In the photo: The mysterious sanctuaries in the place of Hajar Im in Malta and Ggantija in Gozo are about 1000 years older than the famous pyramids in Giza, older than the Mayan and Stonehenge sites. They are built of huge boulders, and it still remains a mystery how 6 thousand years ago it was possible to lift such weights to a height of several meters, and even lay the stones so tightly that there are no gaps between them.
Some of the oldest megalithic structures on Earth have survived in Malta. Scholars call them temples, referring to the fact that there was a complex ceremonial burial culture. At the same time, it is known that it was a society that was highly developed technically, created its own calendar and possessed extensive knowledge of astronomy
Megaliths of Malta and Gozo
Maltese megaliths are considered not only the oldest discovered so far. They are also notable for the fact that, as a rule, they do not stand apart, but form huge complexes. The oldest of the Maltese megaliths - Ggantija - is located in the northeast of the island of Gozo. It was built around 3400-3000 BC. e., and discovered in 1826. The word Ggantiya means "giant" or "giantess" and is very suitable for the megalith. It consists of two separate temples with different entrances, but a common back wall. The temples have a somewhat concave façade, in front of which is a platform of large stone blocks. The oldest temple in the complex consists of three semicircular rooms arranged in the shape of a trefoil. Scientists believe that this trinity symbolizes the past. present and future, or birth, life and death. Hagar Qim dates from around 3300 BC.
This name translates as "standing stones", because before the excavations, only the tops of huge boulders were visible above the ground. Some of them are more than five meters high. This complex is located on the island of Malta, southeast of La Valletta. The skill of the architects of antiquity is striking, who perfectly fitted horizontal and vertical stones to each other. The geometric and mathematical calculations used by the builders are surprisingly accurate. Temples depict the movement of the Sun from sunrise to sunset, and during the equinox, the sun's rays fall directly on the main altar.
Other temples are no less amazing. The Hypogeum Gal Saflienė is a multi-level underground sanctuary that goes 12 meters into the ground, and Tarxien is the largest temple complex in Malta, consisting of four buildings.
Why were they built?
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According to one version, these megalithic complexes were used as temples and burial sites. Some of them actually held religious ceremonies, and later buried the dead. But was this what they were originally intended for? After all, ancient structures often changed their function and. according to a number of researchers, this is exactly what happened with the megalithic complexes of Malta. According to another version, megaliths were used for astronomical observations of the Moon and the Sun. But was it necessary for the ancient farmers? To start planting or harvesting, it is much more useful to observe the condition of the soil and the weather.
The next version, completely denied by orthodox scholars, nevertheless explains a lot. Perhaps megaliths are complex technical devices - generators of acoustic or electromagnetic waves. It is noticed that most of the megaliths are built of rocks of a certain composition, containing a significant amount of quartz: sandstones, granite; there is little of it in limestone, but it is still there. And quartz is capable of generating an electric current under the influence of compression - to create a piezoelectric effect, and to maintain constant oscillations, to stabilize the frequency. In addition, quartz is capable of generating radio waves during mechanical deformation. Noted. that under the base of many menhirs, by the way, oriented with a narrow end down, there are quartz heel stones.
Giant emitters?
For the first time, ultrasonic radiation of a megalith was measured completely by accident. British zoologists investigated the life of bats in the Rollwright Menhir area (on the border of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire) and found that before sunrise, the stone begins to emit ultrasonic waves, knocking the bats out of the way. Radiation is most intense and lasting during the equinoxes, and minimal during the solstices. In addition, cyclical bursts of radiation are noted. The situation is even more interesting with the ancient burial structures made of stone - dolmens. The geometric parameters of their empty inner chambers suggest that these structures can generate infrasonic acoustic vibrations. And the deformation of dolmen plates, leading to the appearance of an electric field in quartz crystals, occurs in
account of the tidal effects of the moon and the sun. The tidal wave, formed by the attraction of the Moon, leads to vertical displacements not only of water in the oceans, but also of the layers of the earth's crust. Isn't that why the megalithic builders were interested in the movement of the Moon that they needed to know the operating time of their emitters?
Perhaps, with the help of acoustic impact, the megalith builders could stop the enemy, predict the onset of an earthquake or storm? Perhaps this explains the emotional excitement that some of our contemporaries feel when entering the ancient temple?
Oh, those crazy rails
We have somehow got used to the gigantic megalithic structures. Yes, pyramids, yes. Stonehenge - burial grounds, sanctuaries - everything is clear. That is, nothing is clear, but you can pretend that it is clear. But hundreds of mysterious grooves, which, like rails, cross the island of Malta in various directions - this is already completely inconsistent with anything. Many of them stretch in parallel, and then suddenly merge into one track to turn abruptly or smoothly go to the side. Unusual "rails" cross the mountains, they can end on a steep cliff, so that then right below, in the valley, continue their way in the same direction. And on the coast, they go straight into the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea and at great depths stretch along the bottom for hundreds of meters. And they appear on the island of Gozo, neighboring to Malta. The width of one "rail" ranges from 15 to 25 centimeters,the depth of the track is ~ from 10 to 70 centimeters, which means that the diameter of the wheel that was rolling along this road should reach two meters.
The distance between furrows ranges from 63 to 123 centimeters. Who and how created this network of furrows thousands of years ago in the rocky soil of the island? And for what purpose?
There is no logic either in the parameters of a vehicle that could "ride" on these rails, or in that. how they were laid. The largest Maltese archaeologist, professor at the local university Anthony Bonanno, believes that at least 90% of all depressions are located near ancient temples. From which he concludes that they were required for their construction. But how could the rails, on which you cannot carry anything, contribute to the construction of ancient structures? By the way, the time of the appearance of both the stone colossus in the Andes and the mysterious stripes in Malta is approximately 6-7 thousand years ago.
Stone balls do not roll.
Many hypotheses have been put forward about how and why the outlandish furrows were created. According to one of them, these are tracks from carts, into which draft animals were harnessed. However, experience has shown that bogies would not be able to maneuver in ruts, since their turning radius is very small. There are assumptions that are even awkward to analyze. for example, that grooves are letters that are only visible from the air. Or is it the remnants of the transport system that connected Europe with Africa. The most successful, at first glance, seems to be the hypothesis associated with hundreds of balls of soft limestone found on the island. Its authors suggested that these balls served as supports for platforms on which they transported multi-ton stone blocks for the construction of temples, of which 23 pieces survived in Malta. But the ball marks would have a rounded shape,but in fact they are trough-shaped. Limestone balls will not stand the weight of large blocks, but for the sake of small ones, was it worth building a garden? And it’s impossible to deliver goods along such intricate tracks …
Witty, but unsubstantiated
There are two paradoxical hypotheses that cannot be immediately disputed, but, as usual, there is nothing to confirm. The first is that the aliens "screwed up" it after all. Something went wrong with them in the sky, and went to whip a laser beam from the orbital station across the unfortunate Malta. And the second - what happened between the highly developed Atlanteans, the war, and these same ruts-furrows - traces of the use of some kind of weapon. Perhaps this could be called a nasty joke and avoiding the issue. However, if we recall the hypothesis of Davenport and Vincenti that Mohenjo-Daro suffered the fate of Hiroshima, and a number of ufologists at the same time claim that several cities of Sumer and Babylon (Sodom, Gomorrah and others) were destroyed by nuclear strikes, then this assumption will not seem so already wild. After all, wars have accompanied humanity from time immemorial. The reasons for this, unfortunately, areare always found, and here the question "why" is inappropriate …
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