On Tuesday, voting ended in the second round of the Seven Wonders of Russia competition, which is being held by the Rossiya channel in cooperation with the Izvestia newspaper, Mayak radio and the Vesti. Ru Internet portal. Today we will tell you about one of the nominees from the Southern Federal District that did not make it to the final - the Caucasian dolmens.
This is not only one of the miracles - it is a great mystery. Until now, scientists cannot come to a consensus on why these stone huts were built. For the first time in Russia, they were found in the valley of the Zhane River, near Gelendzhik, at the beginning of the 18th century. More than 2,500 dolmens are now known on the Black Sea coast.
But Russia is not the only one of the "dolmen" countries. There are similar megaliths in almost all parts of the world: in northern Africa, India, Japan, but most of them are in Europe. "The name 'dolmens' is translated from Western European as a stone table," says Alexander Grigoriev, head of the department of ancient history Gelendzhik Museum of History and Local Lore.
The name came from the construction: four walls, a huge slab on top and an entrance hole, which was plugged with a stone plug. The model is simple, but it is surprising why ancient people in the era of stone and bronze gave the correct shape to stone blocks and raised them to the slopes of mountains. The weight of one dolmen slab is from 30 to 150 tons. Judging by the archaeological finds, the mausoleum version is the most convincing so far.
“In science, it is believed that these are burial, ritual structures where representatives of tribes were buried. Their construction began at the turn of 4-3 millennia BC, explains Alexander Grigoriev, head of the department of ancient history of the Gelendzhik Museum of Local Lore and History.
The monumental tombs of the ancestors, according to scientists, at that time were proof that this territory had belonged to this particular tribe for a long time. If you believe the folklore, then, according to the legends of the mountaineers, a long time ago naive giants and cunning dwarfs lived here. And the dwarfs tricked the giants into building houses for them. That is why in Circassian dolmens are called “issyp-una” - “houses of dwarfs”. And the Cossacks who moved to the Caucasus called them heroic huts or damn houses.
By our time, the number of versions about the origin of these mysterious structures has become much larger. They say that these are UFO landing sites, and supersonic weapons of the ancients, and data banks of ancient civilizations: before their death, sages left here, meditated and transferred their energy to these stones.
White spots in science contribute to mysticism. Dolmens are considered by many to be energy sources. Former boxer and railroad worker Dmitry Shapovalov came here 7 years ago and … settled down. I built a dugout next to the dolmen. Now he is a forest bard nicknamed Dima-dolmen. He travels around the country with concerts all year round, and comes here for inspiration. Poets usually go to the sea, and he to the dolmens.
The wonderful properties of dolmens are hidden in the stone. Dmitry explains: this is sandstone, quartzite, and quartz crystals are capable of storing information. The plates press against each other, and under pressure the crystals form an electromagnetic field. And when this field comes into contact with the human biofield, amazing things happen to him.
“It is good to approach dolmens in peace and quiet, without beer or vodka. Just with an open mind and heart,”advises Dmitry Shapovalov.
Soon in the valley of the Zhane River, near Gelendzhik, the first in Russia Park of Caucasian Dolmens will open. The surrounding landscape allows this protected area to simultaneously function as a park, museum and science center.