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Spanish conquest of Inca Empire through capture of Atahualpa and civil war
Spanish conquest of Inca Empire through capture of Atahualpa and civil war. Atahualpa was engaged in civil war with his brother Wascar over succession to the Sappa Inca throne…
Traditional assumption: Great Pyramid contains 2.3 million blocks of cut limestone, each weighing ~3 tons
Traditional assumption: Great Pyramid contains 2.3 million blocks of cut limestone, each weighing ~3 tons. Traditional assumption: Great Pyramid contains 2.3 million blocks of cut…
The Laacher See volcanic eruption occurred 13,077 years ago (11,077 BC), recently redated 126 years earlier than previously thought
The Laacher See volcanic eruption occurred 13,077 years ago (11,077 BC), recently redated 126 years earlier than previously thought. The Laacher See volcanic eruption occurred…
Ancient Egyptian stone vases made from hard stone granite were manufactured before pyramid construction
Ancient Egyptian stone vases made from hard stone granite were manufactured before pyramid construction. Ancient Egyptian stone vases made from hard stone granite were…
Vienna Devil in Glass: 400-Year-Old Artifact and Its Evolving Description
Vienna Devil in Glass: 400-Year-Old Artifact and Its Evolving Description. The artifact is housed in Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum, dated to early 1600s It measures 6.6…
Neapolis garum production and underwater archaeology
Neapolis garum production and underwater archaeology. House of Nymphs had 20 colorful mosaic lane rooms arranged around a central garden Garden featured semicircular basin with…
Storm Harry exposes Neapolis. ruins on Tunisia beach
Storm Harry exposes Neapolis. ruins on Tunisia beach. Storm surge pushed seawater several meters inland, flooding roads and damaging homes Coastal erosion accelerated when waters…
Cyclopean polygonal walls found across southern Europe and beyond
Cyclopean polygonal walls found across southern Europe and beyond. Polygonal walls are mysterious ancient constructions built with odd-shaped stones fitted together without mortar…
Mystery of missing bones in cyclopean structures
Mystery of missing bones in cyclopean structures. Major archaeological problem: No human bones found inside the pedestals or towers Elephant skull theory (cyclops from elephant…
Bronze Age Collapse led to cultural disappearance
Bronze Age Collapse led to cultural disappearance. Around 1500-1000 BC, new populations invaded and replaced cyclopean builders across Europe The Bronze Age Collapse was followed…
Excarnation practices identified at cyclopean sites
Excarnation practices identified at cyclopean sites. Excarnation (secondary burial) involves exposing dead bodies to remove flesh before bone storage Three methods: reburial…
Human face carving and bones found at Sayburç
Human face carving and bones found at Sayburç A T-pillar was found with a human head/face carved at its base The carving is similar in style to other discoveries in the Taş…
New Sayburç statue has sewn-up mouth and shell eyes
New Sayburç statue has sewn-up mouth and shell eyes. A new statue was found at Sayburç with pronounced ribs Archaeologists report the mouth is sewn up The eyes are made from…
Giant southern enclosures uncovered at Sayburç
Giant southern enclosures uncovered at Sayburç. New excavations revealed giant enclosures at the southern part of Sayburç Seven to eight T-pillars found in one configuration A…
Sayburç bull leaping scene oldest known example worldwide
Sayburç bull leaping scene oldest known example worldwide. Sayburç contains a figure holding privates flanked by leopards A large bull scene shows a figure in bull leaping…
New theory proposes Phaistos Disc as Bronze Age board game
New theory proposes Phaistos Disc as Bronze Age board game. Constantinos Ragaz proposes the disc is a Bronze Age board game, not writing Spiral board games known in ancient Egypt…
Phaistos Disc: 45 distinct symbols, 242 total occurrences analyzed
Phaistos Disc: 45 distinct symbols, 242 total occurrences analyzed. The disc contains 45 distinct signs occurring 242 times total 123 symbols on one side, 119 on the other Symbol…
Aurigny Lartet Bone: 11-Month Lunar Cycle Notation
Aurigny Lartet Bone: 11-Month Lunar Cycle Notation. Bone plaque from Abri Lartet shelter, France Age: over 30,000 years old Face 1 has 37 lines and 87 pits
Aurignacian Culture: 43,000-20,000 Year Old Toolkit and Art
Aurignacian Culture: 43,000-20,000 Year Old Toolkit and Art. Aurignacian culture existed from 43,000 to 20,000 years ago Geographic spread from Spain to Italy to France to Germany…
Abri Blanchard Moon Bone Shows Lunar Phases
Abri Blanchard Moon Bone Shows Lunar Phases. Artifact is a bone from Abri Blanchard shelter in France Age: over 30,000 years old Shows two figures with general outline similar to…
Venus of Laussel: 13 Marks Connect Moon to Reproduction
Venus of Laussel: 13 Marks Connect Moon to Reproduction. Venus figurine from abri de Laussel - site de fouilles préhistoriques, France Depicts woman with exaggerated reproductive…
Four theories explaining Enclosure E's missing T-pillars
Four theories explaining Enclosure E's missing T-pillars. First theory: Robbed of pillars and walls for reuse in other enclosures, dated to 9500-8800 BC Second theory: Older than…
Enclosure E: Göbekli Tepe's unique pillar-less structure
Enclosure E: Göbekli Tepe's unique pillar-less structure. Located on the western plateau of Göbekli Tepe, away from main excavations Described in 2017 as lacking any…
Egyptian stone vases show 12,000-year-old precision technology
Egyptian stone vases show 12,000-year-old precision technology. Egyptian stone vases date from 12,000-14,000 years ago (Naqada cultures) to the start of dynastic civilization…
Turkish and Peruvian sites show similar precision marks globally
Turkish and Peruvian sites show similar precision marks globally. Scoop marks at Stonehenge parallel similar marks at Asan Kroy, Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu Similar…
Turkish Neolithic artifacts show 9,000-year-old precision
Turkish Neolithic artifacts show 9,000-year-old precision. Polished stone plates from Karahan Tepe in southeast Turkey date to around 9,400 BC Obsidian ring from Çatalhöyük shows…
Flinders Petrie first noticed ancient precision in 1800s
Flinders Petrie first noticed ancient precision in 1800s. Flinders Petrie first noticed tubular drill holes and striations on drill cores in late 1800s Only during the industrial…
Davidovits Proposes Geopolymer Pyramid Theory
Davidovits Proposes Geopolymer Pyramid Theory. Joseph Davidovits was a chemist specializing in synthetic mineral materials and industrial binders In the 1970s, he noticed pyramid…
Criticisms and Limitations of Geopolymer Theory
Criticisms and Limitations of Geopolymer Theory. An estimated 500-800 granite blocks inside the Great Pyramid, weighing up to 80 tons each, cannot be geopolymer cast Davidovits…
Scientific Evidence for Cast Limestone Blocks
Scientific Evidence for Cast Limestone Blocks. Key ingredients for casting pyramid blocks were available in Old Kingdom Egypt: powdered limestone, clay/kaolin binder, natron…
Barsoum Confirms Some Blocks Are Geopolymer
Barsoum Confirms Some Blocks Are Geopolymer. Material scientist Michel Barsoum published a pivotal study in 2006 proving at least some limestone blocks were made with geopolymer…
Uros People Build Floating Islands From Totora Reeds
Uros People Build Floating Islands From Totora Reeds. Uros are an ancient people who predate the Inca and the Aymara They construct floating islands from totora reeds Located on…
Megalithic Sites Around Lake Titicaca Include Unknown Solar Calendar
Megalithic Sites Around Lake Titicaca Include Unknown Solar Calendar. Orca del Inca (Copa Cabana, Bolivia) is an ancient megalithic site with unknown creators Likely functions as…
Terrazzo flooring predates Roman invention by millennia
Terrazzo flooring predates Roman invention by millennia. Terrazzo flooring found in abundance at Karahan Tepe - hundreds of square meters Ancient builders heated limestone to…
Karahan Tepe winter solstice alignment discovered
Karahan Tepe winter solstice alignment discovered. Winter solstice sunrise alignment discovered at Karahan Tepe by Hugh Newman and JJ Ainsworth in Dec 2021 Light hits a carved…
Göbekli Tepe: World's oldest megalithic site dated to 9500 BC
Göbekli Tepe: World's oldest megalithic site dated to 9500 BC. Göbekli Tepe in southeast Turkey is the world's oldest known megalithic site Dr. Klaus Schmidt of the German…
Egyptian pyramids may align with Cygnus constellation stars
Egyptian pyramids may align with Cygnus constellation stars. The falcon-headed god Osiris is identified with the Cygnus constellation Dr. Robin Wells identified the stars of…
Cygnus constellation alignments at Neolithic sites from 15,000-9,500 BC
Cygnus constellation alignments at Neolithic sites from 15,000-9,500 BC. Deneb, the brightest star in Cygnus, was circumpolar around 9500 BC Between 16,000-15,000 BC, Deneb was…
Paleolithic cave art at Creswell Crags shows Cygnus symbolism
Paleolithic cave art at Creswell Crags shows Cygnus symbolism. Creswell Crags on the England/Nottinghamshire border contains Britain's clearest rock art Art dates to approximately…
2002 robot drills southern channel, finds only core masonry
2002 robot drills southern channel, finds only core masonry. In 2002, Pyramid Rover mission drilled through southern blocking stone Revealed only a small 19 cm gap beyond with…
Morton Edgar's channel measurements ignored for 60 years
Morton Edgar's channel measurements ignored for 60 years. Morton Edgar measured southern channel at 208 ft (63.4m) in 1928 He probed northern channel 175 ft deep before rods broke…
Queen's Chamber air channels discovered 1872, stop 15m short
Queen's Chamber air channels discovered 1872, stop 15m short. Queen's Chamber air channels discovered in 1872 by Wayneman Dixon and James Grant Channels were concealed behind a…
Blocking stones wedged from behind, copper pins are handles
Blocking stones wedged from behind, copper pins are handles. 2011 Jetty Robot mission found blocking stone supported by 3mm ledge in west wall Superficial cracks in ceiling span…
Pre-Dynastic Naqada Pottery Found Across Giza Plateau
Pre-Dynastic Naqada Pottery Found Across Giza Plateau. Pre-dynastic Naqada culture pottery found at multiple locations on Giza Plateau Artifacts documented with photographs and…
Geological Evidence Suggests Sphinx Enclosure Pre-Dates Fourth Dynasty
Geological Evidence Suggests Sphinx Enclosure Pre-Dates Fourth Dynasty. Geological evidence indicates first phase of Sphinx enclosure and associated temple predate fourth dynasty…
Wadi Cemetery: 77 Pre-Khufu Tombs Discovered at Giza
Wadi Cemetery: 77 Pre-Khufu Tombs Discovered at Giza. Excavated in 1904 by George Reisner 77 ancient tombs discovered beneath an ancient dump dating to early Khufu's reign 243…
Copper Contamination Study Proves Late Pre-Dynastic Activity at Giza
Copper Contamination Study Proves Late Pre-Dynastic Activity at Giza. 2024 paper by Martin Odler et al. titled 'The Construction of the Giza Pyramids Chronled by Human Copper…
Melted basalt evidence suggests ancient cataclysm at Vilcashuamán
Melted basalt evidence suggests ancient cataclysm at Vilcashuamán. Stone surfaces at Vilcashuamán show melting evidence Melting basalt requires at least 2,000 degrees Celsius,…
Vilcashuamán shows megalithic pre-Inca construction techniques
Vilcashuamán shows megalithic pre-Inca construction techniques. Vilcashuamán (Vilka Swaman) is in the highlands of Peru: near Ayakucho Polygonal wall construction shows two…
Neolithic Stone Vessel Predecessors in Ancient Levant
Neolithic Stone Vessel Predecessors in Ancient Levant. Stone vessels appeared in Turkey at Çayönü, Karahan Tepe, and Körtiktepe around 10,700 BC These sites predate the earliest…
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