Did Ancient Cultures Have Advanced Technology? (Part 2 of 3)
Strange Embossed Images in the Temple of Abydos
Corroborating evidence for the idea that the ancient Egyptians might have constructed aircraft can be found in the ancient temple of Abydos, Egypt. One of the most controversial and interesting finds relating to the idea that the ancient Egyptians might have had or known about aircraft was made by Dr. Ruth Hover, during a trip to Egypt. Dr. Ruth Hover and her husband visited the temple of Abydos, snapping pictures as they wandered through the vast complex. She photographed a wall that had remained after an overlying section had crumbled and fallen off of it (14). This older section revealed strange, embossed images of what appeared to be aerial vehicles. Others, who had heard about Hover's discovery, went to Egypt, to the temple of Abydos, and confirmed that the embossed images were real, snapping their own pictures, proving that Hover had not created a hoax (21). One of these embossed images resembles a helicopter, having a distinct helicopter-like tail, a tapering fuselage, rotor blades, and a cockpit. No insect or bird even remotely resembles the shape of the €helicopter€ image. Skeptics claim that the images are actually palimpsests, the combination of two or more overlapping hieroglyphics (21). These same skeptics, however, have no way of scientifically explaining how the pyramids were built. (We will look into that a little later.) Were these images depicting ancient aircraft, or were they depicting something else, or were they just palimpsests? There is not enough evidence to prove or disprove any of the above possibilities, but the possible connection to the ancient glider model is interesting.
Unusual Golden Artifacts
The ancient glider from Egypt is not the only ancient €aerial€ object discovered. Thousands of miles away from Egypt, within the borders of South and Central America, a number of nearly-identical, golden objects have been discovered in ancient tombs and other places. According to modern dating methods, the objects are at least 1,000 years old (4). Archeologists have labeled these objects as zoomorphic, meaning animal-shaped (4). The question is: what animal do they represent? Each objects have a distinct, vertical tail fin very similar to the vertical stabilizer of an airplane. The tail could not be mistaken for a bird's tail, which is horizontal and fanned out, or a fish's tail, which does not have side fins directly below its tail fins. What is more, the objects each have horizontal tail stabilizers and triangular wings that are all in the same geometric plane (pun not intended). Zoomorphic objects clearly resemble the animals they represent, so that classification is incorrect.
In 1997, two Germans, Algund Eenboom and Peter Belting, decided to make models of the golden anomalies (14). In one model they inserted a propeller motor, in the front, along with the necessary components to remote control it. The model performed well when given a trial flight. The second model they built had a jet engine with landing gear. It took off by its own power and was not launched by hand, as the first was. It flew smoothly through the air and ended its flight with a perfect landing. This model was an exact replica of the golden object found in an Inca grave (14). In the parking lot of the Florida Mall, in Orlando, Eenboom and Belting gave a live demonstration of their models to a small crowd after having presented a video of their work to a conference in Orlando (14). A question arises: could these ancient objects discovered in South and Central America be representations of aerial vehicles? Assuming they were, the impact of such a discovery, if fully accepted by the scientific community, could drastically change our beliefs about our ancestors.
The ancients were not simple-minded, superstitious people that our culture has lead us to believe. Calculators, batteries, and flying models (and possibly aircraft) are only some of the unique and amazing technologies ancient people have been documented to have developed. Others anomalies, such as the Piri Reis Map (compiled from older sources in the 1600s) can be mentioned, but they are beyond the scope of this article. Ancient technology is best documented through ancient architecture that survives to this day. The architecture of past cultures is interesting, particularly the architecture found in three different locations: Baalbek, Lebanon; Cuzco, Peru; and the Giza Plateau (we will not cover the numerous other places where similar feats of architecture have been found).
Baalbek
Lebanon is an ancient country mentioned frequently in the Bible and in other historical accounts. In the ruins of Baalbek, Lebanon can be found some incredible masonry, unrivaled by anything accomplished in more recent times. Atop a huge platform constructed of multi-ton stones rest the ruins of a Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter, the leader Roman pantheon. What makes this site most interesting is not the Roman ruins but the foundation. The stones used to construct the temple, though fairly heavy, are nothing compared to some of the stones used to construct the foundation. In the base, a group of three, massive blocks, called the €Trilithon€, are arranged in a row, side by side, some distance above the ground, resting atop much smaller blocks (2). The stones each weigh about 800 tons, larger than any blocks used by the Romans-- or any other known civilization--in other building projects (2). They are each 33 feet long and so snugly fit together that one could not fit a razor blade between them (2). Such precision is not found in other Roman structures. In the quarry the 800-ton blocks were removed from, less than half a mile away from the temple, a monstrous stone, weighing an estimated 1,000 tons, rests. If the Romans were to use the technology available to them, completing the task of moving the megalithic stones of the €Trilithon€ into place would be an engineering miracle. Besides this, the platform itself is far larger than is needed for the temple of Jupiter (2). Is it possible that this platform was made by another culture, at another time?
Sacsayhuamn
Multi-ton stones, fitted tightly together, are not only to be found at Baalbek. Thousands of miles away from Baalbek, near the village of Cuzco, Peru, rests a huge, stone complex called Sacsayhuamn, which means "House of the Sun" (13). It was an ancient Incan fortress that was besieged and partially destroyed by Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro (13). One amazing and unique feature about the complex is the stones used to construct some of its walls. According to World-Mysteries.com, €The stones [in the walls] fit so perfectly that no blade of grass or steel can slide between them. There is no mortar. They often join in complex and irregular surfaces that would appear to be a nightmare for the stonemason€ (17). It resembles a giant jigsaw puzzle. Such construction is incredible because modern masons cannot reproduce it if they were to use the tools that were available to the Incas. Graham Hancock, an archaeologist who investigated the complex, said that one of the stones weighs over 360 tons and is located above the base of the wall. The quarry is more than 10 miles away (19). Three-hundred sixty tons is the equivalent of 500 passenger sedans (19). How did the ancient Incas cut the multi-ton stones into such perfect-fitting, irregular shapes that modern stone masons would find nearly impossible to do; and transport them more than 10 miles; and lift them up, setting them precisely into place? Interestingly, the Incas did not claim to have constructed the fortress. Instead, they told the Spanish that €giants€ had constructed Sacsayhuaman (13). If this account of the Incas is true, the €giants€, whoever they were, must have had the technology or resources to construct the enigmatic fortress.
The Great Pyramid
Ancient architecture that defies explanation is best exemplified in the largest pyramid ever built. Numerous articles abound o
Corroborating evidence for the idea that the ancient Egyptians might have constructed aircraft can be found in the ancient temple of Abydos, Egypt. One of the most controversial and interesting finds relating to the idea that the ancient Egyptians might have had or known about aircraft was made by Dr. Ruth Hover, during a trip to Egypt. Dr. Ruth Hover and her husband visited the temple of Abydos, snapping pictures as they wandered through the vast complex. She photographed a wall that had remained after an overlying section had crumbled and fallen off of it (14). This older section revealed strange, embossed images of what appeared to be aerial vehicles. Others, who had heard about Hover's discovery, went to Egypt, to the temple of Abydos, and confirmed that the embossed images were real, snapping their own pictures, proving that Hover had not created a hoax (21). One of these embossed images resembles a helicopter, having a distinct helicopter-like tail, a tapering fuselage, rotor blades, and a cockpit. No insect or bird even remotely resembles the shape of the €helicopter€ image. Skeptics claim that the images are actually palimpsests, the combination of two or more overlapping hieroglyphics (21). These same skeptics, however, have no way of scientifically explaining how the pyramids were built. (We will look into that a little later.) Were these images depicting ancient aircraft, or were they depicting something else, or were they just palimpsests? There is not enough evidence to prove or disprove any of the above possibilities, but the possible connection to the ancient glider model is interesting.
Unusual Golden Artifacts
The ancient glider from Egypt is not the only ancient €aerial€ object discovered. Thousands of miles away from Egypt, within the borders of South and Central America, a number of nearly-identical, golden objects have been discovered in ancient tombs and other places. According to modern dating methods, the objects are at least 1,000 years old (4). Archeologists have labeled these objects as zoomorphic, meaning animal-shaped (4). The question is: what animal do they represent? Each objects have a distinct, vertical tail fin very similar to the vertical stabilizer of an airplane. The tail could not be mistaken for a bird's tail, which is horizontal and fanned out, or a fish's tail, which does not have side fins directly below its tail fins. What is more, the objects each have horizontal tail stabilizers and triangular wings that are all in the same geometric plane (pun not intended). Zoomorphic objects clearly resemble the animals they represent, so that classification is incorrect.
In 1997, two Germans, Algund Eenboom and Peter Belting, decided to make models of the golden anomalies (14). In one model they inserted a propeller motor, in the front, along with the necessary components to remote control it. The model performed well when given a trial flight. The second model they built had a jet engine with landing gear. It took off by its own power and was not launched by hand, as the first was. It flew smoothly through the air and ended its flight with a perfect landing. This model was an exact replica of the golden object found in an Inca grave (14). In the parking lot of the Florida Mall, in Orlando, Eenboom and Belting gave a live demonstration of their models to a small crowd after having presented a video of their work to a conference in Orlando (14). A question arises: could these ancient objects discovered in South and Central America be representations of aerial vehicles? Assuming they were, the impact of such a discovery, if fully accepted by the scientific community, could drastically change our beliefs about our ancestors.
The ancients were not simple-minded, superstitious people that our culture has lead us to believe. Calculators, batteries, and flying models (and possibly aircraft) are only some of the unique and amazing technologies ancient people have been documented to have developed. Others anomalies, such as the Piri Reis Map (compiled from older sources in the 1600s) can be mentioned, but they are beyond the scope of this article. Ancient technology is best documented through ancient architecture that survives to this day. The architecture of past cultures is interesting, particularly the architecture found in three different locations: Baalbek, Lebanon; Cuzco, Peru; and the Giza Plateau (we will not cover the numerous other places where similar feats of architecture have been found).
Baalbek
Lebanon is an ancient country mentioned frequently in the Bible and in other historical accounts. In the ruins of Baalbek, Lebanon can be found some incredible masonry, unrivaled by anything accomplished in more recent times. Atop a huge platform constructed of multi-ton stones rest the ruins of a Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter, the leader Roman pantheon. What makes this site most interesting is not the Roman ruins but the foundation. The stones used to construct the temple, though fairly heavy, are nothing compared to some of the stones used to construct the foundation. In the base, a group of three, massive blocks, called the €Trilithon€, are arranged in a row, side by side, some distance above the ground, resting atop much smaller blocks (2). The stones each weigh about 800 tons, larger than any blocks used by the Romans-- or any other known civilization--in other building projects (2). They are each 33 feet long and so snugly fit together that one could not fit a razor blade between them (2). Such precision is not found in other Roman structures. In the quarry the 800-ton blocks were removed from, less than half a mile away from the temple, a monstrous stone, weighing an estimated 1,000 tons, rests. If the Romans were to use the technology available to them, completing the task of moving the megalithic stones of the €Trilithon€ into place would be an engineering miracle. Besides this, the platform itself is far larger than is needed for the temple of Jupiter (2). Is it possible that this platform was made by another culture, at another time?
Sacsayhuamn
Multi-ton stones, fitted tightly together, are not only to be found at Baalbek. Thousands of miles away from Baalbek, near the village of Cuzco, Peru, rests a huge, stone complex called Sacsayhuamn, which means "House of the Sun" (13). It was an ancient Incan fortress that was besieged and partially destroyed by Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro (13). One amazing and unique feature about the complex is the stones used to construct some of its walls. According to World-Mysteries.com, €The stones [in the walls] fit so perfectly that no blade of grass or steel can slide between them. There is no mortar. They often join in complex and irregular surfaces that would appear to be a nightmare for the stonemason€ (17). It resembles a giant jigsaw puzzle. Such construction is incredible because modern masons cannot reproduce it if they were to use the tools that were available to the Incas. Graham Hancock, an archaeologist who investigated the complex, said that one of the stones weighs over 360 tons and is located above the base of the wall. The quarry is more than 10 miles away (19). Three-hundred sixty tons is the equivalent of 500 passenger sedans (19). How did the ancient Incas cut the multi-ton stones into such perfect-fitting, irregular shapes that modern stone masons would find nearly impossible to do; and transport them more than 10 miles; and lift them up, setting them precisely into place? Interestingly, the Incas did not claim to have constructed the fortress. Instead, they told the Spanish that €giants€ had constructed Sacsayhuaman (13). If this account of the Incas is true, the €giants€, whoever they were, must have had the technology or resources to construct the enigmatic fortress.
The Great Pyramid
Ancient architecture that defies explanation is best exemplified in the largest pyramid ever built. Numerous articles abound o
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