Megalithic period. The world's largest concentration of megalithic structures. Bulls of Guisando, Portugal

Megalithic structures appeared and spread widely during the Bronze Age. Megaliths include the following structures:

menhirs;
dolmens;
alinemans;
cromlechs;
covered walkways;
and other buildings made of large stone blocks and slabs.

Megalithic structures can be found in every corner globe: in the Caucasus, Crimea, Western and Northern Europe(England, France, Denmark, Holland), in India, Iran, on Balkan Peninsula, V North Africa and other countries.

Figure 1. Megalithic structures. Author24 - online exchange of student work

History of the appearance of megalithic structures and types

The appearance of various types of megalithic structures is often associated with cults of veneration of ancestors, the sun or fire, and totems. Large-scale work on processing and moving stone blocks was carried out using huge amount people under a primitive community of labor organization. The most common monuments of this type are dolmens.

Definition 1

Dolmens are burial structures that consist of several slabs arranged vertically and covered with a horizontal slab.

The weight of the slabs reached several tens of tons. Initially, dolmens reached a length of two meters, their height did not exceed 150 centimeters. However, over time, their size became larger; the approach to them was arranged in the form of a stone gallery. The length of such galleries could reach 20 meters. Another type of megalithic structures are menhirs.

Definition 2

Menhirs are vertically installed stone pillars that have a rounded cross-section, a height of up to 20 meters, and a weight of about 300 tons.

Menhirs are located near dolmens, so there is an assumption that funeral rites connect them. Menhirs can often be found in small groups that are arranged in parallel rows. It happens that the length of such rows reaches 30 kilometers.

An example is Carnac in Brittany, where the number of menhirs reaches 3000. It is believed that each menhir is a monument to a deceased person.

Note 1

Menhirs did not arise out of vital necessity, when a person needed to build a home or warehouses. The creation of menhirs was based on an idea that is not related to the struggle for existence. But, despite this, considerable efforts were made to extract, deliver and hoist these blocks, which reached impressive sizes and considerable weight.

The fact of such a rapid spread of this type of megalithic structure indicates that menhirs were a kind of expression of ideas that were the same for the people of that era, regardless of their actual location.

It is no coincidence that these stones were enormous in size and weight. If we take into account their historical relationship with subsequent structures that had architectural features, then a menhir is a funerary monument or monument that is similar in its memorial column, but a dolmen is a crypt, tomb or sarcophagus. The cromlech at Stonehenge is already a kind of temple, albeit a very primitive one.

Definition 3

Cromlechs are large groups of menhirs that are arranged in closed circles. Sometimes circles consist of several rows of vertically placed stones.

An example of a complex megalithic structure is Stonehenge. This is a circle with a diameter of 30 meters, which consists of vertically placed stones. From above they are covered with horizontal slabs. In the middle of the structure there are two rings of low stones, and between them there is a third ring of tall blocks arranged in pairs. In the center is a single stone, which is believed to be an altar. Stonehenge is a famous megalithic structure, which already has such architectural elements as center, rhythm, symmetry.

In this type one can see a structure in which a technical problem not only found a certain type of solution, but also received an aesthetic embodiment, which indicates the architect’s mastery of a sense of rhythm, space, form, scale and proportions. Other megaliths do not possess such qualities, since according to all the above characteristics, they are all closer to amorphous natural creatures than to the work of human hands.

Despite this, the cromlech located in Stonehenge also cannot be called an architectural structure. It is too massive in relation to the horizontals, its verticals are too heavy. The technicality of the appearance in this case prevails over its artistic composition. Exactly the same as in all other structures that preceded the formation of the cromlech:

dugouts;
semi-dugouts;
huts;
above-ground adobe structures that had a utilitarian purpose.

The artistic form arose only when the utilitarian form reached perfection. It was also at the final stage of the Bronze Age, when crafts and the artistic industry actively emerged.

A huge number of megalithic structures have been collected in the Caucasus. Stone alleys, which in Armenia were called the stone army, became widespread here. There are also stone images of fish, which were the personification of the deity of fertility.

Magical architecture of megalithic structures

The origins of architecture date back to the late Neolithic. At that time, stone was already used to create monumental structures. All megaliths of antiquity can be divided into two large groups:

Ancients architectural structures prehistoric societies: cromlechs, menhirs, dolmens, temples of Malta. Almost unprocessed stones were used to build such structures. Cultures that used such structures are called megalithic. This culture also includes labyrinths made of small stones, as well as individual stone blocks with petroglyphs. Megalithic architecture also includes dolmens of the Korean nobility and tombs of Japanese emperors.
Megalithic structures of more developed architecture. These are structures made of large stone blocks that have a regular geometric shape. Such megalithic architecture is characteristic of early powers, which were not built in later times. This includes monuments of the Mediterranean: megalithic structures of the Mycenaean civilization, pyramids in Egypt, the temple mount located in Jerusalem.

The most beautiful megalithic structures in the world

Gobekli Tepe, Türkiye. The complex is located on the Armenian Highlands. This megalithic structure is considered the oldest in the world. According to historical data, it was formed in the 10th–9th millennium BC. People at that time were engaged in gathering and hunting. The shape of this megalithic temple resembles circles, of which there are more than 20 pieces. According to experts, this architectural complex was deliberately covered with sand. Its height reached 15 meters, and its diameter was 300 meters.

Megaliths in Carnac (Brittany) France. Many megalithic structures were represented as ceremonial centers in which cults for the burial of the dead were carried out. This includes the megalith complex in Carnac (Brittany), which is located in France. It contains about 3000 stones. The megaliths reached a height of 4 meters, they were arranged in the form of an alley, the rows ran parallel to each other. This architectural complex can be dated back to the 5th–4th millennium BC. There were legends that Merlin ordered the ranks of Roman legionnaires to be turned to stone.

Figure 8. Megaliths at Carnac (Brittany), France. Author24 - online exchange of student work

Nabta Observatory, Nubia, which is located in the Sahara. Some megalithic structures were previously used to determine astronomical events (equinox and solstices). At that time, a megalithic structure was found in the Nubian desert in the Nabta Playa area, which was used for astronomical purposes. Thanks to the special arrangement of the megaliths, it was possible to determine the day of the summer solstice. Archaeologists believe that people then lived seasonally, only when there was water in the lake. That's why they needed a calendar.

Stonehenge, UK, Salisbury. Stonehenge is a megalithic structure, which is presented in the form of 82 columns, 30 stone blocks and five huge trilithons. The weight of the columns reaches 5 tons, stone blocks - 25 tons, and huge stones weigh 50 tons. The stacked blocks form arches that previously pointed to the cardinal directions. According to scientists, this structure was erected in 3100 BC. The ancient monolith was not only lunar and solar calendar, but was also an exact copy of the solar system in cross section.

Figure 9. Stonehenge, UK, Salisbury. Author24 - online exchange of student work

By comparing the mathematical parameters of the geometric figures of the cromlech, it was possible to establish that they all reflect the parameters of the various planets of the solar system, and also model the orbits of their rotation. What is surprising is that Stonehenge is a representation of the 12 planets of the solar system, although today it is believed that there are only 9 of them. Astronomers have long believed that there are two more planets beyond the outer orbit of Pluto, and the asteroid belt is the remains of a previously existing 12th planets. How could the ancient builders of the cromlech know about this?

There is another interesting version about the purpose of Stonehenge. During the excavation of the path along which ritual processions were carried out, the hypothesis that the cromlech was built along the relief of the Ice Age was once again confirmed. This place was special: the natural landscape was located along the solstice axis, connecting heaven and earth.

Cromlech Broughgar or Sun Temple, Orkney. Initially, this structure had 60 elements, but today only 27 rocks have been preserved. The place where the cromlech is located is ritual. It is “stuffed” with various mounds and burials. All the monuments here are united into a single architectural complex, which is preserved by UNESCO. Today, archaeological excavations are being carried out on the islands.

Temples of Ggantija in Šara. It is located in the central part of the island of Gozo and is one of the world's most important attractions. The megalithic structure is presented in the form of two separate temples, each of which has a concave façade. In front of the entrance there is a platform made of stone blocks. Most ancient temple architectural complex consists of several semicircular rooms arranged in the shape of a trefoil.

Figure 10. Ggantija Temples in Šara. Author24 - online exchange of student work

Scientists believe that such a trinity is a symbol of the past, present and future. According to historians, temple complex- This is a sanctuary for worshipers of the goddess of fertility. However, there is a version that the Ggantija temple is a tomb, because the population of the megalithic era followed traditions. They revered their ancestors and erected tombs, and later these places became sanctuaries where they worshiped the gods.

Megalith this is a religious structure made of huge unprocessed or semi-processed stone blocks. The term "megalith" translated from Greek means "large stone." Megaliths include dolmens, menhirs, cromlechs, covered alleys, thaulas, trilithons, stone mounds, etc. Dolmens are structures made of several stones covered with a stone slab on top. A menhir is a single stone standing in an upright position. A cromlech is several menhirs that form a circle. Taula is a structure made of stones in the shape of the letter “T”. Trilithons are two upright stones covered with a block of stone.

Megaliths are best known in Western Europe, North Africa, the Caucasus. These structures date back to different eras. The oldest ones were built about ten thousand years ago.

Megaliths - are divided into menhirs, dolmens, cromlechs and so-called covered alleys - depending on their architecture. Menhirs (Breton high stones) are lonely stones up to 20 m high that resemble pillars or steles. A dolmen (Breton stone-table) looks like a gate made of huge stone slabs. A cromlech (Breton boulder circle) is a circle of individual vertical stones. Sometimes cromlechs have a more complex structure - the stones that make them up can be covered in pairs or three at a time with horizontal slabs, like a roof. A dolmen or menhir can be installed in the middle of the circle.

Many megaliths are also found in Australia. Their construction is attributed either to the mysterious Wonjins, who came from the sea and are depicted as creatures without mouths, with halos around their heads, or as dwarfs. Adyghe people call Caucasian dolmens syrp-un, which means houses of dwarfs. Ossetians have a legend about a people of dwarfs - Bitsenta, who are endowed with supernatural traits. For example, the bicenta dwarf is capable of knocking down a huge tree with one glance. According to legend, dwarfs live in the sea. In addition, Ossetians claim that the ancestors of the Caucasian peoples - the mythical Narts - also came out of the sea and gave people culture. The megaliths of Britain are surrounded by amazing romantic legends. At night, legends say, at certain times of the year, the hills open up and the strange unearthly light pouring from them attracts random companions to the land of the dwarf seedlings, who went underground in ancient times. The Seeds also live somewhere far away in the ocean on the islands of the Promised Land. They possess wisdom and countless treasures.

Today it is difficult to say for what purpose these structures were built. According to scientists, they are mainly associated with the cult of burial. Some megaliths may have been used as astronomical observatories. For example, most likely, such a structure is a megalith in the Nubian desert in the Nabla Playa area.

In Russia the most famous megaliths located in the Northwestern Caucasus, Karachay-Cherkessia, Karelia and the Kola Peninsula. Recently, scientists discovered megalithic structures not only on land, but in water several tens of kilometers from Bahamas at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

There are many legends associated with megaliths. In Britain they say that the construction of stone structures is the work of mysterious dwarf species who own countless treasures. In Polynesia, they say that the megaliths were built by gods with red beards who came out of the ocean.

There is also a version that many of the megaliths are traces of the existence of the first settlers on Earth - the Atlanteans. It was not possible for ancient people to move some of the stones to a distance of about 380 km from where they were taken. In our opinion, the last phrase should be considered key: “In Polynesia they say that the megaliths were built by gods with red beards who came out of the ocean.” In our opinion, this proves that it was the Atlanteans who were involved in their construction, who, according to our information, were fair-haired people of very tall stature - from 2 to 3 meters or more, and possessed enormous physical strength.

Megaliths stone buildings made from giant blocks, created without the use of binding mortars. These structures represent one of the greatest mysteries of antiquity, which has not yet been solved.

There are several types of megaliths: dolmens (a box of blocks covered with a slab), menhirs (free-standing blocks) and cromlechs (circular fences). The antiquity of these structures, as well as their scale, involuntarily make one wonder who created these structures and why, what kind of civilization was it? The problem is that age ancient megaliths is more than 7000 years old, and this is a layer of history that is shrouded in fog for science. Ignoring the ancient legends about the Flood led the scientific world to bewilderment, turned a blind eye to obvious facts and led to numerous contradictions in historical science. However, many scientists are aware of this and publicly speak about the need to revise the history of mankind.

Megalithic temples

It is believed that most megaliths are megalithic temples and religious buildings. The most famous megaliths, of course, are associated with Stonehenge (England) and Karnak (France). Some structures look primitive, while others are quite sophisticated. It must, however, be borne in mind that these structures can be called temples conditionally, since it has not been proven that they were actually intended for religious purposes. But there is evidence of unusual properties of at least some of the mysterious structures. Thus, the well-known Stonehenge contains stones that at certain times emit a powerful electrical impulse. No one yet knows where the energy for the impulses comes from, but one thing is clear that this is not a simple pile of stones; they are located in a given, precise order. In the mentioned megaliths, researchers have established striking patterns described by rows of stones: starting from the radii of the orbits of solar system bodies, and ending with mathematical functions.

Temples of Malta

There is a place not as famous as Stonehenge, but which has significantly more ancient megaliths in Malta. Malta is known for its resorts, but few people have heard about the ancient temples of Malta. The megalithic temples of Malta, even according to official scientific estimates, were built 5.5-7 thousand years ago.

Giant people

The biggest challenge for science is to explain how megalithic structures were built. After all, construction from stone blocks, whose weight is tens of tons, and whose length is 8 m, is problematic to carry out even with modern technology (especially in hard-to-reach areas). In the case of Malta, we are dealing with complexes of structures. Obviously, the builders did not experience any serious difficulties on the technological side. They had the means of delivering these blocks, the necessary processing tools, and the necessary skills. Their knowledge, apparently, was qualitatively different from modern ones, since they used energies that modern science can only guess about. And it is no coincidence that serious scientists, even before the discoveries in the Borjomi Gorge, came to the conclusion that people are giants. about which numerous legends speak are not fiction. It is the giants who are the builders of these mysterious buildings, the purpose of which may never be fully understood by us.

Most megaliths date back to 5-2 thousand BC. but in a number of regions they were built almost to this day [ Caroline Islands, XIX century; Easter Island. XVIII century].

Mostly, megaliths presented in two types.

The first is ground-based structures, most of them for religious purposes; these include cairns ( cores), menhirs and alleys of menhirs,
cromlechs. certain types henge. bowl stones. The second type is underground and above-ground stone tombs.

Megalithic structures can also include the Cyclopean buildings of the Ancient Aegean (including among the peoples of the sea), and the ancient Egyptian ones. Sumerian. Mesoamerican and similar Canarian pyramids (on Tenerife).

Some believe that the oldest megaliths are more than ten thousand years old. V.I. Markovin dates the oldest dolmens to 2700 BC. In other words, many of the tombs are about 5,000 years old. The first dolmens appeared on the slopes Caucasus Mountains before they started building pyramids in Egypt. Moreover, the ancient powerful center of megalithic construction that existed in the Caucasus is comparable to the world of European megaliths of the “Atlantic belt” from Spain to Sweden. Dolmens are found both in Crimea and Far East, and in Central Asia. However, most of them are in the Caucasus - about 2.5 thousand!

The purpose of megaliths cannot always be determined. For the most part, according to some scientists, they served for burials or were associated with the funeral cult. There are other opinions. Apparently, megaliths are communal buildings (the function is socializing). Their construction represented a most difficult task for primitive technology and required the unification of large masses of people. Some megalithic structures, such as the complex of more than 3,000 stones at Carnac (Brittany) France, were important ceremonial centers associated with the cult of the dead. Other megalith complexes have been used to determine the timing of astronomical events such as solstices and equinoxes. In the Nabta Playa area in the Nubian desert, a megalithic structure was found that served for astronomical purposes. This structure is 1000 years older than Stonehenge, which is also considered a kind of prehistoric observatory.

Types of megalithic structures:

menhir single vertical standing stone
cromlech a group of menhirs forming a circle or semicircle
dolmen - a structure made of a huge stone placed on several other stones
taula stone structure in the shape of the letter T
trilith structure made of a block of stone mounted on two vertical stones
seid including stone structure
cairn stone mound with one or more rooms
indoor gallery
boat grave

Megalithic structures appeared and spread widely during the Bronze Age. Megaliths include the following structures:

menhirs;
dolmens;
alinemans;
cromlechs;
covered walkways;
and other buildings made of large stone blocks and slabs.

Megalithic structures can be found in every corner of the globe: in the Caucasus, Crimea, Western and Northern Europe (England, France, Denmark, Holland), India, Iran, the Balkan Peninsula, North Africa and other countries.

Figure 1. Megalithic structures. Author24 - online exchange of student work

History of the appearance of megalithic structures and types

The appearance of various types of megalithic structures is often associated with cults of veneration of ancestors, the sun or fire, and totems. Large-scale work on processing and moving stone blocks was carried out with the help of a huge number of people under the primitive community of labor organization. The most common monuments of this type are dolmens.

Definition 1

Dolmens are burial structures that consist of several slabs arranged vertically and covered with a horizontal slab.

Definition 2

Menhirs are vertically installed stone pillars that have a rounded cross-section, a height of up to 20 meters, and a weight of about 300 tons.

An example is Carnac in Brittany, where the number of menhirs reaches 3000. It is believed that each menhir is a monument to a deceased person.

Note 1

Definition 3

Cromlechs are large groups of menhirs that are arranged in closed circles. Sometimes circles consist of several rows of vertically placed stones.

dugouts;
semi-dugouts;
huts;
above-ground adobe structures that had a utilitarian purpose.

The artistic form arose only when the utilitarian form reached perfection. It was also at the final stage of the Bronze Age, when crafts and the artistic industry actively emerged.

Magical architecture of megalithic structures

The origins of architecture date back to the late Neolithic. At that time, stone was already used to create monumental structures. All megaliths of antiquity can be divided into two large groups:

Ancient architectural structures of prehistoric societies: cromlechs, menhirs, dolmens, temples of Malta. Almost unprocessed stones were used to build such structures. Cultures that used such structures are called megalithic. This culture also includes labyrinths made of small stones, as well as individual stone blocks with petroglyphs. Megalithic architecture also includes dolmens of the Korean nobility and tombs of Japanese emperors.
Megalithic structures of more developed architecture. These are structures made of large stone blocks that have a regular geometric shape. Such megalithic architecture is characteristic of early powers, which were not built in later times. This includes monuments of the Mediterranean: megalithic structures of the Mycenaean civilization, pyramids in Egypt, the temple mount located in Jerusalem.

The most beautiful megalithic structures in the world

Figure 8. Megaliths at Carnac (Brittany), France. Author24 - online exchange of student work

Stonehenge, UK, Salisbury. Stonehenge is a megalithic structure, which is presented in the form of 82 columns, 30 stone blocks and five huge trilithons. The weight of the columns reaches 5 tons, stone blocks - 25 tons, and huge stones weigh 50 tons. The stacked blocks form arches that previously pointed to the cardinal directions. According to scientists, this structure was erected in 3100 BC. The ancient monolith was not only a lunar and solar calendar, but was also an exact cross-section of the solar system.

Figure 9. Stonehenge, UK, Salisbury. Author24 - online exchange of student work

Temples of Ggantija in Šara. It is located in the central part of the island of Gozo and is one of the world's most important attractions. The megalithic structure is presented in the form of two separate temples, each of which has a concave façade. In front of the entrance there is a platform made of stone blocks. The oldest temple of the architectural complex consists of several semicircular rooms arranged in the shape of a trefoil.

Figure 10. Ggantija Temples in Šara. Author24 - online exchange of student work

Scientists believe that such a trinity is a symbol of the past, present and future. According to historians, the temple complex is a sanctuary for worshipers of the goddess of fertility. However, there is a version that the Ggantija temple is a tomb, because the population of the megalithic era followed traditions. They revered their ancestors and erected tombs, and later these places became sanctuaries where they worshiped the gods.

In addition to . All photographs were taken on the territory of the former USSR

Megaliths, huge structures made of massive stone blocks, are also found in our country. There are quite a lot of similar structures in Russia, but they are not as well known as the famous Stonehenge in the UK 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 simply full of strange artifacts after which
you begin to think about ancient highly developed technologies for
stone processing, let's take a better look at the photo.

Mount Vottovaara.
Megalith blocks are scattered.

Was the near block cut at an angle of 90 degrees or a play of nature?

How
as if they had used a laser:) geologists believe that cracks and faults,
formed as a result of a strong earthquake about 9 thousand years ago
back. The smooth planes of the stones are the result of the properties of the local rock -
quartzite, the structure of which determines such even planes when
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's hard to imagine an ancient ancestor with a copper chisel somewhere on
grief grinds out such smooth blocks.

Good angle, perfectly straight wall.

Who lost the ball?)

This obviously involved high technology in stone processing, or is it just a play of nature? :)

Ural. Kvarkush Ridge

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

But getting closer it looks more like megalithic masonry.

Looking in
between the blocks, where the stones were less susceptible to erosion from
wind and rain, you can see the handiwork and how the smooth edges have been preserved.

In the place where the joint of the blocks split apart, an even cut can be seen and the technology for laying these blocks opens before us.

Some blocks weigh up to tens of tons.

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

And nature created all this, as scientists say.

This is most likely a product natural processes stone formation and uneven erosion. Inclusions of different densities may appear as a result of greater resistance to wear.
More like dripping stone wax)

Stone town in the Perm region.
By
versions of scientists, Stone City- this is the mouth of the river that flows into the Perm
sea millions of years ago, this is what explains the beautiful and smooth, under
right angles, carved stones, their neat laying and
“ducts” “mouths” perpendicular to each other.

Stone city.

Look how smooth the sides of the megaliths are, as if they were cut down.

Again the old method of looking 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 Kola Peninsula This pool is located right in the rock.

In the south of Western Siberia in the mountainous Shoria in the Mezhdurechensky region there is a small geological village called Kameshki.
IN
Several educated, talented geologists live in this village. This
Alexander Bespalov, Vyacheslav Pochetkin and others. These people have spent their entire lives
did research mountain systems Western Siberia. One day they
came across strange megalithic structures in the mountains, which for
They couldn’t explain themselves. These were walls made of giant
stone blocks and strange buildings with vertically mounted
stone obelisks. They contacted Georgy Sidorov via the Internet,
This is how the first expedition was assembled.

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

Granite
in some places melted from exposure to enormous temperatures and
flowed 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 made of polygonal masonry made 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 this whole megalithic structure
may be the ruins of an ancient power plant or power plant,
which transferred seismic energy into some other energy.

Again
looking inside the masonry where the blocks were less susceptible to erosion, you can see
smooth straight edges, look how the two blocks lie tightly, it’s better here
handicraft is visible.

Polygonal masonry.

Mountain Shoria. Huge blocks.
on
Department of Radiophysics at Tomsk State University
showed photographs on the screen, talked about various types
masonry, about stone locks that hold together giant granite blocks
and not a single scientific physicist said that all this is natural
origin. What surprised them most was how the ancients could lift
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 of them 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
the artifacts found are nothing more than cracked at right angles
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 mountainous Shoria, it looks like the author is the same :)

Mount Shaman near the village. Nizhnetambovskoe, Khabarovsk region.

Ancient megalithic masonry.

Again, the handiwork and straight lines are better visible between the blocks.

Large megalith block.

A large megalith block on small stones, this is done for better earthquake resistance.

The megalithic masonry resembles Mountain Shoria.

Kabardino-Balkaria, 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
it immediately breaks down again. Already here you will be covered by absolute silence -
There is no sound coming 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 a whole 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, made of
polished megaliths of different sizes, tightly fitted to each other.

Descent into the cave.

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

The smooth masonry is amazing and the seams are clearly adjusted to each other.

The triangular blocks have moved slightly apart.

Barely noticeable seams of blocks on the left half-lunar 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
the stone treatments are amazing, and the boss’s comment is even more amazing
section of the Kabardino-Balkarian geological exploration expedition of Vera
Davidenko, but she is a realist and believes that nature can do everything and did everything
conclusion: “Tuff is an accumulation of volcanic ejection products -
ash, lava fragments, volcanic glass and, to a small extent,
fragments of rocks that make up the walls of the crater. Release material at
accumulation was hot and therefore cracks formed during solidification
separately - that is, the entire tuff massif appeared to be divided into
blocks. The depression discovered in the area of the village of Zayukovo represents
is one of those gravitational separation cracks for which
characterized by smooth contact surfaces,” but this is the boss
geological exploration expedition, she probably knows better.

Scheme of the structure.

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

Petrified liths with ripples along the banks of Rassokha.

Sayan megaliths. Kuturchinskoe Belogorye:

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

I hope you can see everything for yourself? No need to comment?

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

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

Complete this arch in your mind and imagine a vaulted ceiling above your head. Are the dimensions of the “corridor” impressive?

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

These structures are also so poorly identified as “man-made” because they were subjected to powerful impacts from changes in the landscape itself. Mountains “breathe”; heights and deviations from the horizontal constantly change.

Pay attention to the sun... yes! The same “megandavid” that is considered to be a symbol of Judaism!

Only the load-bearing supports have survived.

Among the listed ruins, the ruins of the three walls (“fortress”) of Saxauman, about 600 m long, are of greatest interest. The first and second walls reach a height of 10 m, the third – 5 m. The lower (first) wall consists of andesite and diorite blocks weighing from 100 to 200 tons The largest of them measures 9 x 5 m x 4 m. The blocks of the second and third walls are slightly smaller than the blocks of the first tier.

But both of them are so precisely fitted to each other that it is impossible to insert even a knife blade between them. In addition, all blocks are polyhedra of rather complex shape. They were cut down in a quarry located 20 km from Sacsahuaman. Throughout these 20 km there areseveral gorges, steep ascents and descents!

Cusco
In Cusco there are remains of cyclopean walls made of huge stone blocks, also filigreely fitted to each other. One of these buildings is the Inca Palace.

Ollantaytambo
At Ollantaytambo, giant building blocks of andesite and pink porphyry are found in the base of the Temple of the Sun, the surviving fragments of the back wall and gate of the Temple of the 10 Niches, the "sacred area" (in scattered form) and the first row of terraces. They are also found in various hard-to-reach places in the river valley. Urubamba. Locals they call them “tired stones” (Spanish: piedras cansadas).

The website “Living Ethics in Germany” presents a truly fantastic hypothesis that the ancient builders of South American megalithic structures softened rocky matter to a jelly-like state with the help of their psychic energy. Then they cut it into huge blocks of arbitrary shape, transported them through the air to the building site using telekinesis, and there they laid them in the walls, fitting one to another through the same method of softening rock blocks into a plastic substance, giving them the desired shape on the spot. Only in this way can one explain the strange shape of the giant buildings of Ollantaytambo, the Inca Palace in Cusco, the walls of Sacsahuaman, the ruins of Tiahuanaco, the ahu pedestals on Easter Island and other similar buildings.

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Giant monolithic sculptures South America and Easter Island

In addition to the ruins, important integral part Megalithic culture of South America are giant monolithic sculptures in Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, on the island. Easter, as well as "Olmec heads" in Mexico. The height of such sculptures reaches 7-10 m, and their weight is 20 tons or more. The height of the heads ranges from 2 to 3 m and weighs up to 40 tons.

Moai and ahu - megalithic structures of Easter Island

A particularly large number of sculptures - moai - are located on the island. Easter. There are 887 of them. The largest of them are located on a slopeRano Raraku volcano. They are neck-deep in sediments that have accumulated on the island over its long history. Some moai used to stand on stone pedestals - ahu. The total number of ahu exceeds 300. Their size ranges from several tens of meters to 200 m.
The largest moai “El Gigante” has a height of 21.6 m. It is located in the Rano Raraku quarry and weighs about 150 tons (according to other sources, 270 tons). The largest moai, Paro, standing on a pedestal, is located on the ahu Te Pito Kura. Its height reaches 10 m, and its weight is about 80 tons. The height of the moai scattered along the slope of the Rano Raraku volcano is also about 10 m.

Sculptures of human and animal heads on the Marcaguasi plateau

On a par with the ruins and giant sculptures you can put huge sculptures of human heads with features of Europeans and blacks, as well as images of monkeys, turtles, cows, horses, elephants, lions and camels on the Marcaguasi plateau in Peru, located at an altitude of about 4 km. At least two facts indicate the ancient age of these images. Firstly, the animals “engraved” on the plateau never lived at such a height. Secondly, most of them disappeared from the American continent long before Europeans appeared there - from 10-12 to 150-200 thousand years ago.

Stone balls made of granite and obsidian Central America and Mexico

Further evidence of the existence of highly developed civilizations in pre-Columbian America are stone balls made of granite and obsidian in Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the USA (New Mexico). Among them there are real giants with a diameter of up to 3 m.The determination of the absolute age of the Mexican obsidian balls showed that they were formedin the tertiary period "even before the appearance of man" (no later than 2 million years ago). Trying to find an explanation for this, the American scientist R. Smith hypothesized that they arose naturally from volcanic ash.

Megalithic structures of the Middle East

Baalbek in Lebanon
The ruins of megalithic structures and other ancient archaeological sites are known far beyond the borders of the American continent. The most magnificent of them are the ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon. The weight of each of the three stone blocks in Trilithon, located at the base of the Temple of Jupiter built by the ancient Romans, is 750 tons. The surfaces of the blocks are perfectly processed, and their dimensions are simply amazing: 19.1 x 4.3 x 5.6 m. Moreover, these monoliths are located... at an eight-meter height! They rest on slightly smaller blocks.

Half a kilometer south of the Temple of Jupiter from the earth at an angle of 30 hail sticks out the world's largest processed stone - Southern or Mother - weighing about 1200 tons and measuring 21.5 x 4.8 x 4.2 m
The author of the books “Gods of the New Millennium” and “The Way of the Phoenix,” Alan Alford, asked heavy-duty crane specialists whether it was possible to lift such a huge thing. They answered in the affirmative, but added that it would be possible to move with the block only if crane on caterpillar tracks and make good road. This means that the builders of the foundation of Baalbek had a similar technique?

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