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Antikythera mechanism: ancient Greek analog computer
Antikythera mechanism: ancient Greek analog computer. Antikythera mechanism discovered in 1900s from a shipwreck dating to about 100 BC Contains at least 30 gears and toothed…
Easter Island moai construction and Rapa Nui society collapse
Easter Island moai construction and Rapa Nui society collapse. Easter Island is located 3,700 km from Chile's coast and 4,000 km from French Polynesia About 1,000 moai were…
Great Pyramid mathematical constants and construction
Great Pyramid mathematical constants and construction. Great Pyramid base is 230m on each side, 140m in height Oriented to True North with variation of only 1/500th of a degree…
Great Circle: global alignment of ancient siteslost_civilization
Great Circle: global alignment of ancient sites. Jim Allison identified a 'great circle' alignment of ancient sites in 1997 Line passes through Nazca (Peru), Machu Picchu,…
Göbekli Tepe: 11,600-year-old megalithic site
Göbekli Tepe: 11,600-year-old megalithic site. Göbekli Tepe discovered in 1990s by shepherds in Turkey Site dates to 11,600 years ago with margin of error of 150 years 11,500…
Qasr el-Sagha megalithic structure older than Giza pyramids
Qasr el-Sagha megalithic structure older than Giza pyramids. Qasr el-Sagha is a megalithic structure north of Lake Moeris Located in a remote part of the desert, near the lake…
Egyptian tomb security evolved through arms race
Egyptian tomb security evolved through arms race. Early dynastic tombs used portcullises made of harder stone than surrounding bedrock as security barrier Mastabas had…
1,000-ton Ramesseum statue monolith transported 115 miles from Aswan quarry
1,000-ton Ramesseum statue monolith transported 115 miles from Aswan quarry. The Ramesseum contains one of the largest stone monoliths ever cut in human history Carved from a…
Pillar 43 shows 10,950 BC Younger Dryas comet date
Pillar 43 shows 10,950 BC Younger Dryas comet date. Dr. Martin Swatman analyzed animal shapes on Pillar 43 using astronomical software The animals align with constellation shapes…
Pillar 43 V-shapes believed to represent 365-day calendar
Pillar 43 V-shapes believed to represent 365-day calendar. Dr. Martin Swatman developed theory that V-shapes represent days 15 V-shapes at top represent one lunar month of 29-30…
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