At any moment, humanity can disappear, if not all, then part of it. This has happened before, and entire civilizations have disappeared as a result of wars, epidemics, climate change, military invasions or volcanic eruptions. Although in most cases the reasons remain mysterious. We offer an overview of 10 civilizations that mysteriously disappeared thousands of years ago.
10. Clovis
Lifetime: 11500 BC e.
Territory: North America
Very little is known about the Clovis culture, the prehistoric Stone Age culture of the tribes that inhabited North America at the time. The name of the culture comes from the Clovis archaeological site, located near the city of Clovis, New Mexico. Among the archaeological finds found here in the 20s of the last century are stone and bone knives, etc. These people probably came from Siberia through the Bering Strait to Alaska at the end of the Ice Age. No one knows whether this was the first culture in North America or not. The Clovis culture disappeared as suddenly as it appeared. Perhaps members of this culture assimilated with other tribes.
Lifetime: 5500 – 2750 BC e.
Territory: Ukraine Moldova and Romania
The largest settlements in Europe during the Neolithic period were built by representatives of the Trypillian culture, whose area was the territory of modern Ukraine, Romania and Moldova. The civilization consisted of about 15,000 people and was famous for its pottery art and for burning down its old settlements after living in them for 60-80 years before building new ones. Today, about 3,000 settlements of Trypillians are known, who had a matriarchy, and they worshiped the mother goddess of the clan. Their disappearance may have been the result of dramatic climate change leading to drought and famine. According to other scientists, Trypillians assimilated among other tribes.
Lifetime: 3300-1300 BC e.
Territory: Pakistan
The Indian civilization was one of the most numerous and significant in the territory of modern Pakistan and India, but, unfortunately, little is known about it. It is only known that representatives of the Indian civilization built hundreds of cities and villages. Each city had a sewer system and a treatment system. The civilization was non-class, not militant, because it did not even have its own army, but was interested in astronomy and agriculture. It was the first civilization to produce cotton fabrics and clothing. The civilization disappeared 4,500 years ago, and no one knew of its existence until the ruins of ancient cities were discovered in the 20s of the last century. Regarding the reasons for the disappearance, scientists put forward several theories, including climate change and sudden temperature changes from freezing to extreme heat. According to another theory, the Aryans destroyed civilization by attacking in 1500 BC. e.
Lifetime: 3000-630 BC
Territory: Crete
The existence of the Minoan civilization was not known until the beginning of the 20th century, but then it was discovered that the civilization existed for 7,000 years and reached its peak of development by 1600 BC. e. Over the course of many centuries, palaces were built, completed and rebuilt, forming entire complexes. An example of such complexes is the palaces at Knossos, a labyrinth with which the legend of the Minotaur and King Minos is associated. Today it is an important archaeological center. The first Minoans used the Cretan Linear A script, which was later replaced by Linear B, both languages based on hieroglyphs. It is believed that the Minoan civilization died as a result of a volcanic eruption on the island of Thera (Santorini island). It is believed that people would have survived if the eruption had not destroyed the vegetation and caused famine. The Minoan fleet was dilapidated and the trade-based economy was in decline. According to another version, civilization disappeared as a result of the Mycenaean invasion. The Minoan civilization was one of the most developed.
Lifetime: 2600 BC – 1520 AD
Territory: Central America
The Mayans are a classic example of the disappearance of a civilization. Their majestic temples, monuments, cities and roads were swallowed up by the jungle, and their people disappeared. The Mayan language and traditions still exist, but the civilization itself experienced its peak in the first millennium AD, when the magnificent temples were built. The Mayans had writing, people studied mathematics, created their own calendar, engaged in engineering, and built pyramids. Among the reasons for the disappearance of the tribe is climate change, which lasted for 900 years and led to drought and famine.
Lifetime: 1600-1100 BC e.
Territory: Greece
Unlike the Minoan civilization, the Mycenaeans flourished not only through trade, but also through conquest - they owned the territory of almost all of Greece. The Mycenaean civilization lasted for 500 years before its disappearance in 1100 BC. Several Greek myths are based on the stories of this particular civilization, for example, the legend of King Agamemnon, who led the troops during the Trojan War. The Mycenaean civilization was well developed both culturally and economically and left behind many artifacts. The cause of her death is unknown. Suggest earthquakes, invasions or peasant uprisings.
Lifetime: 1400 BC
Territory: Mexico
Once upon a time there was a powerful and prosperous civilization of the pre-Columbian period, the Olmec civilization. Archaeologists date the first finds belonging to her to 1400 BC. e. In the area of the city of San Lorenzo, scientists have found two of the three main Olmec centers, Tenochtitlan and Potrero Nuevo. The Olmecs were skilled builders. During excavations, archaeologists found large monuments in the form of huge stone heads. The Olmec civilization became the ancestor of the Mesoamerican culture, which still exists today. They say that it was she who invented writing, the compass and the calendar. They understood the benefits of bloodletting, sacrificed people and came up with the concept of the number zero. Until the 19th century, historians knew nothing about the existence of civilization.
Time of existence: 600 BC. e.
Territory: Jordan
The Nabateans existed in southern Jordan, in the region of Canaan and Arabia, from the 6th century BC. They built a stunning one here cave city Petra in the Red Mountains of Jordan. The Nabataeans are known for their complexes of dams, canals and water reservoirs that helped them survive in desert conditions. There are no written sources confirming their existence. It is known that they organized an active trade in silk, tusks, spices, valuable metals, precious stones, incense, sugar, perfumes and medicines. Unlike other civilizations existing at that time, they did not keep slaves and equally contributed to the development of society. In the 4th century BC. e. The Nabataeans left Petra and no one knows why. Archaeological finds indicate that they did not leave the city in a hurry, that they did not survive the attack. Scientists think that the nomadic tribe moved north to better lands.
Time of existence: 100 AD
Territory: Ethiopia
The kingdom of Aksum was formed in the first century AD. in the territory of modern Ethiopia. According to legend, the Queen of Sheba was born in this area. Aksum was important shopping center who traded in ivory, natural resources, agricultural products and gold with the Roman Empire and India. The Aksumite kingdom was a wealthy society and the founder of African culture, the creator of its own currency, a symbol of power. The most characteristic monuments were in the form of steles, giant cave obelisks, which played the role of burial chambers for kings and queens. At the very beginning, the inhabitants of the kingdom worshiped many gods, among which was the supreme god Astar. In 324, King Ezana II converted to Christianity and began to promote Christian culture in the kingdom. According to legend, a Jewish queen named Yodit took over the kingdom of Aksum and burned churches and books. According to other sources, it was the pagan queen Bani Al-Hamriya. Others believe that climate change and famine led to the kingdom's decline.
Time of existence: 1000-1400 AD.
Territory: Cambodia
Khmer Empire, one of the most powerful empires and the largest disappeared civilizations, was located on the territory of modern Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Malaysia, Thailand and Laos. The capital of the empire, the city of Angkor, became one of the most famous archaeological centers in Cambodia. The empire, which at the time numbered up to a million inhabitants, flourished in the first millennium. The inhabitants of the empire professed Hinduism and Buddhism, built numerous temples, towers and other architectural complexes, such as the Angkor temple, dedicated to the god Vishnu. The decline of the empire was the result of several reasons. One of them was roads, along which it was convenient not only to transport goods, but also to advance enemy troops.
At any moment, humanity can disappear, if not all, then part of it. This has happened before, and entire civilizations have disappeared as a result of wars, epidemics, climate change, military invasions or volcanic eruptions. Although in most cases the reasons remain mysterious. We offer an overview of 10 civilizations that mysteriously disappeared thousands of years ago.
Clovis
Lifetime:
11500 BC e.
Territory:
North America
Very little is known about the Clovis culture, the prehistoric Stone Age culture of the tribes that inhabited North America at the time. The name of the culture comes from the Clovis archaeological site, located near the city of Clovis, New Mexico. Among the archaeological finds found here in the 20s of the last century are stone and bone knives, etc. These people probably came from Siberia through the Bering Strait to Alaska at the end of the Ice Age. No one knows whether this was the first culture in North America or not. The Clovis culture disappeared as suddenly as it appeared. Perhaps members of this culture assimilated with other tribes.
Trypillian culture
Lifetime:
5500 – 2750 BC e.
Territory:
Ukraine Moldova and Romania
The largest settlements in Europe during the Neolithic period were built by representatives of the Trypillian culture, whose area was the territory of modern Ukraine, Romania and Moldova. The civilization consisted of about 15,000 people and was famous for its pottery art and for burning down its old settlements after living in them for 60-80 years before building new ones. Today, about 3,000 settlements of Trypillians are known, who had a matriarchy, and they worshiped the mother goddess of the clan. Their disappearance may have been the result of dramatic climate change leading to drought and famine. According to other scientists, Trypillians assimilated among other tribes.
Indus civilization
Lifetime:
3300-1300 BC e.
Territory:
Pakistan
The Indian civilization was one of the most numerous and significant in the territory of modern Pakistan and India, but, unfortunately, little is known about it. It is only known that representatives of the Indian civilization built hundreds of cities and villages. Each city had a sewer system and a treatment system. The civilization was non-class, not militant, because it did not even have its own army, but was interested in astronomy and agriculture. It was the first civilization to produce cotton fabrics and clothing. The civilization disappeared 4,500 years ago, and no one knew of its existence until the ruins of ancient cities were discovered in the 20s of the last century. Regarding the reasons for the disappearance, scientists put forward several theories, including climate change and sudden temperature changes from freezing to extreme heat. According to another theory, the Aryans destroyed civilization by attacking in 1500 BC. e.
Minoan civilization
Lifetime:
3000-630 BC
Territory:
Crete
The existence of the Minoan civilization was not known until the beginning of the 20th century, but then it was discovered that the civilization existed for 7,000 years and reached its peak of development by 1600 BC. e. Over the course of many centuries, palaces were built, completed and rebuilt, forming entire complexes. An example of such complexes is the palaces at Knossos, a labyrinth with which the legend of the Minotaur and King Minos is associated. Today it is an important archaeological center. The first Minoans used the Cretan Linear A script, which was later replaced by Linear B, both languages based on hieroglyphs. It is believed that the Minoan civilization died as a result of a volcanic eruption on the island of Thera (Santorini island). It is believed that people would have survived if the eruption had not destroyed the vegetation and caused famine. The Minoan fleet was dilapidated and the trade-based economy was in decline. According to another version, civilization disappeared as a result of the Mycenaean invasion. The Minoan civilization was one of the most developed.
Mayan civilization
Lifetime:
2600 BC – 1520 AD
Territory:
Central America
The Mayans are a classic example of the disappearance of a civilization. Their majestic temples, monuments, cities and roads were swallowed up by the jungle, and their people disappeared. The Mayan language and traditions still exist, but the civilization itself experienced its peak in the first millennium AD, when the magnificent temples were built. The Mayans had writing, people studied mathematics, created their own calendar, engaged in engineering, and built pyramids. Among the reasons for the disappearance of the tribe is climate change, which lasted for 900 years and led to drought and famine.
Mycenaean civilization
Lifetime:
1600-1100 BC e.
Territory:
Greece
Unlike the Minoan civilization, the Mycenaeans flourished not only through trade, but also through conquest - they owned the territory of almost all of Greece. The Mycenaean civilization lasted for 500 years before its disappearance in 1100 BC. Several Greek myths are based on the stories of this particular civilization, for example, the legend of King Agamemnon, who led the troops during the Trojan War. The Mycenaean civilization was well developed both culturally and economically and left behind many artifacts. The cause of her death is unknown. Suggest earthquakes, invasions or peasant uprisings.
Olmec civilization
Lifetime:
1400 BC
Territory: Mexico
Once upon a time there was a powerful and prosperous civilization of the pre-Columbian period, the Olmec civilization. Archaeologists date the first finds belonging to her to 1400 BC. e. In the area of the city of San Lorenzo, scientists have found two of the three main Olmec centers, Tenochtitlan and Potrero Nuevo. The Olmecs were skilled builders. During excavations, archaeologists found large monuments in the form of huge stone heads. The Olmec civilization became the ancestor of the Mesoamerican culture, which still exists today. They say that it was she who invented writing, the compass and the calendar. They understood the benefits of bloodletting, sacrificed people and came up with the concept of the number zero. Until the 19th century, historians knew nothing about the existence of civilization.
Nabatea
Lifetime:
600 BC e.
Territory:
Jordan
The Nabateans existed in southern Jordan, in the region of Canaan and Arabia, from the 6th century BC. The stunning cave city of Petra was built here in the red mountains of Jordan. The Nabataeans are known for their complexes of dams, canals and water reservoirs that helped them survive in desert conditions. There are no written sources confirming their existence. It is known that they organized an active trade in silk, tusks, spices, valuable metals, precious stones, incense, sugar, perfumes and medicines. Unlike other civilizations existing at that time, they did not keep slaves and equally contributed to the development of society. In the 4th century BC. e. The Nabataeans left Petra and no one knows why. Archaeological finds indicate that they did not leave the city in a hurry, that they did not survive the attack. Scientists think that the nomadic tribe moved north to better lands.
Aksumite kingdom
Lifetime:
100 AD
Territory:
Ethiopia
The kingdom of Aksum was formed in the first century AD. in the territory of modern Ethiopia. According to legend, the Queen of Sheba was born in this area. Aksum was an important trading center that traded ivory, natural resources, agricultural products and gold with the Roman Empire and India. The Aksumite kingdom was a wealthy society and the founder of African culture, the creator of its own currency, a symbol of power. The most characteristic monuments were in the form of steles, giant cave obelisks, which played the role of burial chambers for kings and queens. At the very beginning, the inhabitants of the kingdom worshiped many gods, among which was the supreme god Astar. In 324, King Ezana II converted to Christianity and began to promote Christian culture in the kingdom. According to legend, a Jewish queen named Yodit took over the kingdom of Aksum and burned churches and books. According to other sources, it was the pagan queen Bani Al-Hamriya. Others believe that climate change and famine led to the kingdom's decline.
Khmer Empire
Lifetime:
1000-1400 AD
Territory:
Cambodia
The Khmer Empire, one of the most powerful empires and largest lost civilizations, was located in modern-day Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Malaysia, Thailand and Laos. The capital of the empire, the city of Angkor, became one of the most famous archaeological centers in Cambodia. The empire, which at the time numbered up to a million inhabitants, flourished in the first millennium. The inhabitants of the empire professed Hinduism and Buddhism, built numerous temples, towers and other architectural complexes, such as the Angkor temple, dedicated to the god Vishnu. The decline of the empire was the result of several reasons. One of them was roads, along which it was convenient not only to transport goods, but also to advance enemy troops.
Over the last century, humanity has become a powerful technological civilization. And many believe that our ancient ancestors did nothing to help us with this. Of course this is not true. All the technologies we have on this moment, were based on the work of our ancestors. People used to be much smarter than we might think.
Nowadays, batteries are used almost everywhere. But they are not a modern invention. Some scientists believe that the first battery was invented 250 BC. The "ancient battery" was found near Baghdad in 1938. It looks like a large clay jug with an asphalted stopper, inside of which there is an iron rod surrounded by a copper cylinder. When filled with vinegar or other electrolytic liquid, it produces 0.2 to 2 volts of electricity.
This design is similar in functionality to our batteries, but has a rougher design. Why were they used? To allow liquid metals such as gold, silver, chromium to adhere to the surface during the gilding process. This technology is still used today, only in a more advanced variation.
Iron pillar in Delhi
The iron pillar in Delhi, which was built more than 1600 years ago, is not considered an indicator of scientific and technological progress, but many scientists are interested in why this column, more than six meters long, has stood for more than a thousand years and still does not rust?
In itself, it is not considered a unique object, but it reflects the skills of metallurgists of that time. In Dhar there are ancient cannons that have not rusted, as well as other similar pillars. This may indicate that the unique methodology by which such projects were developed was lost. Who knows what heights humanity could have achieved in the field of metallurgy if it had possessed the lost knowledge.
Longyou Caves
In ancient times, our ancestors used caves as shelter from predators. After some time, people came to increase the living space of the cave. Nowadays, technology makes it possible to dig huge tunnels.
Longyou Caves were discovered in 1992. Local I wanted to pump water out of a small hole, but as a result I discovered a huge man-made cave. There are 24 caves in total, which were created by manual labor. They all begin their history 2500 years ago. Many rooms are symmetrical and have various animals and symbols representing nature on the walls.
It was estimated that the Chinese needed to cut out a million cubic meters of stone to create them. What remains interesting is what is the point of this. Since there are no records left, we cannot even guess why this was done.
Lens of Nimrud
It is difficult to figure out what exactly this lens was used for, but some scientists hypothesize that it was part of a telescope. This would explain how the Assyrians knew astronomy so well. The lens was created approximately 3,000 years ago, and was found by an archaeologist from England during excavations in 1853.
It is also hypothesized that the Nimrud lens could be used as a magnifying glass for simple carvings, or it could also be used to make fire.
Chinese earthquake detector
A Scottish physicist invented the modern seismograph in 1841. However, it cannot be said that he was the first to create a device for measuring seismic activity. The Chinese created a device that could detect earthquakes in advance back in 132.
The device was a large bronze vessel with a diameter of just under two meters. He had eight dragons that looked in all directions. Each of the kites pointed at the toad with its mouth open. It is not clear how exactly this device worked, but scientists suggest that a pendulum was placed in the center, which began to move in the direction of the earthquake.
Göbekli Tepe
This remarkable find once again proves how much we underestimated our ancestors. Gobekli Tepe is huge temple complex, whose age is estimated at 12,000 years. What makes it so unique? This is a detailed stone work. Means that at that time technology allowed people to process huge blocks.
Initially, researchers believed that this place was an ancient cemetery, but long-term study showed that the construction of the temple continued for many years, and it was a rich religious building.
Gobekli Tepe is located three hundred meters from the neighboring valley. This is probably the first place for spiritual ceremonies. It is surprising how skillfully the stones are processed, because at that time there were no metal tools yet.
Antikythera Mechanism
At the moment, it is possible to plot a path across the entire planet using a GPS system. However, people of that time did not have our technology. Sailors in ancient times relied on the movements of the planets and stars to navigate the seas.
The found device remained unstudied for many years, and only a thorough examination helped to understand what it was used for.
The Antikythera mechanism could track the movements of celestial bodies with incredible accuracy. It has gears, just like modern watches. However, at the time it was created, no such technology existed. Although many parts of the find were lost, it was discovered that the device had seven hands that resembled a clock. Obviously, they indicated the direction of movement of the seven planets that were known at that time.
This is the only find that speaks of the great contribution of the Greeks to science. By the way, the device is more than 2200 years old. To this day, exactly how it was used remains a mystery. It is unlikely that this will give us impetus for the development of new directions, but it has become useful for educational purposes.
Lycurgus Cup
The Lycurgus Cup dates back to the fourth century AD. It depicts Lycurgus who has fallen into a trap. Visually this is a very beautiful thing. Inside the green glass are millions of incredibly small fragments of gold and silver. The color of the cup depends on the angle from which you look at it.
Damascus steel
Damascus steel began to be made around the third century. It was part of the Syrian arms market until the 17th century, then the technology was lost, but some experts believe that it can be restored. You can easily recognize Damascus steel by the characteristic pattern on the product. Steel is considered incredibly strong, making it resistant to damage.
Due to their rarity, Damascus steel blades are still in great demand among collectors.
Ancient Greek steam engine of Heron
The first steam engine was patented in 1698 by Thomas Saveney. It really became useful in 1781 when James Watt adapted it for industrial use. Despite this, approximately two thousand years ago the great mathematician Heron had already invented the steam engine.
The water, located in a closed sphere, was heated at the base; at the top there were tubes looking in different directions. When releasing steam, they rotated the entire device along its axis due to torque.
The device was first described in the first century. It is still not clear for what purpose it was created. Perhaps it was simply an attribute of the temple of science in which it was kept. Just imagine what the world would be like today if the creator had thought of attaching an ordinary wheel to this engine.
And everything contained the former life. A fiery tremor of other centuries.
V.Bryusov
Before the discoveries of Columbus, the inhabitants of the Old World hardly even suspected that a significant part of the human race lived beyond the expanses of the oceans in the Western Hemisphere.The tribes and peoples of Indian America, separated by vast expanses of water from the rest of the world, walked through centuries and eras like a distant planet moving along its own special path in the stellar spheres of the Universe. Ancient and medieval Europe and the East, proud of its thousand-year-old wisdom, did not leave a single mention of mysterious lands in their rich literary heritage...
The priceless cultural achievements of civilizations were forcibly destroyed by European conquerors. The culture of metaphors and numbers was destroyed by iron and fire. She disappeared like a dream... Only one memory remained of her.There are still huge gaps in archaeological knowledge. Countless riddles and questions are waiting to be solved as soon as possible. The past jealously guards its secrets, and it takes a lot of effort to find the keys to mastering them.
1. Mu or Lemuria - civilization that existed on Earth, although all statements about its existence are expressed at the level of hypotheses. According to some researchers, the Lemurian race, which lived about 4 million years ago, was some kind of prosimians that lived on the ancient continent.
Lemuria in The Secret Doctrine is described as "a huge Continent that once reigned and towered over the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans." All descriptions of this continent are rather episodic and approximate, so only dotted lines can be drawn on the map, which will indicate the approximate contours of Lemuria. Let's start with a description of the Indian-Pacific region of this giant continent. In the Asian part of Lemuria there was a huge inland sea.
In "The Secret Doctrine" this region is described in the following words: “Lemuria, as we called the Continent of the Third Race, was then a gigantic country. It covered the entire region from the foot of the Himalayas, which separated it from the inland sea, which rolled its waves through what we know as present-day Tibet, Mongolia and the great Shamo (Gobi) desert; from Chittagong westward to Hardwar and eastward to Assam."
While the Mu civilization did not achieve as much technology as other later civilizations, the people of Mu succeeded in constructing mega-stone buildings that were able to withstand earthquakes. This building science was Mu's greatest achievement.
Perhaps in those days there was one language and one government throughout the entire Earth. Education was the key to the prosperity of the Empire, every citizen was versed in the laws of the Earth and the Universe, and by the age of 21 he was given an excellent education. By the age of 28, a person became a full citizen of the empire.
Now the landmass of our planet consists of six huge continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Australia, Antarctica. But a long time ago, approximately 4-5 million years ago, there was neither Central and Northern Asia, nor Europe, nor the main part of Africa, nor North America - all of this was absorbed by water. What did the Earth look like? In the form of a huge continent, which included Australia, part of Asia and South Africa.
The Englishman Slater proposed giving this continent the melodic name Lemuria, after the interesting and mysterious animals that lived there - lemurs. They were proof of the existence of Lemuria. Naturally, not only lemurs inhabited the ancient continent - all earthly life originated here. Numerous lizards lived on Lemuria: paleosaurs, ichthyosaurs, dinosaurs. Pterodactyls, huge bats, and winged lizards of various sizes hovered in the sky (from a sparrow to 5 meters). Eduard Shure in his book “Divine Evolution” describes our first ancestor this way: “This ancestor had a certain beauty. He looked less like a fish and more like a long blue-green snake with a gelatinous and transparent body, shimmering in all the colors of the rainbow, which made it possible to see his internal organs. Instead of a head, in its upper part there was something resembling a fan. This organ contained protoplasm, which later turned into the human brain.” In the course of evolution, this semblance of a jellyfish, or translucent snake, began to change and “harden.”
“The creature destined to become a man,” writes Schure, “the half-fish, half-snake of the primitive era, took the form of a quadruped, resembling a lizard, but not like a modern lizard. Its spinal system, barely outlined in primitive human jellyfish, has developed significantly. His brain gland covered the skull and became the brain. In this skull appear two eyes that barely and dimly see. His bronchi turned into lungs, his fins into paws.” Here is such a picturesque portrait
According to some scientists, the ancestors of humans were lemurs, and not primates, as is commonly believed. Life in Lemuria was not calm. Powerful earthquakes and numerous volcanic eruptions destroyed ancient monsters. It was in such terrible conditions that the formation of the first people, the Lemurians, took place. Outwardly, the Lemurians slightly resembled the Ethiopians; they were dark-skinned, but had European facial features. Soon, a single continent split, as a result of which Africa and Asia were formed, and the first people spread to other lands, bringing the light of knowledge to wild tribes. 
But not all of Lemuria disappeared into the depths of the ocean at once; for a very long time a huge island remained in Indian Ocean, which was called by different names: either Lanka or Meluhha. After the island sank completely, some of the Lemurians found salvation on neighboring islands, in particular on Andaman Islands. The traveler Dobson photographed them there in the last century. Of course, in our time, the Lemurians have lost their former knowledge and gone wild. It is quite possible that the direct descendants of the Lemurians still live in the Andaman Islands, Africa, Australia, New Guinea, Sri Lanka and the south of Hindustan, preserving their unique appearance and customs.
The Toda tribe, who live in the Blue Mountains in South India, are the last surviving Lemurians. Representatives of this tribe are tall, have fairly fair skin, large, expressive, greenish eyes, a “Roman” nose, thin lips, and brown or reddish hair. These people live high in the mountains, and keep legends about seven great kingdoms beyond the sea, the ruler of which was the only “lord of the ships”. The priests of the tribe retained their native language, called “Kvorzha”. They call the Sun and Moon the same names as in Sumer - Utu and Sin. It is likely that the ancestors of the Todas in ancient times could sail on ships to the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Mention of Lemuria as a land in the Indian Ocean with a developed civilization is found in mythology different nations. According to Indian mythology, Lemuria was located south of Hindustan. There was a poetry academy on the island, which marked the beginning of Tamil poetry and has existed since time immemorial. It was headed by Shiva. The Academy existed for 4,400 years, as some sources say. Lemuria perished during the Great Flood.
The Lemurians, who escaped death, settled on nearby lands, or on the remains of the continent that remained above the water. It is believed that the Lemurians brought knowledge to India. All that was left of Lemuria were small islands in the Indian Ocean. Some researchers also include the western islands of Indonesia among the remains. In the mythology of Madagascar, the hypothesis of Lemuria occupies a special place. The indigenous inhabitants of the island, the Malgashi, have preserved to this day the richest traditions of oral poetry, from which we learn a lot of interesting things about the history of the island. According to local myths, the island formerly extended far to the east, and a similarity to the global flood is also mentioned. Despite the fact that Africa is very close, most of the plants and animals living in Madagascar are endemic, and their number is so large that Madagascar can be considered part of a continent. In addition to this, the Malagasy themselves are not of African descent.
In Europe, the legends of Lemuria were very rarely taken seriously, unlike the Unknown Southern Land with which it was often identified. Usually Europeans compared Lemuria with Atlantis (as a counterweight or vice versa, as a complement). If you believe European mythology, then there are versions that Egyptian, Roman and Phoenician expeditions circumnavigated Africa from the south, and Europeans began to constantly sail to India only in the 15th century. If we talk about scientific research, unlike the search for Atlantis, almost no expeditions were created to study Lemuria. The few studies that have been carried out to date have not yet found sufficiently convincing evidence of the existence of a continent or large island with a developed civilization. Some supporters of the version of the existence of Lemuria hastened to move the sunken land to Pacific Ocean, however, this version did not gain wide popularity, and most importantly, any significant evidence, since the disappeared land, the Pacifida, already “was” there.
The Central Andes were the easternmost spur of the continent of Lemuria. One can also quote from the Secret Doctrine of H. P. Blavatsky, which says that the giant buildings in the Peruvian Andes belong to the Lemurians: “The most ancient remains of the ruins of Cyclopean structures were all the work of the last sub-races of the Lemurians; and therefore the occultist does not express surprise when he learns "that the stone remains found by Captain Cook on a small piece of land called Easter Island were "very similar to the walls of the Temple of Pachacamac or the ruins of Tia Huanaco in Peru, and that they were of a gigantic character."
The remains of Cyclopean buildings can be found both in the city of Cusco and beyond. The most massive and striking structure is located to the north of the city, it lies on a hill, slightly above the valley. These giant remains are called the "fortress" of Sacsahuaman. They are called a fortress because... reminiscent of the protective walls of medieval castles.
The walls of Sacsahuaman are built in three parallel straight tiers, each about 600 meters long. The height of the first and second walls is about 10 meters, the third - 5 meters. The walls are built in a zigzag shape. One wall has about 28 zigzag projections. The first wall (the lowest) is made of very massive blocks, the largest of which is 9 meters high, 5 meters wide and 4 meters thick.
The other building blocks are slightly smaller but relatively the same. Such blocks weigh from 100 to 200 tons. The blocks of the second and third tier are slightly smaller than the blocks of the first tier. The most interesting thing is that all the blocks - both large and small - are so precisely fitted to each other that it is impossible to insert even a knife blade between them! In addition, the blocks do not have a regular geometric shape, but are polyhedra of the most varied, arbitrary shapes.
The mystery still remains unsolved! What is Lemuria? Reality or fantasy of people? There are many questions! Humanity can only look for answers to them.
2. Ancient Atlantis - a hypothetical mainland or island believed to have been located in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Gibraltar. As already mentioned, some believe that Atlantis is a mythical island that has been around since Ancient Greece haunts all mystery lovers. Humanity has been trying to solve this mystery for more than two and a half thousand years.
When the continent of Mu sank into the ocean, today's Pacific Ocean was formed, and water levels in other parts of the Earth dropped significantly. The islands in the Atlantic, small during Lemuria, increased significantly in size. The lands of the Poseidonis archipelago formed an entire small continent. This continent is called Atlantis by modern historians, but its real name was Poseidonis.
Atlantis had high level technology superior to modern technology. In the book “The Dweller of Two Planets,” dictated in 1884 by philosophers from Tibet to the young Californian Frederick Spencer Oliver, as well as in the 1940 continuation “The Earthly Return of the Dweller,” there is a mention of such inventions and devices as: air conditioners, for purifying the air from harmful vapors; vacuum cylinder lamps, fluorescent lamps; electric rifles; transport by monorail; water generators, a tool for compressing water from the atmosphere; aircraft controlled by antigravity forces.
The clairvoyant Edgar Cayce spoke of the use of planes and crystals in Atlantis to generate enormous energy. He also mentioned the misuse of power by the Atlanteans, which led to the destruction of their civilization.
Atlantis was first mentioned in dialogues written by the great ancient Greek philosopher Plato. All information about Anlantis is contained in two dialogues “Critius” and “Timaeus”. The dialogue takes place in the sixth century BC between the ancestor of the ancient Greek sage Solon and a certain ancient Egyptian priest. The priest, based on ancient Egyptian writings, tells the sage about the existence of the great country of Atlantis, which was located behind the Pillars of Hercules.
Briefly, the story goes like this: A very, very long time ago, nine thousand years ago, the virtuous state of Athens was famous for its power. But his main opponent was the notorious Atlantis.
Atlantis was a huge island, larger than all of Asia and Libya. It was on this island that the state, striking in its size and power, was born. This state owned all of Libya as far as Egypt, and Europe to the west of Italy. Atlantis was inhabited by powerful and proud people - the Atlanteans. The Atlanteans tried with all their might to enslave Athens, but the courageous Hellenes threw all their strength into defending their freedom and state. Their struggle was crowned with success, they defeated the Atlanteans. But soon after the victory, some terrible catastrophe happened (either an earthquake, or the fall of a huge meteorite), and in one day all the warriors of Athens died, and the island of Atlantis, along with its entire population, sank to the bottom of the sea.
Plato's dialogues provide the most complete description of the island and state of Atlantis and its inhabitants. Plato calls Atlantis powerful but arrogant and contrasts it with Athens. The Atlanteans were descendants of the god Poseidon, from whom the earthly girl Kleino gave birth to ten semi-divine sons. The eldest of the sons was Atlas. Poseidon divided the island of Atlantis into ten parts among his sons, giving rise to ten royal families.
The island amazed with its wealth. Nine kilometers from the sea in the center of the island there was a hill. In order to protect it, the god Poseidon built three water and two earthen protective barriers in the form of concentric circles around the hill. The Atlanteans built bridges and laid canals across these barriers. Through these canals, ships sailed to the very center of the city.
The temples of the island were all in gold and silver, with golden statues standing around. Royal Palace The islands also shone with unprecedented luxury. The island's shipyards were full big ships. According to Plato, the island was very densely populated.
Od However, at first the Atlanteans had a divine nature, and they were of little interest in wealth, they did not know what greed was. The further, the more the Atlanteans mixed with mortal people, and more human things began to predominate in their nature, and, consequently, they began to acquire human vices. Over time, the Atlanteans degenerated and became greedy and proud.
Naturally, Poseidon was outraged by this, and he decided to exterminate the Atlanteans. This is where Plato’s story ends, and what happened next is not known. So did Atlantis ever really exist? And if it existed, then when and where? And what happened to her? There remain a lot of questions to which to this day there are no concrete answers.
Most historians and philologists are inclined to think that Atlantis is an ordinary philosophical legend, invented, like many others, by Plato. Moreover, Plato was not a historian, he was a philosopher, so he considered it his duty to convey to the reader non-specific historical facts and dates, but rather their philosophical ideas, dressed in an artistic shell.
In addition, no archaeological material has been found confirming the real existence of any civilization in those days. However, despite this, there are a huge number of theories and hypotheses of the existence and death of Atlantis. The main debates are on two main issues. The first question is the location of the mythical island. The second question is the reasons for his death.
Some of the hypotheses for the existence of Atlantis, including Plato himself, place this island in Atlantic Ocean. Proponents of this hypothesis explain this by the fact that an island of such a huge size (500 km by 350 km, and even the surrounding islands) could only be located in the Atlantic.
Plato and his Atlantean supporters claim that Atlantis was located in the area of the modern Strait of Gibraltar at the site of the rocks of Gibraltar and Ceuta. In the time of Plato, this place was called the Pillars of Hercules, which translated means the pillars of Melqart. That is, Plato’s Atlantis was located not far from modern Spain and Morocco. And the lands of Morocco in ancient Greek times were considered the place where the legendary Atlas, the son of Zeus, lived, after whom both Atlantis and mountain range Atlas, and the Atlantic Ocean itself.
There are theories according to which Atlantis was located in the Mediterranean Sea. Proponents of this theory argue that Plato somewhat exaggerated the size of Atlantis in his descriptions. In fact, the island was much smaller and was located on the site of the modern island of Crete, which has since undergone significant changes. And in defense of this theory is the fact that in fact in ancient times there was a developed Minoan civilization in the Mediterranean Sea on the island of Crete. And this civilization died from some natural disaster. Everything fits with the story of Atlantis.
The third group of atlantologists “sees” ancient Atlantis in the area of the current Black Sea (in the Circumpontic region). According to their hypothesis, when Plato spoke of nine thousand years, he meant nine thousand seasons. Each season lasted 121 days. Thus, the age of Atlantis is automatically reduced by three times, and already dates back to the third millennium BC. Historically, this was the time when the Indo-European community began to disintegrate. The level of the Black Sea during this period rose by 100 meters as a result of the fact that the waters Mediterranean Sea broke through the Bosphorus. A catastrophe of this level turned out to be the cause of the death of Atlantis, according to adherents of this theory.
According to the philosopher Plato, Atlantis, the ancient continent completed its descent about 12 thousand years ago. The continent was rich in minerals and a wide variety of species of flora and fauna, but rather represented big Island. The south of the island consisted of plains, and further inland the hypothetical and legendary country of Atlandida was located. The supreme ruler of the country was Atlas; if this word is translated from Greek, it will mean “Atlas,” which is probably how the name Atlantis and the Atlantic Sea came about. In an effort to expand their global influence, the Atlanteans collected secret, sometimes even knowledge that could not be discovered today, that could help in the development of powerful weapons, which is believed to have destroyed them. The continent was split into pieces and drowned in the waters of the ocean. The Atlanteans predicted a catastrophe, and many of them moved to neighboring lands. There is also a hypothesis that part of the knowledge preserved by the “guardians” was transferred to other powerful civilizations, such as Greece, Tibet and Egypt.
Plato, even during his lifetime, was ridiculed for sayings about a civilization that died more than 10 thousand years ago, because the creation of the world according to Christian concepts began around 5508 BC, so could there have been something else before creation? It was on this issue that Aristotle criticized his teacher and expressed his now quite famous phrase: “Plato is my friend, but the truth is dearer!” Plato, as he himself claimed, turned to ancient sources for knowledge about Atlantis!” In 1882-1883, interest in this topic was revived again, the books “Atlantis - antediluvian world” and “Ragnarrok - the era of fire and death”, authored by the American scientist Ignatius Donnelly.
The legends spoke of a fertile land with a large number of inhabitants; as a result of a hitherto unknown cataclysm, this land sank to the bottom. Dozens of hypotheses describing the location of Atlantis spoke about the likelihood of this continent being located in the area of the Azores, the islands of Santorini, Crete, and Ascension. In addition to the Egyptians and American Indians, even the Slavs are considered the heirs of the Atlanteans. Some people believe that the appearance of UFOs in the depths of the Atlantic, as well as the disappearance of airliners in the Bermuda Triangle, are somehow connected with Atlantis.
In 1992, in the center Bermuda Triangle, a United States research vessel, discovered a pyramid larger in size than those currently existing. It is interesting that the reflected sonar signals give the right to assume that the surface of the pyramid is absolutely smooth, similar to a glassy substance and is not at all overgrown with algae and shells.
In addition to sea theories of the existence of Atlantis, there are also land theories. One such hypothesis states that the earth ancient Atlantis moved from the equator to the site of modern Antarctica. The reason for this was lithospheric shifts. This theory is presented very well in the book “Traces of the Gods” by G. Hancock.
Another land theory finds Atlantis in the Alps. Its adherents believe that South America, or rather on the Altiplano plateau, was the legendary Atlantis. In its defense, this hypothesis puts forward several arguments. Firstly, Plato's geographical descriptions Atlantis is very similar to satellite images of the Altiplano plateau. Secondly, modern geological theories confirm that Atlantis could not have been located in the area of the modern Atlantic. Thirdly, some geological formations were discovered on the Altiplano plateau, which can be mistaken for traces of human activity, but, in addition, these formations are very reminiscent of the descriptions of Atlantis. The fourth argument can be considered that very highly developed peoples who had extensive knowledge in various fields have always lived in South America. They can be considered descendants of the Atlanteans. And finally, the fifth argument is based on the reason for the death of Atlantis as a result of some kind of natural disaster. In South America, such disasters have happened more than once; as a result of large-scale floods, more than one settlement has been destroyed. Among them, they say, was Atlantis.
Since ancient times, there have been both supporters and opponents of the theory of the real existence of Atlantis. Researchers argue on this topic always and everywhere. Scientific works are being written, the number of which already numbers in the thousands. About a dozen versions have been put forward about the location of Atlantis.
The theme of Atlantis has always been and remains the object of ineradicable artistic creativity of mankind. The most famous science fiction works have been written about her and films have been made. And yet, Atlantis today remains an unsolved mystery for us. When will we be able to solve it?
The myth of Atlantis - N.K. Roerich,
Atlantis is the mirror of the sun. Never knew a more beautiful country. Babylon and Egypt marveled at the wealth of the Atlanteans. In the cities of Atlantis, strong with green jade and black basalt, chambers and temples glowed like heat. Lords, priests and men, in gold-woven clothes, sparkled in precious stones. Light fabrics, bracelets and rings, and earrings and necklaces adorned the wives, but better than stones were open faces.
Strangers sailed to the Atlanteans. Everyone willingly praised their wisdom. They bowed before the ruler of the country. But the oracle's prediction happened. The sacred ship brought the great prophetic word to the Atlanteans:
The waves will rise like mountains. The sea will cover the country of Atlantis. The sea will take revenge for rejected love.
From that day on, love was not rejected in Atlantis. The sailors were greeted with love and affection. The Atlanteans smiled joyfully at each other. And the ruler’s smile was reflected in the precious, shining walls of the palace chambers. And a hand reached out to greet you, and the tears of the people were replaced by a quiet smile. And the people forgot to hate the authorities. And the authorities forgot the forged sword and armor.
But the boy, the bishop’s son, especially surprised everyone. The sun itself, the gods of the sea themselves, seemed to have sent him to save the great country.
He was kind! And friendly! And caring about everyone! He had brothers great and small. A kind word lived in him for everyone. He remembered about everyone his best deed. He didn't remember a single mistake. He definitely couldn’t see the anger and rudeness. And everything evil hid before him, and the recent villains wanted to become good forever, just like him.
A crowd of people followed him. Everywhere his gaze met only faces full of joy, waiting for his smile and a kind, wise word. That was a boy! And when the lord-father died in this life, and the youth, foggy with quiet sadness, went out to the people; everyone, like madmen, forgot about death and sang a hymn of praise to the desired ruler. And Atlantis bloomed brighter. And the Egyptians called it the land of love.
The bright ruler reigned for many quiet years. And the rays of his happiness shone to the people. Instead of the temple, the people strove for the ruler. Sang:
He loves us. Without him we are nothing. He is our ray, our sun, our warmth, our eyes, our smile. Glory to you, our beloved!
In awe of the delight of the people, the ruler reached last day. And the last day began, and the ruler lay powerless, and his eyes closed.
As one man, the Atlanteans stood up, and the steps of the chambers were filled with a sea of crowds. They carried away the doctors and bed attendants. They leaned to the deathbed and, crying, screamed:
Master, look! Give us at least your glance. We came to defend you. May our desire, the Atlanteans, strengthen you. Look, all of Atlantis has gathered to your palace. We formed a tight wall from the palace to the sea, from the palace to the cliffs. We, beloved one, have come to hold you. We will not allow you to be taken away, to leave us all. All of us, the whole country, all husbands and wives and children. Master, look!
The lord beckoned the priest with his hand and wanted to say his last wish, and asked everyone to come out, at least for a short time. But the Atlanteans remained. They rallied and grew into the steps of the bed. Frozen, dumb and deaf. They didn't leave. Then the ruler rose up on his bed and, turning his gaze to the people, asked to be left alone and allowed to tell the priest his last will. Vladyka asked. And once again the bishop asked in vain. And once again they were deaf. They didn't leave. And then it happened. The lord stood up on his bed and wanted to move everyone away with his hand. But the crowd was silent and caught the gaze of the beloved ruler.
Then the ruler said:
Haven't you left? Don't you want to leave? Are you here now? Now I found out. Well, I'll tell you. I'll say one word. I hate you. I reject your love. You took everything from me. You took the laughter of childhood. You rejoiced when for your sake I remained alone. You filled the silence of mature years with noise and screaming. You despised your deathbed... Only I knew your happiness and your pain. Only your speeches were carried to me by the wind. You took away my sun! I didn’t see the sun; I only saw your shadows. Dali, blue ones! You didn’t let me go to them... I can’t return to the sacred greenery of the forest... I can no longer walk on fragrant herbs... I can no longer climb the mountain ridge... I can no longer see the bends of rivers and green meadows... I can no longer rush across the waves... I can no longer fly with my eyes behind the fast gyrfalcon... I can no longer look at the stars... You won... I could no longer hear the voices of the night... The commands of God were no longer available to me... But I could recognize them... I could sense the light, the sun and the will... You won... You are all from I was overshadowed... You took everything from me... I hate you... I rejected your love...
The ruler fell on his bed. And the sea rose up like a high wall and hid the country of Atlantis.
3. Rama's Empire in India - If you believe such sources, then the Empire of Rama existed in parallel with Atlantis. And even competed with her. According to legends, the ancient Indian Empire of Rama was destroyed 15 thousand years ago by some powerful weapon. English researcher David Davenport, having analyzed the Vimanik Prakaranam and the Ramayana, where its power is described, came to the conclusion: the city of Mohenjo-Daro, which belongs to the ancient pre-Aryan civilization in the Indus River basin in Pakistan, and a number of other cities located nearby , were destroyed by atomic explosions. Here is what is said about one of the battles: “Gurkha (Gurkha - deity), flying in on a fast and powerful vimana, sent a powerful single projectile, charged with all the power of the Universe, against three cities. A sparkling column of smoke and fire flared up like ten thousand suns... Dead people It was impossible to recognize, and the survivors did not live long: their hair, teeth and nails fell out." Sounds like Hiroshima, doesn't it?
The most important thing: the ruins of Mohenjo-Daro clearly show the effects of very high temperatures and a strong shock wave. The fragments of ceramics found at the epicenter of the supposed explosion were melted. In these places, sand that turned into glass was also found.
The so-called kingdom of Rama in northern India and Pakistan was established at least 15 millennia ago and was a nation of large and sophisticated cities, many of which can still be found in the deserts of Pakistan and northern and western India. The kingdom of Rama apparently existed parallel to the Atlantean civilization in the center of the Atlantic Ocean and was ruled by “enlightened priest-kings” who headed the cities.
The seven greatest capital cities of Rama are known in classical Indian texts as the "seven cities of the Rishis". According to ancient Indian texts, people had aircrafts called "vimanas". The epic describes the vimana as a two-deck round flying machine with openings and a dome, much like how we imagine a flying saucer. He flew "with the speed of the wind" and made a "melodious sound." There were at least four different types of vimanas; some are like saucers, others are like long cylinders - cigar-shaped flying machines. Ancient Indian texts about vimanas are so numerous that retelling them would take entire volumes. The ancient Indians who created these ships wrote entire flight manuals on how to control various types of vimanas, many of which still exist, and some of which have even been translated into English.
Fortunately, the ancient books of the Indian Rama Empire have survived, unlike the documents of China, Egypt, Central America and Peru. Nowadays, the remains of the empire are swallowed up by impenetrable jungles or rest on the ocean floor. Yet India, despite numerous military devastations, managed to preserve much of its ancient history.
Indian civilization was thought to have emerged not much earlier than 500 AD, 200 years before the invasion of Alexander the Great. However, in the last century, the cities of Mojenjo-Daro and Harappa were discovered in the Indus Valley in what is now Pakistan.
The discovery of these cities forced archaeologists to move the date of the emergence of Indian civilization thousands of years ago. To the surprise of modern researchers, these cities were highly organized and represented a brilliant example of urban planning. And the sewage system was more developed than it is now in many Asian countries.
4. The civilization of Osiris in the Mediterranean
During the times of Atlantis and Harappa, the Mediterranean basin was a large fertile valley. The ancient civilization that flourished there was the progenitor of dynastic Egypt, and is known as the Osiris Civilization.
The Nile previously flowed completely differently than it does today and was called Styx. Instead of emptying into the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt, the Nile turned west, formed a huge lake in the area of the central part of the modern Mediterranean Sea, flowed out of a lake in the area between Malta and Sicily, and entered the Atlantic Ocean at the Pillars of Hercules (Gibraltar).
When Atlantis was destroyed, the waters of the Atlantic slowly flooded the Mediterranean basin, destroying big cities Osirians and forcing them to relocate. This theory explains the strange megalithic remains found at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.
It is an archaeological fact that at the bottom of this sea there are more than two hundred sunken cities. Egyptian civilization, along with Minoan (Crete) and Mycenaean (Greece) are traces of one large, ancient culture. The Osirian civilization left huge earthquake-resistant megalithic buildings, owned electricity and other amenities that were common in Atlantis. Like Atlantis and the Empire of Rama, the Osirians had airships and other vehicles, for the most part electrical in nature. Mysterious paths in Malta that were found underwater may be part of an ancient transport route Osirian civilization.
Probably the best example of the high technology of the Osirians is the amazing platform found in Baalbek (Lebanon). The main platform is made up of the largest hewn rock blocks, weighing between 1200 and 1500 tons each.
According to myths, at the head of the pantheon of Egyptian gods was the sun god Amon-Ra. The myths also tell about a divine couple - the earth god Hebe and the goddess of the starry sky Nut - who had four children: the gods Osiris and Set and the goddesses Isis and Nephthys. The Egyptians claimed that Osiris and his wife, the beautiful Isis, were their first rulers.
The divine couple passed on to people knowledge about the land capable of sprouting, initiated them into the mysteries of art and craft, taught writing and the canons of temple construction. People got the opportunity to live according to the laws of Heaven in unity with Nature. Osiris and Isis revealed to them the mysteries of life and death and the meaning of their own existence. They awakened in souls a love for Wisdom and a thirst for knowledge. It was the most wonderful and happiest time for people.
As the myths tell, on the 17th day of the month Atir, when the sun crossed the constellation Scorpio, a great disaster occurred on earth. Osiris's brother, the god Set, seeking to seize power over the world, killed Osiris and threw his body into the Nile.
For a long time, without knowing fatigue, Isis searched all over the earth for her divine spouse. Having found the body of Osiris, she hid it on the banks of the Nile in the reed thickets. But Seth, who was hunting at night, found him and cut him into fourteen pieces, which he scattered throughout the Egyptian land. Isis set out on a search again. Where the goddess found parts of the body of Osiris, she erected sanctuaries in memory of her divine spouse. Fourteen sanctuaries built by the goddess Isis would become the sacred centers of the entire country in historical times.
Around them, in places determined by the gods themselves, Egypt will be built and developed. Thus, at all times, Egypt represented the body of the divine Osiris, dismembered by his brother Set into 14 parts. As the myth further tells, soon a son is miraculously born to Isis and Osiris - the falcon god Horus, who was supposed to restore justice. The son of Isis enters into battle with the forces of darkness. In one of the battles with Seth, Horus loses an eye. In return, the gods give him Udjat - the eye of inner vision. The chorus defeats Set, and with the help of Udjat revives his father Osiris.
The Eye of Horus becomes one of the main symbols of Egypt - a symbol of fair actions, compassion and mercy. The son of Isis, Horus, was the last of the gods to rule the Earth. With his departure to heaven, the age of the reign of the gods ends. Millennia will pass before the first historical pharaoh appears and earthly power passes to the earthly king.
5. Civilizations of the Gobi Desert - The Gobi is one of the world's greatest deserts. The Mongolian Gobi stretches in a huge arc for 1600 km along the border with China. The word "Gobi" (Mong. Govi) is of Mongolian origin and means "waterless place." This word in Central Asia refers to desert and semi-desert landscapes. Since ancient times, this area was known as the Shamo Desert. The Gobi Desert is the most mysterious and least populated place in the world.
According to occult data, Central Asia is a region where spiritual centers of all races existed. Waterless and unsuitable for human habitation today, the central Gobi region is mentioned in ancient myths as the place where our civilization began. The location of the mythical White Island, the mysterious underground country of Agharti, the sacred kingdom of Shambhala are also localized in theosophical and mystical texts by the borders of the Gobi.
Many ancient cities of the Uyghur civilization existed during the time of Atlantis on the site of the Gobi Desert. However, now the Gobi is a lifeless, sun-scorched land, and it’s hard to believe that ocean waters once splashed here.
So far no traces of this civilization have been found. However, vimanas and other technical devices were not alien to the Uiger region. The famous Russian explorer Nicholas Roerich reported his observations of flying disks in the region of northern Tibet in the 1930s.
Since ancient times, the Chinese had a belief about the Land of the Immortals, located somewhere in the center of the Shamo Desert, the American clairvoyant E. Casey chose the Gobi Desert for his prophecies about the Atlantean colony that once existed there, Helena Blavatsky in her “Secret Doctrine” placed a “fabulous Shambhala".
Some sources claim that the elders of Lemuria, even before the cataclysm that destroyed their civilization, moved their headquarters to an uninhabited plateau in Central Asia, which we now call Tibet. Here they founded a school known as the Great White Brotherhood.
The knowledge keepers of the White Island, after a global catastrophe that completely changed the world, remained in complete isolation for a long time, and alone fought for the survival and preservation of humanity on the planet. Over time, according to ancient Tibetan legends, they split into two communities, which chose different paths for further development. These communities subsequently became the basis of two different kingdoms: the above-ground kingdom of Shambhala (left-hand path - material development, control of the elements and humanity) and the underground country of Agharti (right-hand path - contemplation, spiritual development and non-interference in the affairs of humanity).
Not much is known about the White Island itself - the cradle of humanity, whose sages, according to legend, founded the kingdom of Shambhala and the country of Agarti. Most researchers correlate its location with the polar region. According to the texts of E. Blavatsky, this island was located in the North Sea, which once washed the mountains of Tibet, on the site of the modern Gobi Desert. If we accept this assumption, then the time of the existence of the sea on the site of the modern Gobi Desert should be attributed to the time of the existence of dinosaurs, since modern geology has proven that large bodies of water in Asia disappeared due to the uplift of the entire territory 41 million years ago, i.e. Before the advent of man and since then, the landscape of the Gobi Desert has been arid.
Since ancient times, the little-explored areas of the Gobi have been inhabited in stories by unknown monsters, evil demons, unprecedented treasures and treasures. One of the first descriptions of the Gobi Desert was given by Marco Polo: “And the desert, I tell you, is Great: in a whole year, they say, you cannot walk along it. There are mountains, sands, and valleys everywhere; and no food anywhere. There are no birds or animals here, because there is nothing for them to eat there. But there is this miracle: you are driving through the desert at night, and someone happens to lag behind his comrades, as that person begins to catch up with his friends, he hears the speaking of spirits, and it seems to him that his comrades are calling him by name, and often the spirits lead him to the place from where he can’t get out, so he dies there. And here’s another thing: even during the day, people hear the voices of spirits and it often seems as if you hear many instruments being played, like a drum.”
The great Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu wrote the famous book Tao Te Ching. As his death approached, he traveled west to the legendary land of Hsi Wang Mu. Could this land be the possession of the White Brotherhood?
According to modern researchers of the ancient tradition, Shveta-dvipa - “White Island”, was one of the four continents surrounding the polar mountain Meru. Its polar location is stated in the ancient texts of the Mahabharata: “In the north of the Sea of Milk there is the luminous Shveta-dvipa. This island is an abode of radiance." From an analysis of the content, scientists concluded that the text most likely talks about the aurora. The polar version of the location of the White Island is also confirmed by the text found in 1919 of the Slavic “Book of Veles”, carved on beech tablets by Novgorod priests in the 9th century, telling about the exodus of the Aryans in the 5th millennium BC. from the north to southern regions. In ancient Russian records, everything that related to the snow-covered expanses of the Arctic Ocean, which itself was often called Milky in chronicles, had a “milky hue” in it. This toponymy, which is constantly encountered in ancient texts, gave reason to believe that we are talking about the northern territories: “The settlers live in the depths of the Okiyan-sea, a place called Belovodye, and there are many lakes and seventy islands. The islands are 600 miles apart and there are mountains between them. And their passage was from Zosima and Savvatiy of Solovetsky by ships through the Sea of Ledos.”
The High Gobi civilization is most often mentioned in theosophical works. They speak of the existence in ancient times of an inland sea on the site of the modern Gobi Desert, on the White Island of which selected representatives of a mysterious vanished civilization escaped. It was the only colony of surviving people on Earth (the community of sages), which gave rise to our civilization. Despite the discrepancy in the location of the White Island in various sources, in one case it is the North Sea in the Arctic (Arctic Ocean), and in the other, the Inland Sea north of Tibet on the site of the modern Gobi Desert, all sources equally point to the White Island as the only sacred the ancestral home of the ancient Aryans - the ancestors of all humanity.
According to the Indian Kurma Puranas, once upon a time in the North Sea, which washed the present Tibet, there was an island called Shveta-dvipa or White Island, where the Immortals lived. In the sanctuary of the Immortals, the physical world was connected with the abode of the gods, and those who lived there constantly lived in two worlds: the objective world of matter and the higher spiritual one. “Immortals are supposed to have the ability to travel at will throughout the universe, from one world to another, and even to live on distant stars.” According to Tibetan legend, the White Island is the only place that escapes the fate of all Dwipas; it cannot be destroyed either by fire or water, for it is the “Eternal Earth”.
In “Isis Unveiled” H.P. Blavatsky, the founder of the Theosophical Society, cites the legend of the “sons of God” and the “sacred island”. The source of the legend is the Book of Dzyan. According to her, this is one of the oldest books in the world, almost impossible to date. Before the publication of E.P. Blavatsky, this book was not known to any specialist in ancient oriental literature; the original of this book has remained unknown to scientists to this day. In 1888, Hindu and Tibetan experts in the Vedas and Buddhism accused H.P. Blavatsky of quackery and incompetence, after which she returned to the West and never appeared in India again. The sacred text of the “Stanza of Dzyan,” which she allegedly stumbled upon in the dungeon of a Himalayan monastery, was never seen by any Europeans again.
“A thorough analysis of the occult legend about Atlantis and the identification of its true sources was carried out by Coleman. He showed that the sources of the works of E.P. Blavatsky and her circle (A. Besant and others) were: the translation of “Vishnu Purana” produced by Wilson, “The Life of the Earth”, or “Comparative Geology” by Winchell, the work of Donnelly and other contemporary scientific and occult works. These works were interpreted and reworked by E.P. Blavatsky for her own purposes (to substantiate Theosophy), and she showed extraordinary literary talent and erudition, which was used, however, in an extremely tendentious manner. The so-called “Book of Dzyan” is an adaptation of the “Hymn of Creation” from the Rig Veda.”
In her famous voluminous work “The Secret Doctrine,” E. Blavatsky argued that the descendants of the ancient Atlanteans still exist in the Gobi Desert: “The legends say and the records of the Great Book (“Book of Dzyan”) explain that long before the days of Adam and his inquisitive wife Eve there , where salt lakes and desolate and barren deserts now meet, there was a vast inland sea stretching across Central Asia to the north of the proud Himalayan range and its western spurs. And therein was an island, which in its incomparable beauty had no rival in the whole world, and was inhabited by the last remnants of the Race that preceded ours. They were the "Sons of God" who conveyed to people the most wonderful secrets of Nature and revealed to them the ineffable and now lost word.
There was no communication by sea with the beautiful island, but underground passages, known only to the Heads, communicated with it in all directions.
This island, according to legend, exists to this day as an oasis, surrounded by the terrible desolation of the Gobi Desert - sands that have not been trampled by human foot in the memory of people.
The chosen ones were saved on the Sacred Island (now the “fabulous” Shambhala in the Gobi Desert).
In the article “False Myths about Shambhala” (2003), English professor Alexander Berzin writes: “In 1888, Blavatsky mentioned Shambhala in her major work, The Secret Doctrine, for which teachings, she said, were received telepathically from her Mahatma teachers in Tibet. Blavatsky became acquainted with Tibetan Buddhism at a time when European orientalist scholars were in their infancy and only a few translations or descriptions of Buddhism were available to them. Madame Blavatsky had the opportunity to learn only isolated fragments of their vast teachings. In her personal letters, she writes that because the Western public of the time had little exposure to Tibetan Buddhism, she decided to translate and explain the basic terms in the better known popular concepts from Hinduism and the occult. For example, she arbitrarily translated three of the four island worlds (four continents - "dvipas") around Mount Meru, as the sunken lost islands of Hyperborea, Lemuria, and Atlantis. Similarly, she presented the four human races mentioned in the Abhidharma and Kalachakra teachings (born from transformation, moisture and heat, from eggs and from the womb) as the races of these island worlds.
Her belief that the esoteric teachings of all the world's religions formed one body of occult knowledge strengthened her decision to translate in this manner, and [she] undertook to demonstrate this in her literary works. In addition, she wrote that when Lemuria sank, some of its people survived in Atlantis, while some of its chosen ones migrated to the sacred island of Shambhala in the Gobi Desert. Neither the Kalachakra literature nor the Vishnu Purana, one way or another, has any mention of Atlantis, Lemuria, Maitreya or Sosiosha. The association of Shambhala with them, meanwhile, is maintained among Blavatsky's followers. Blavatsky's location of Shambhala in the Gobi Desert is not surprising, while the Mongols, including the Buryats in Siberia, and the Kalmyks in the Volga region, were strong followers of Tibetan Buddhism, especially one of its teachings, the Kalachakra. For centuries, the Mongols believed that Mongolia was northern country Shambhala, and Blavatsky, no doubt, was familiar with the beliefs of the Buryats and Kalmyks in Russia.”
Mahatma Kut-Humi also speaks about the island of Shambhala, on the site of the modern Gobi Desert, in one of his letters to Sinnett: “A great event is the triumph of our “Sons of Light”, the inhabitants of Shambhala (then still an island in the Central Asian Sea) over selfish and vicious magicians Poseidonis – happened exactly 11,446 years ago.”
In the book of the English writer Lobsang Rampa “The Third Eye”: “Ancient Tibetan legends tell that thousands of years ago the sea washed many parts of Tibet. This is confirmed by the presence of skeletons of marine fish and other marine animals found during excavations. The Chinese share this opinion. The Yu tablet, found on the Ku-Lu peak of Mount Khingan in the province of Hu-Pei, says that the great Yu found refuge here (in 2278 BC) after the subsidence of the flood. The flood covered all of China, with the exception of the highest places."
In fact, based on geological research, it is generally accepted that the Gobi Desert is the bottom of an ancient sea and the island is now a massif high mountains. I have repeatedly visited the most remote corners of the Gobi, wandered along the bottom of deep deserted gorges, explored Gobi caves, but in 11 expeditions to the Gobi, I have never been able to find any hints of the existence of the White Island in ancient times on the territory modern Mongolia. Comprehensive studies of the joint Soviet-Mongolian expedition of the USSR Academy of Sciences and the MPR 1967–1977. made it possible to restore the paleolandscape that preceded the formation of the Gobi Desert. The study of the Gobi part of Mongolia has convincingly proven the widespread development in this region of vast inland reservoirs surrounded by coniferous taiga in the period 70–40 million years ago. Some of the reservoirs had quite large depths and brackish waters. The climate at that time was moderately humid and warm. Numerous aquatic fossils indicate strong flooding of the southern depressions of Mongolia, which disappeared about 40 million years ago.
An attempt to determine the time of the possible existence of the White Island ended with the compilation of an expanded chronological table, in which, along with recognized scientific data, controversial data from theosophists and historians were also included. The so-called North Sea, a large inland body of water in Central Asia, disappeared due to the uplift of the entire territory 40–41 million years ago, much earlier than the appearance of humans. The most ancient material evidence of human existence in this territory dates back to 2–2.5 million years ago, the first traces of settled settlements date back to 3 thousand years BC. These scientifically established dates rightfully cast great doubt on the theosophical chronology of mankind and their assertion of the existence of a prosperous colony of sages in the center of the Gobi during the Neolithic period 10 thousand years BC. or even earlier.
Theosophists have their own ideas about the evolution of mankind, different from those accepted in world science, the main source of which is the sacred ancient Indian Vedas. According to their teaching, the life cycle of humanity is divided into seven root races, and the emergence of physical humanity dates back to a period of 18 million years ago.
Lost Cities and Ancient Civilizations - 1
Believe it or not, friends, modern humanity may disappear in a couple of years, and this will not be the first time a civilization has disappeared from the face of the Earth. The disappearance of some ancient civilizations known to us was caused by wars, climate change, disease, invasions, and eruptions. But in most cases, these reasons are most likely the assumption of learned historians.
Clovis
Time of existence: 11500 BC
Location: North America
We know little about Clovis culture. What is known is that this prehistoric Native American culture is believed to have existed in North America. Its name comes from an archaeological site located near Clovis, New Mexico. Artifacts found at the site in the 1920s consist of stone tools and bones.
It is believed that these people arrived from Siberia to Alaska via the Bering Strait towards the end of the last Ice Age. Whether this was the first crop in North America, no one knows. The life of this civilization passed quite quickly. What contributed to her rapid disappearance? Maybe they hunted too much and destroyed their food supply? Or was it caused by climate change, disease, predators, or a meteorite? Or maybe members of this culture simply dispersed to join other Indian tribes? Scientists still have a lot of work to do to unravel this mystery.
Cucuteni-Trypillia culture
Time of existence: between 5500 and 2750 BC.
Location: Ukraine and Romania.
The largest communities of Neolithic Europe were built in Cucuteni-Trypillia, what is now modern Ukraine, Romania and Moldavia. There were almost 15,000 people in the Cucuteni-Trypillia civilization - a huge community of that time that mysteriously disappeared from the face of the Earth.
The Cucuteni-Trypillia culture is famous for its ceramics. They also had the strange habit of burning down their villages every 60-80 years before building new ones on the ashes of the old ones. To date, scientists have identified about 3,000 archaeological sites from this matriarchal society, at the center of which was the mother goddess. Their disappearance may have been caused by dramatic climate change, which led to the worst droughts in European history. Other theories suggest that the people were scattered among different tribes that lived in the surrounding area.
Indus Valley Civilization
Time of existence: 3300-1300 BC.
Location: Pakistan.
The Indus Valley Civilization is one of those vast civilizations spread across what is now Pakistan and western India. This is one of the most mysterious ancient civilizations. Little is known about her, mainly because no one has ever been able to decipher their language. We know that people built more than a hundred cities and villages, including the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. Each had their own sewer systems and basic living conditions in their homes. It appears to have been a civilization without classes and without an army that excelled in astronomy and agriculture. It was also the first civilization to make cotton clothing.
The Indus civilization disappeared 4,500 years ago and no one knew about it until ruins were discovered in the 1920s. Several theories try to explain this disappearance. These include changes in their environment, drying up of the Ghaggar-Hakra River, and colder and drier temperatures. Another theory suggests an Aryan invasion of the region around 1500 BC.
Minoan civilization
Time of existence: 3000-630 BC.
Location: Crete.
The Minoan civilization was not known until the early 20th century. Since 1900, careful research has begun, which has revealed many secrets of this mysterious civilization, which existed for about 7,000 years and reached its peak around 1600 BC. Over time, archaeologists have found very interesting places. One of these was the palace at Knossos, a labyrinth associated with the legend of King Minos (hence the name of the civilization). Now it is an important archaeological center.
It is believed that the Minoans were destroyed by a volcanic eruption on the island of Thera (Santorini today). There is evidence that they would have survived if the eruption had not killed all plant life. This led to the economic decline of the once rich civilization, famine and death. Another hypothesis is that they were captured by the Mycenaeans. The Minoan Civilization is one of the greatest civilizations that has ever existed.
Mayan civilization
Time of existence: 2600 BC before 1520 AD
Location: Central America.
The Mayan civilization is a classic example of a civilization that mysteriously disappeared. Her greatest monuments, its cities and roads were swallowed up by the jungles of Central America, and its population was scattered among small villages and settlements. The languages and traditions of the Mayan people still survive, but the civilization's climax occurred in the first millennium AD, when their greatest architectural monuments, and her dominance embraced vast territory, which will include Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.
One of the greatest nations ancient civilization used writing, mathematics, developed a calendar and sophisticated technology to build his pyramids and terraced farms. The reason for the disappearance of this highly advanced civilization is one of the great archaeological debates. It is theorized that internal strife, combined with climate change in the Yucatan during the year 900, led to crop failure and famine leading to destruction.
Mycenaean civilization
Time of existence: 1600-1100 BC.
Location: Greece.
Unlike the Minoan civilization, the Mycenaean civilization flourished not only through trade, but also through conquest. Their empire covered almost all of Greece. The Mycenaean civilization survived five centuries as a dominant force before disappearing around 1100 BC. Several Greek myths center around this civilization. One of them is the myth of the legendary king Agamemnon, who led the Greek army during the Trojan War. The Mycenaean civilization was culturally and economically rich and left behind many artifacts. But the mystery of her disappearance has not yet been solved.
Olmec civilization
Time of existence: 1400 BC
Location: Mexico.
The great pre-Columbian Olmec civilization once flourished in Mexico. The first traces of civilization date back to 1400 BC. The city of San Lorenzo has one of the three main Olmec centers with Tenochtitlan and Potrero Nuevo.
The Olmecs were master builders. In the places where they lived, monuments of giant stone heads were found. This civilization laid the foundation for all subsequent Mesoamerican cultures. The Olmecs are believed to have been the first to develop a written system, and they probably invented the compass and the Mesoamerican calendar. They knew the use of bloodletting, performed human sacrifices and invented the concept of the number zero. This civilization was not discovered by historians until the mid-19th century. Its decline was due to climate change caused by volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and possibly a decline in agricultural activity.
Nabataean civilization
Time of existence: 600 BC
Location: Jordan.
The Nabatean civilization flourished in southern Jordan, the Canaan region, and northern Arabia from the 6th century BC. Semitic peoples built the spectacular city of Petra, carved into the sandstone cliffs of the Jordan Mountains. We also know of their talents in hydraulics and the complex system of dams, canals and reservoirs that allowed them to survive in the desert region.
No written records have reached us, and we know almost nothing about their culture. Nevertheless, it was a prosperous civilization that, thanks to its geographical location, created trading network for trade and exchange of ivory, silk, spices, precious metals and stones, incense, sugar, perfume and medicines. Unlike other civilizations of that time, the Nabataeans did not know about slavery, and each contributed to the development of their state.
In the 4th century BC. The Nabateans abandoned Petra and no one knows why. Archaeological evidence suggests that their departure was not hasty, and therefore it was not associated with raids by warlike tribes. It is believed that migration to the north occurred to find better work.
Aksum Empire
Time of existence: 100 AD
Location: Ethiopia.
The Aksum Empire began in the first century AD in the area that is now Ethiopia. Legend has it that this was the birthplace of the Queen of Sheba. Aksum was an important trading center, exporting vast agricultural resources and gold to the Roman Empire and India. It was a wealthy state and the first African culture to issue its own currency, which was a sign of a great power at the time.
The most distinctive monuments are the steles of Aksum, giant carved obelisks that act as funeral terminals for kings and nobles. The first Aksumites worshiped many gods, the main of which was Astar. Then, in 324, King Ezana II was converted to Christianity and became Aksum. According to local legend, a Jewish queen named Yodit conquered the Aksumite Empire and burned their churches and books. Others believe that it was the pagan queen Bani al-Hamwiya who caused the decline of the empire. Other theories attribute the collapse of the empire to climate change and overuse of soil, which led to famine. Aksum took second place in the list of the most ancient civilizations that mysteriously disappeared from the face of the Earth.
Khmer Empire
Time of existence: 1000-1400 AD
Location: Cambodia.
Khmer Empire, one of the most powerful empires and greatest lost civilizations in South-East Asia, which occupied the territories of modern Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Malaysia. The capital of Angkor has become one of the most famous archaeological sites in Cambodia. This empire, which included up to a million people, flourished during the first millennium. The Khmers practiced Hinduism and Buddhism and built temples, towers and other complex structures such as Angkor Wat, a temple dedicated to the god Vishnu. The decline of the Khmer Empire was attributed to a combination of factors, although most believe that ruinous wars contributed to the empire's demise. By the 14th century, the Khmer Empire ceased to exist.
Whatever happens in the future, my dear reader, each of us can make an effort to extend the life of our fragile civilization. I don’t know what its descendants will call it (if there are any), but I doubt that after its destruction there will be anything left for them. We are standing on the edge of an abyss - this is a fact, and whether a bridge will be built across this abyss depends on you and me.
