They say he is 30 thousand years old, and stonehenge is far from him. It is described in ancient books, oriented by the stars and built by the Aryans.
The archaeological find of the late 80s in Arkaim confused the minds of many. It turned out that the civilization geographically positioned in the vastness of Russia is in no way less than 4000 years old; Stonehenge can rest. That is, Russia began by no means from Nestor the Chronicler. The message that the grave of Spitama Zarathushtra was allegedly found in the same place, shocked everyone. From which the thesis was reasonably hatched: the Aryans are proto-Slavs and in general.
Each new stage of excavations presented another sensation. There was no limit to the surprise of archaeologists. These are labyrinths - traps at the entrances to Arkaim, there are many passages inside the outer wall. On the rooftops of the houses was the upper street, along which you could ride in chariots! Let's not forget that Arkaim was built entirely of wood and bricks, pressed from straw, soil and manure. The huge five-meter walls consisted of wooden log cabins filled with ground bricks. Moreover, during the excavations, it was clear that the bricks with which the outer walls were faced had a different color. Arkaim was beautiful on the outside - a perfectly round city with prominent gate towers, burning lights and a beautifully designed "facade".
Arkaim is not just a complex structure, but even sophisticatedly complex. Studying the plan immediately revealed its resemblance to the famous Stonehenge monument in England. For example, the diameter of the inner circle of Arkaim is indicated everywhere equal to 85 meters, in fact, it is a ring with two radii - 40 and 43.2 meters. Meanwhile, the radius of the Aubrey hole ring at Stonehenge is 43.2 meters! Both Stonehenge and Arkaim are located at the same latitude, both in the center of a bowl-shaped valley. But there are 4 thousand kilometers between them.
In the 1980s, Arkaim was threatened by flooding during the construction of a reservoir in the Bredinsky district, however, the Ural community and the local branch of the Academy of Sciences managed to defend the find. The excavations of the fortified city, called in the press the Ural Troy and the Russian Stonehenge, are still going on at a very slow pace, so many questions regarding the goals and methods of building this structure are not clear.
Over the past three decades, the archeology of the Chelyabinsk region has made a giant step forward - unique world-class archeological monuments have been discovered. Arkaim. megaliths of Vera Island. and the only geoglyph in Eurasia.
Arkaim reserve
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Arkaim, a mysterious ancient city, was discovered in 1987 in the Chelyabinsk region, where the conditional border of Europe and Asia passes. Arkaim, which in translation from Turkic means ridge, back, base, is a temple city, the view from above resembles a spiral.
The discovered ancient settlements of the Sintashta culture include outbuildings, a burial ground and unfortified dwellings. According to most archaeologists, the monument dates back to the 17th-16th centuries BC and is of great cultural and historical value.
Pilgrimage to Arkaim began in 1991, and now the museum is visited by about 30 thousand people a year. There is not a single hotel around the ancient settlement, but visitors can, for a moderate fee, stay in a tent camp and in specially equipped carriages for the night.
Arkaim how to get there? There are several possible answers to this question. So, if you are going to the sightseeing by car, then choose the road to Magnitogorsk or the village of Bredy. In the first case, traffic first goes to Yuzhnouralsk, then towards Magnitogorsk. At the roundabout in front of the city we leave for Kizilskoe. The villages are left by: Izmailovsky, Novokondurovsky. After them, the main landmark, the Arkaim pointer, will appear. It is 10 kilometers from the destination of our trip.
Second question: How to get to Arkaim by public transport. Distance Chelyabinsk-Arkaim 450 kilometers. A special bus with direct connection runs from the South Ural capital. Travel time is 8 hours. By train, we choose the direction to the same Breda or Magnitogorsk. Direct buses also run from these points. A simple query in the search engine Arkaim Chelyabinsk region map will help to better understand the road.
Arkaim: sightseeing route
Excursion Chelyabinsk-Arkaim includes acquaintance with ten objects of history, nature, culture and ethnography. First of all, the guide will take you to a bronze settlement - the same Arkaim. The tourist will be able to see the remains of ancient walls, houses and household structures. The second place is the History Park. The museum under the sky has preserved the burial and ritual buildings intact. Along the route you will come across a family cemetery and a whole line of menhirs. These are cult stones.
For centuries, they guarded the ancient settlements from evil forces. The third object of the excursion is Arkaim - reconstruction of the Stone Age settlement. It is made in full size. Another exhibit of the general exposition is the Museum of Ancient Production. Here you can see stoves, vessels and vents. Everything can be felt, rotated and tested in action. A must-see point on the excursion is the Museum of Nature and Man, as well as the Temir mound. The reconstruction exactly reproduces the ancestral tomb of the nomadic peoples of the Urals.
Arkaim is a fortified settlement of the Bronze Age. The age of the settlement is 4 thousand years, the settlement was created according to a well-thought-out plan, with a clear urban planning idea, complex architecture and fortifications.
In 1744, the territory of the modern Chelyabinsk region became part of the Orenburg province. In 1919, the Chelyabinsk province was formed. In 1923 it became part of the Ural region. In 1934 the Chelyabinsk region was created.
In 1957, a radiation accident occurred at the Mayak plant, which resulted in the East Ural radioactive trace. In connection with the accident, the East Ural radiation reserve was formed.
On a detailed satellite map of the Chelyabinsk region, you can see natural attractions: Cherry Mountains, Mount Aleksandrovskaya Sopka, Mount Nurgush, Arakul Shikhan, Taganay and Zyuratkul National Parks, Arakul, Uvildy, Bolshoy Kisegach and Turgoyak lakes.