Statues that could rewrite history have been found in Italy, a sanctuary of Poseidon
has been found in Greece, and the face of an 18th-century vampire has been revealed in the
US. "Winged cars" of the Indians and dinosaurs in Russia – see, what other interesting things
archaeologists have prepared for us, in this video! Hi, friend. You are on the KirTop channel.
The face of the "vampire" of the 19th century
In Connecticut in the United States in 1994, archaeologists discovered the skeleton of a man
in a coffin engraved with the characters "JB55". It would seem - nothing unusual, such remains
are found around the world a lot. It's just that his story is very interesting. Back in the 1800s,
this farmer man was considered a vampire! In life, he had unusually yellow skin, red eyes,
and his mouth was bloodstained from coughing. Only now scientists have been able to study the
skeleton and conduct DNA analysis. The farmer's name was John Barber and he was 55 years old
when he passed away. After analyzing the ribs, it was possible to find out that he suffered from a
chronic infection of the lungs, which at that time was the usual. An 18th-century doctor wrote about
this man like this - “The forehead was covered with drops of sweat. Cheeks... bright crimson.
Sunken eyes ... Respiration fetid, frequent and labored. The remains in the coffin lay
just as unusually, in the "skull and crossbones" position. Such a position was not accidental, at
that time it was believed that because of such an arrangement, a man could not rise from the dead!
The events that led this man to be considered a vampire are also very interesting. There is
a story about the famous Jewett City vampires. In the same city of Griswold where this farmer
was found, there was a suburb of Jewett City, where a certain family lived. Over the course of
nine years, several men in this family died of tuberculosis, and at some point their youngest
son became infected. The survivors thought they were being chased by vampires. They decided to
dig up all their buried relatives and burn them. After some time, the child recovered
and they considered that with the help of such a rite they got rid of the vampire curse. Such
stories happen when people self-medicate or when medicine is poorly developed.
For some time, scientists exhuming the bodies really believed that the remains belonged
to ancient vampires. The presence of certain characteristics (for example, bleeding from the
mouth and swelling of the chest) was mistaken for signs of life, although in our time it is known
that these characteristics are associated with the natural process of decomposition.
Scientists conducted a DNA analysis and tried to recreate the face of John Barber using artificial
intelligence. The results showed that he had fair skin, brown or hazel eyes, brown or black hair,
and sparse freckles. From the vampires of the Middle Ages, let's move on to more ancient finds.
Sanctuary of Poseidon of Samos At Samikum in Greece, in a thicket of wild
olive trees, archaeologists have found a possible sanctuary of the Samian Poseidon.
Archaeologists have unearthed the foundation of a rather large structure 9.4 m wide and 0.8
m thick. The remains are preliminarily dated to the 6th century BC. According to ancient sources,
the sanctuary of Poseidon at Samikos was an important religious center in
the region for the six cities of Triphylia. The place where the potential temple was
found coincides with the texts of the ancient Greek geographer Strabo,
who wrote about the temple in his work Geography. Samikum, or as it is also called - Samikon,
was an ancient city in the middle and late periods of Hellas. Before starting excavations,
archaeologists spent several years measuring and analyzing the soil. Based on geophysical
anomalies at the site, a building at least 28 meters long could be calculated, which had two
interior rooms. The elongated large building cannot be anything other than an archaic temple
located on the site of the sanctuary of Poseidon. A large marble vessel found here imitating a
bronze cup is typical of the inventory of the sanctuary and is dated to the archaic period.
This discovery sheds new light on the political and economic significance of
the Amphictyony of the Triphylian cities in the sixth century BC, when the sanctuary of
Poseidon at Samikon served as the center of their religious and ethnic identity. It is
impossible to talk about Ancient Greece in a video without mentioning Ancient Egypt.
Tunnel to Cleopatra's Tomb Legends have been circulating
around the tomb of Cleopatra for dozens or even hundreds of years. Every archaeologist
wants to find a mysterious tomb. There are many legends about it, but no one has ever seen it.
But perhaps now the very long-awaited event will happen and the discovery of this tunnel
will be the very key to the tomb of Cleopatra! At a depth of 13 meters under the temple of
Taposiris Magna, a tunnel carved into the rock was discovered. It is assumed that it is it
what will lead archaeologists to the place where Cleopatra and her beloved Mark Antony are buried.
The giant one and a half kilometer tunnel, about two meters high, resembles the Greek tunnel of
Evpalinos on the island of Samos. This tunnel is included in the list of the most important
engineering structures of the classical world. The temple of Taposiris Magna, whose name means
"the great tomb of Osiris", is located near the Egyptian city of Alexandria, which was
the capital of the country in ancient times. Historians claim that Cleopatra planned to be
buried with her lover in the temple of Taposiris Magna in order to reproduce the ancient legend
of Isis and Osiris. According to all sources, with a high degree of probability, the remains
of Cleopatra should be in this temple, and if this really turns out to be true, then this will become
the greatest archaeological discovery of the 21st century! This is not just a tomb! This is
the possible burial place of the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt! Cleopatra ruled from 51 BC to 30 BC
Archaeologists have also found several important artifacts inside the temple, including coins with
images and names of Queen Cleopatra, Alexander the Great and a number of headless statues,
as well as statues of the goddess Isis. Let's hope that very soon we will find out the exact
burial place of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. And while archaeologists are trying to make one of
the most important discoveries, we will go to Peru, where even more interesting finds await us!
3000 years of history under our feet
An amazing find was discovered by Carlos Lalangi, one of the workers in Lima, Peru. While digging a
trench for a gas pipeline on the outskirts of the city, he came across a human skull. Such
finds are not uncommon in this place, but for a worker it seemed strange! He told his boss,
who immediately called archaeologists to this place! It was the right decision! In just one
week, archaeologists managed to find the remains of 21 people, including 8 children. According to
preliminary data, they lived 600-800 years ago! As it turned out, the burial was interesting from
the point of view of archeology. Nearly all were buried in the classic pre-Columbian style - bound
bodies seated in a fetal position and wrapped in layers of cloth. Around them were ceramic
dishes. One person was lying horizontally on the reed, previously it was a warrior. Next
to him were the remains of a 2-year-old child. The vast metropolis of Lima, with a population of
10 million, is home to over 1,100 archaeological sites. Unfortunately, the poverty of the country
does not allow protecting all objects located in Peru from vandals and destruction. This
region has been inhabited for over 3000 years. John Villarreal, another worker on the site,
said that when he was a boy, he dug graves in pre-Columbian burial grounds in his village in
northern Peru near the city of Chiclayo, working in teams of 10 with other people.
They found various masks, shell necklaces, golden pectorals and erotic-themed ceramic
sculptures. All this was sold for a penny. After all, they did not understand what
value these artifacts had. Thus the rich and very interesting history of the ancient Incas and Maya
was lost. How many objects were destroyed due to mass development in this region,
how many artifacts were lost and sold on the black market. The black market sells not only artifacts,
but also the bones of ancient animals. It's good that the next find fell into the right hands!
Russian dinosaur Back in 1982, while walking
along the banks of the Volga, a Soviet scientist discovered several stone bones. These were the
vertebrae of a giant dinosaur that had grown into the stone. It took several years to get
them out of there! Another scientist identified these vertebrae as a sauropod. These are those
giant dinosaurs that had huge necks. The most interesting thing is that it was only the third
such dinosaur discovered in Russia in history. Paleontologists have determined the relationship
of this giant with the South American titanosaurids, and these monsters at one time
gave birth to the largest dinosaurs in the history of the planet - the Argentinosaurs. Scientists
were able to determine that this representative is one of the first titanosaurids in the world!
He walked the planet 130-136 million years ago. The next task for scientists was to determine
the size of the giants. They did this on the basis of two vertebrae of other dinosaurs of this genus.
And they got a giant 17 meters long and weighing 17 tons! Unfortunately, this is not the largest
representative of its family, but one of the largest dinosaurs found in Russia. These dinosaurs
ate stones for better digestion of food, they are also called gastroliths. Typically, such dinosaurs
walked in herds, so archaeologists have a chance to find even more of these rare specimens. Very
illogical, but the next find, which I will tell you about, was found in Italian thermal baths.
Bronze statues in Italy "This is a very important, exceptional
find," said team leader Jacopo Tabolli. According to him, this find will rewrite history and about
60 experts from all over the world are working on it! In the thermal baths in Tuscany, Italy,
archaeologists have found more than two dozen bronze statues that date back to ancient Roman
times. Their age is approximately 2300 years. Previously, the statues adorned the sanctuary,
after which, during the ritual, they were immersed in thermal waters. Thus, the statues are perfectly
preserved! Although, I think the goal in the ancient world was something else than to save the
statues for their descendants. The statues were covered with 6000 bronze, silver and gold coins.
Archaeologists over the past three years have discovered 24 large and
several smaller statues. All of them were made of bronze, although they were usually made of
terracotta. This only indicates that they were brought here from an elite settlement.
Such finds increase the flow of tourists. After all, people are always interested in learning more
about our history. Especially when we have the opportunity to touch ancient objects that are more
than 2000 years old. After the restoration, the statues will be sent to the museum, where anyone
can see them, and the place of their discovery will become a visited place for tourists who want
to touch Ancient Rome. And the next discovery has been haunting scientists for many years!
"Winged cars" of the Indians Earlier I already said that many
artifacts are lost in the black markets immediately after they are discovered
or are transferred from hand to hand, in this case the chain of their discovery is lost. After that,
it becomes difficult to establish the origin of these objects, the place in which they were found
and the people to whom they belonged. In our case, we will talk about the "golden birds" that were
found in the burials of the Tayrona Indians. Scientists are not exactly sure who owned
the "winged cars". According to the logic of archaeologists, what is in the burial
place belongs to that nationality. But in this case, there is an opinion that these birds were
found somewhere long ago by the Tyrone tribe or accidentally dug up, after which they gave these
objects some kind of symbolism! The Tayrons were a highly developed civilization before
the Spaniards arrived and killed everyone. How many cultures were destroyed by these
conquerors. But let's not talk about the bad. The Tyrone Indian tribe was not seen in
connection with UFOs, more precisely, in their culture, before the discovery of these birds,
there were no more symbols, tools or clothes that would be similar in type. I want to say that the
"winged cars" of the Indians found in their graves have nothing to do with their culture.
These golden figurines belonged to another civilization of that time or even older.
It’s honestly even difficult to determine what these shiny figures look more like - either
a bird or an airplane. But in any case, this tribe did not have any cult of birds, let alone
aircraft. And triangular wings are strange even for Europeans. Such wings have been used for less
than a hundred years in jet military technology. And this is definitely unlikely to have been used
500 years ago. Perhaps these are figurines of some deities, but questions also arise here. Usually
always the deities eventually become more like people. And here the figurine looks very strange
and has absolutely nothing to do with a person. How would you explain this artifact? I am sure
that among you there are people who can explain the origin and the most important purpose of
these objects! And after you write your opinion, I will tell you about the next mysterious find!
Aztec Disc of Death Another find that has
been studied by archaeologists and scientists from all over the world for more than 50 years!
It was discovered on the territory of the well-known ancient city of Teotihuacan in
1963. They discovered it, and no one knows what to do with it next, except to put it in
the museum. Historians also cannot understand what the ancient Aztecs did with this disk.
The name "Disk of Death" was derived not only from the skull placed in the center of the
disk. The Aztecs performed various terrible rites during their rituals. In this case,
we can assume that the disk was used during the sacrifices. And most likely the disk was reusable,
because the processing of the stone and the detailing of the drawing is amazing
even in our time. It is believed that not even people, but some creatures participated in the
processing of the stone. But this is just the opinion of some scientists, I think that the
stone was processed by masters of their craft. After reconstruction of the disk, it shows a
direct resemblance to the halos depicted on icons with Christian saints. This gave rise
to the assumption that both the disk and the icon-paintings demonstrate not some kind of
abstract halo of holiness, but a technical design such as a spacesuit helmet. Because of this,
an opinion appeared about some other forces that made the disk. Even on some icons at one time
objects resembling flying saucers were seen. Teotihuacan, where the disk of death was
discovered, in Aztec means - the place where the gods descend from heaven. In this regard,
this place is symbolic and, according to a number of historians, aliens landed here in antiquity,
and the road of the dead leading to the pyramid of the Sun was a runway. Always
when it is not possible to explain some artifact or event, the most crazy ideas come to mind. I
hope that archaeologists will be able to find something that can explain the real purpose
and origin of the Aztec Death Disc. Have you ever wondered what else destroys ancient finds?
What destroys historical monuments The stories and legends about King Arthur are so
embellished that they are more like a myth than a real character in the history of England. However,
the medieval writer Geoffrey of Monmouth claims that King Arthur existed and was born at Tintagel
Castle in Cornwall. This unique castle was built on the rocks, but due to climate change,
it is gradually being destroyed. Erosion was a problem in the 14th century, but in recent years,
soil destruction has accelerated significantly. Specialists in historical monuments and buildings
in England are already collecting donations for the restoration and salvation of the castle.
According to their statement, by 2100, the sea level in this place will rise by a meter,
and then the ancient castle will disappear, and with it the story of King Arthur. Unfortunately,
this is not the only object of historical value that may disappear without a trace.
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