Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu: Most Intriguing Mysteries of Lost Civilizations
Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu: Today, no sign of the temple remains, although treasures of considerable sophistication have been found in the royal residences and tombs that were built in the temple. Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu: Most Intriguing Mysteries of Lost Civilizations By Mr Ghaz, December 22, 2010 Image Credit Image Credit Ziggurats dedicated to the moon god Nanna at Ur, show here in its reconstructed form, was originally built by King Ur-Nammu and his son and successor Shulgi in the early second millennium BCE. Image Credit In the cities of southern Mesopotamia (roughly modern Iraq), the ancient Sumerians built their ziggurats in the form of temple mounts. Image Credit The ziggurats were built sun-dried mud bricks, faces with a layer of kilnfired bricks, with bitumen on top to protect them from the weather. Image Credit Image Credit Image Credit Image Credit Image Credit The Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu. Image Credit Image Credit Palace at Knossos Image Credit Image Credit Image Credit Image Credit Image Credit
How Old is the Sphinx? | Historic Mysteries
The head of the Sphinx emerging from the sand The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most recognizable man-made objects in the world. Despite this, it is also one of the most mysterious man-made objects in the world. Even if you accept the general consensus of who built the Sphinx, when and why, you are still left with many questions that have not been, or cannot be, answered. If you deny the general consensus of the age of the Sphinx, you are left with the question of who built it. According to translations of the “Dream Stela” at the foot of the Sphinx, King Thutmose IV came across the head of the Sphinx when he was still a prince. According to Egypt’s premiere archaeologist, Dr. One of the prevailing arguments for the Great Sphinx being older than the Old Kingdom is that some of the erosion on the Sphinx appears to have been caused by water. Dr. It is impossible to use most modern scientific methods to date the Great Sphinx accurately.
Who Built Great Pyramid? - Hall of Gods
Egyptologists would have us believe that the Great Pyramid and its two sister pyramids were built in the early dynastic period of the Old Kingdom, about 4,600 years ago. Looking at the evidence objectively, however, their case is far from clear cut. In his book ‘The Phoenix Solution’ (1998), Alan Alsford claimed that much of the evidence for the 4th dynasty origin of the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx actually pointed to an adoption scenario, rather than construction of the monuments during that time period. The most solid piece of evidence supporting the premise that the Great Pyramid, and by inference the other Giza monuments, originated in the 4th dynasty is the ‘workmen’s graffiti’. The authenticity of the workmen's graffiti in the Great Pyramid is questionable. The Inventory Stele, found in 1857 by Auguste Mariette to the east of the Great Pyramid, dates to about 1500 B.C. Such was the confusion caused by the carbon-dating project that a second study was carried out in 1995.
Mystery at Abydos - Hall of Gods
In 1848, an archaeological expedition working in Egypt discovered strange hieroglyphs on a ceiling beam at an ancient temple in Abydos, several hundred miles south of Cairo. The hieroglyphs were carefully copied and brought back to Europe. The mysterious images gave rise to heated debate amongst Egyptologists. Eventually, however, they were dismissed as bizarre objects that nobody could adequately explain and were forgotten. In the mid 1990's photographs and videos, taken primarily by tourists who had visited Abydos, began to appear on the internet. They depicted the 'strange machine hieroglyphs' originally discovered in the nineteenth century. Not surprisingly, perhaps, the ancient high-tech machinery glyphs have been dismissed out of hand by modern Egyptologists. Re-carving of inscriptions was a common phenomenon in ancient Egypt. Recently, the respected Arab newspaper 'Al-Sharq Al-Awsat' published several photographs taken at another Egyptian temple, the Amon Ra Temple in Karnak.
When the Sea Saved Humanity
With the global population of humans currently approaching seven billion, it is difficult to imagine that Homo sapiens was once an endangered species. Yet studies of the DNA of modern-day people indicate that, once upon a time, our ancestors did in fact undergo a dramatic population decline. Although scientists lack a precise timeline for the origin and near extinction of our species, we can surmise from the fossil record that our forebears arose throughout Africa shortly before 195,000 years ago. Back then the climate was mild and food was plentiful; life was good. But around 195,000 years ago, conditions began to deteriorate. The planet entered a long glacial stage known as Marine Isotope Stage 6 (MIS6) that lasted until roughly 123,000 years ago. Select an option below: Customer Sign In *You must have purchased this issue or have a qualifying subscription to access this content
Ancient Peruvian Skulls Found in Florida Backyard
Published at 8:56 am EST, May 16, 2012 Researchers are amazed and puzzled by two ancient Peruvian skulls found in a Florida backyard last January. The two skulls, dating back from possibly the year 1200 to 1400, AD are believed to have originated in Peru or another South American country and somehow ended up in the town of Winter Garden, Florida. Medical examiner Jan Garavaglia studied the skulls and was able to determine that one was of a young child possibly aged 10 or 11 and the other an older man. Researchers from the University of Central Florida and Yale University are now trying to piece the mystery together and find the origins of these skulls. “Back in the 1930s and 1940s, people would go on vacation and buy things like (skulls), and maybe they buried them when they didn’t want them anymore. The archaeologists and anthropologists from both universities will continue their research, however more than likely the skulls will be returned to Peru.
