, a version was put forward according to which this structure served as a calendar.

Some researchers believe that rituals were held in the circle for the liberation of the dead from everything carnal, involving the separation of flesh from bones. After the ritual, the bones were moved to another place, this can explain the absence of buried remains in the circle. However, no evidence of such activities at Rujm el-Hiri has been found. Whatever the purpose of the "wheel of spirits", it is clear that a lot of time and effort was spent on its construction, and this object was very important for the people who used it.

The Rudston Monolith is the tallest single stone in Britain. Such stone monoliths are called menhirs. This menhir is located in the church cemetery of the village of Radston and is 7.6 meters high. The age of the monolith is attributed to 1600 BC. Given the size and venerable age of the monolith, there is nothing surprising in the fact that local people pass on traditions and legends associated with this stone from generation to generation. According to one of them, this stone used to be a spear that the devil threw at the church, but hit the ground of the church cemetery. Another story tells that a stone spear was thrown from above, aiming at the cemetery vandals.

Sir William Strickland dug up the whole area in search of any archaeological evidence of the stone's true history. According to him, half of the monolith is deep underground, respectively, its real height is twice as high as the known figure. The researcher also found many human skulls, hinting that this place could be used for human sacrifices and religious rituals. However, be that as it may, neither the skulls nor the local folklore shed light on what really happened at the stone in Radston.

Separate standing megalithic monuments in Cornwall are called Pipers and Merry Maidens. Pipers are two separate stones, and the Merry Maidens near Pipers form a stone circle of perfect shape. There is an entrance on the eastern side of the structure, which could theoretically indicate the use of megaliths for astronomical purposes. There are many burial grounds in the vicinity of the megalithic complex, which in turn allows scientists to assume that the stones were related to spiritual rituals or funeral rites. It is possible that the stones installed in a strict order performed several functions at once.

Despite the fact that Pipers and the Merry Maidens stand apart from each other, these structures are invariably referred to in the same context. According to one of local legends, two pipers played for the dancing girls on one Sunday, but since such behavior was forbidden on such a day, the musicians and cheerful dancers turned into stones. Sounds nice, but is it true?

In County Galway, in Ireland, everyone can admire the amazing stone, which at one time was placed in the area of ​​​​the Firvor ring fort. Later, the stone was moved to the vicinity of Turua's house. The stone has a rounded shape and is decorated with patterns made in the ancient Celtic technique “la tene”. The Turua stone is the most striking and well-preserved example of this decorative stonework in Europe.

But what purpose did this stone serve? Nobody knows the exact answer to this question. Given the characteristic, close to phallic, shape of the stone, some experts suggest that the stone was used in rituals aimed at increasing fertility in all its manifestations.

Another version connects the English spelling of the name Turua with the phrase "Cloch an Tuair Rua", which means "stone of the red wasteland". The presence of the word “red”, according to the researchers, may hint at the fact that sacrifices, including human sacrifices, were practiced near the stone. There is an opinion that this stone was originally located in France, and came to Ireland later.

On the territory of the alpine plain in the center of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as in the north of Portugal and Galicia, you can find more than 400 granite, rather rough, but realistic animal sculptures - most often, wild boars, which is why the Spaniards call them "verraco" (from Spanish verraco - wild boar ), as well as bears and bulls. Scientists date them to the IV-I centuries. BC e. It is assumed that the creators of the verraco were the Vettones - the ancient Celtic people of Spain.

The bulls of Guisando are perhaps the most famous of the verracos. This is a sculptural complex of 4 statues, dated around the 2nd century BC. e. It is believed that once these bulls had horns, but under the influence of precipitation and wind they collapsed. Some historians believe that the stone figures of bulls were made separately from each other, and were brought together much later.

Scientists are not sure about the true purpose of stone bulls, but it has been noticed that verraco are located in places where they are clearly visible to others. Perhaps the sculptors just wanted to draw attention to their work. The location of the bulls in a well-observed place could also be associated with some religious moments. Some believe that verraco protect villages and farms from evil spirits.

Gray Sheep is a unique megalithic structure. Its originality lies primarily in the fact that this structure consists of two circles located next to each other. There are 30 stones in each circle, the diameter of the stone circles is 33 meters. During the excavation of stone circles, a thin layer of charcoal was found, which may indicate extensive fires in this place. It is obvious that something was happening inside the circles, but what exactly is unknown.

There is a version that links circles to spiritual concepts. That is, one circle is connected with the world of the living, and the other represents those who have departed to another world. The rituals performed in the "circle of the living" were aimed at creating portals between the two worlds. Another theory does not emphasize the spiritual nature of the stone circles, but connects them with the gender of their visitors: one circle was intended for men, the other for women. There are those who believe that representatives of different tribes met in this place, here they traded, feasted and resolved pressing issues. And where does the sheep, you ask.

Local legend explains the name of the megaliths as follows: once a farmer came to Dartmoor and immediately began to criticize the quality of sheep in the local market. After a couple of glasses, the locals managed to convince the visiting farmer that they had a product that could satisfy his refined taste. The tipsy farmer was taken out to a field where, allegedly, sheep were grazing. The weather was foggy, and the farmer, seeing indistinct silhouettes in the fog, believed the sellers. Having paid, the next morning the poor fellow discovered that he had bought not real sheep, but stones standing in the field.

Locals call this megalithic complex "the altar of the Druids". Dromberg consists of 17 menhirs, the origin of which is unknown. But certain assumptions can be made about the purpose of these stones: one of the stones is oriented to the point of sunset during the winter solstice. Perhaps it was a calendar.

In addition, another interesting find was found in Dromberg: the remains of a cremated person were found in a broken vessel, and the vessel was intentionally broken during burial. The age of the burial dates back to 1100-800 BC. Archaeologists have established that people once lived in the vicinity of the stone circle, who for some reason came to Dromberg and were forced to stay there for a while.

In the north of Mongolia, you can see megaliths covered with amazing carvings, which were installed at the burial place of warriors or at the place of sacrifice, and served as a kind of monument to the buried. In total, 1,200 free-standing stones were found, the height of which ranges from one to five meters. They date back to the Late Bronze Age and the beginning of the Iron Age.

Almost all the stones have images of deer, both realistic and fantastic. In addition to deer, there are images of horses, the sun, birds, weapons, and various geometric figures on the stones.

Some historians believe that such an interaction of natural elements - a deer, the sun and a bird, can symbolize the path that the soul takes when it passes into another world. The spirit leaves the earth (deer), goes to heaven (bird), and then to heaven, that is, to the next world (sun). Perhaps the images of deer on stone blocks provided protection from evil spirits.

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