I wanted to be Indiana Jones as a kid. The problem is, archeology is much more difficult to get a degree that one in English. It is also much more boring. Certainly the life of an archaeologist is probably not as exciting as the Nazi punching adventures of Dr. Jones.
Yet every once in a while, a discovery was made in the field of archeology who is crazy interesting. The following archaeological discoveries can be as well known as the Ark of the Covenant, but they are still cool and not filled with ancient spirits that will melt your face off.
1. L'Anse aux Meadows: Many think that it was Columbus who discovered the New World, but this settlement in Newfoundland shows that Vikings were the first to settle in North America. The site was built 1000 years ago and was able to support 30-0 Vikings.
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The Vikings were in North America before it was cool!
2. Sacsayhuaman: This complex fortress is located on the outskirts of Cusco, Peru, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire. The rocks are so well fitted together, you can not even slide a piece of paper between them.
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In addition, Incans have successfully built without mortar. If you know anything about construction (I do not know), this is quite important for the process.
3. Mohenjodaro: This town was built in 20 BC in what is now Pakistan. It is one of the first examples of town planning in human history. He roads and even a similar drainage system to a sewer.
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The city was mysteriously abandoned after seven centuries Was found. He was not found until 1922. How to Lose a city like this?
4. The Sun Gate: Located in the west of Bolivia, this door is precisely cut, megalithic stone arch of the Tiwanaku empire . The empire stretched from Peru to parts of Bolivia 1500 years ago. It was the most powerful country in South America before the Incas.
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The researchers believe that this might not be the original location of the vault, which suggests bizarre situation, Stonehenge-like here.
5. tunnels Stone Age: There are some years, archaeologists have found a new network of underground tunnels built by people from the age of Pierre. It extends from Scotland, across Europe, and Turkey.
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They call it a "highway", but since most tunnels are only 70 cm wide diameter, it is more like the playground in a Chuck E Cheese.
6. Caves Longyou: Located in Zhejiang, China, these artificial caves dating all the way back to 212 BCE. The most interesting part about them are meticulously made brands that run along the walls and ceiling of which are regularly spaced about an axis of 60 degrees.
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I feel like the people at the time were simply bored a lot. This will never happen in the age of Netflix.
7. Gobekli Tepe: Located on a mountain in modern Turkey, this ancient structure changed the way archaeologists think about the origins of human society. The structure predates agriculture (about 9.000 to 10.000 BCE), confirming that the church and worship were the beginnings of civilization.
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Yeah so, take the growing fertile Mesopotamian!
8. Stone Spheres of Costa Rica: Not much is really known about the spheres, except that they were probably made by the people who lived 700 Diquis -1530 AD. There is a local myth that they are the remains of the lost city of Atlantis.
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This thing weighs about 15 tons!
9. Yonaguni Monument: There is still a debate archaeologists on whether the underwater monument off the coast of Japan is human or not. It has two twin monoliths that seem to have been placed, in addition to this photo frame, known as "The Turtle".
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arguments of its origins :. the flat edges and 0 degree angles suggest it was man made, but that it is very well under the ocean water does not suggest
10. unfinished obelisk: recently found in Aswan, Egypt, the obelisk was ordered by Hatshepsut in the mid 1500 BC and may have been the largest Egyptian obelisk ever erected - if was completed
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It must have been embarrassing for Egyptian slavery to force their slaves to do more than one obelisk, but be like, "Psych, nah, we do not want it."
as much as I've wanted to be Indiana Jones, I feel as archeology is more dust on the dirt with a tiny broom dodging traps. I am glad that there are people out there in what we can learn all the cool stuff!
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