Great mysteries of the Earth

Ancient Structures

 

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Quebrada Ja, Peru -
Suggest Asian occupation 13,000-8,000 year ago
Oldest known fishing site in the New World

 

Kennewick Man - Columbia River, WA

Some archaeologists suggest - Caucasian
Others - Native American ?
Carbon 14 date: 9,600 BP
Hokkaido Island Japan >> Hinsu People

 

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Machu Picchu

 

 

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Egyptian Pyramids - Khufu

- over 2 million limestone blocks

- average weight 2.5 tons

 

Mayan Pyramid

 

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

- Largest religious building ever constructed

- Complex covers 402 acres

 

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Megalithic Structures

- Some 50,000 stone constructions are spread across some dozen countries of Western Europe.



Ley lines

- Alleged alignments of ancient sites or holy places such as stone circles, standing stones, cairns, and churches.
 

 


 

Menhirs

- Single upright stones

 

Alignments - Two or more menhirs in a row

 

Dolmens

- Stone Roofed Structures

 

Burrows

 

Gallery Grave

 

Passage Grave

 

Island of Malta - Hypogeum

 

Circles are very common all early cultures.
The symbolism of the color red.

 

Cromlech - “a ring of stones”