In many countries of the world, and even on the seabed, there are mysterious structures made of huge boulders and slabs. They were named megaliths (from the Greek words "megas" - large and "lithos" - stone). It is still not known exactly who and for what purpose carried out such titanic work in very ancient times in various places of the planet, because the weight of some blocks reaches tens, or even hundreds of tons.
In many legends, in which megaliths are mentioned in one way or another, mysterious powerful dwarfs often appear, able to playfully perform work that is beyond the strength of ordinary people. So, in Polynesia, such dwarfs are called menehuns. According to local legends, these were ugly-looking creatures, only vaguely resembling people, up to only 90 cm tall.
Although the Menehunes possessed a gaze that made their blood run cold, dwarfs were generally friendly to humans and sometimes even helped them. The Menehunes could not stand sunlight, so they appeared only after sunset, in the dark. Polynesians believe that these dwarfs are the authors of the megalithic structures. It is curious that the Menehuns appeared in Oceania, having arrived on the large three-tiered island of Quaihelani.
If the Menehuns needed to be on land, their flying island sank into the water and swam up to the shore. After completing the intended work, the dwarfs on their island again rose into the clouds.
The most amazing stones in the world
Megaliths are subdivided into dolmens, menhirs and triliths. Dolmens are the most widespread type of megaliths; they are a kind of stone "houses", only in Brittany (province of France) there are at least 4500 pieces. Menhirs are vertically elongated boulders. If a third is placed on top of two vertically installed blocks, then such a structure is called trilith. In the event that the triliths are installed in a ring ensemble, as in the case of the famous Stonehenge, then such a structure is called a cromlech.
Until now, no one can say for what purpose these impressive structures were built. There are a lot of hypotheses on this score, but none of them can provide an exhaustive answer to all the questions asked by these silent majestic stones.
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For a long time, the megaliths were associated with an ancient burial ritual, but archaeologists did not find any burials near most of these stone structures, and those that were found were most likely made at a later time.
The most widespread and supported by many scientists hypothesis connects the construction of megaliths with the most ancient astronomical observations. In fact, some megaliths can be used as sighting devices, allowing you to fix the points of rising and setting of the Sun and Moon on the days of the solstices and equinoxes.
However, opponents of this hypothesis have quite fair questions and criticisms. First, there are many megaliths that are difficult to associate with any astronomical observations. Secondly, why did the ancients at that distant time need such a laborious way of understanding the movement of heavenly bodies? After all, even if in this way they established the timing of agricultural work, it is well known that the beginning of sowing depends much more on the condition of the soil and weather than on a specific date, and can shift in one direction or another. Thirdly, opponents of the astronomical hypothesis rightly point out that with such an abundance of megaliths, as, for example, in Karnak, it is always possible to pick up a dozen stones, allegedly set for astronomical purposes, and what were thousands of others for then?
The scale of the work carried out by the ancient builders is also impressive. We will not dwell on Stonehenge, we have already written a lot about it, let's remember the megaliths of Karnak. Perhaps this is the largest megalithic ensemble in the whole world. Scientists believe that at first it numbered up to 10 thousand menhirs! Nowadays, only about 3 thousand vertically installed boulders have survived, reaching in some cases a height of several meters.
It is believed that initially this ensemble stretched for 8 km from St. Barb to the Crash River, now it has survived only for 3 kilometers. There are three groups of megaliths. To the north of the village of Karnak, there is a cromlech in the form of a semicircle and eleven ranks, in which there are 1169 menhirs with a height of 60 cm to 4 m. The length of the row is 1170 m.
No less impressive are the other two groups, which, most likely, once together with the first formed a single ensemble, back at the end of the 18th century. it was more or less preserved in its original form. The largest menhir of the entire ensemble was 20 meters high! Unfortunately, now it is tumbled down and split, however, even in this form, the megalith inspires involuntary respect for the creators of such a miracle. By the way, even with the help of modern technology, it is very difficult to cope with even a small megalith if it needs to be restored in its original form or moved to another place.
Are the dwarfs "to blame" for everything?
Megalithic structures have been found even at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, and the oldest megaliths date back to the 8th millennium BC. Who was the author of such laborious and mysterious stone structures?
In many legends, in which megaliths are mentioned in one way or another, mysterious powerful dwarfs often appear, able to playfully perform work that is beyond the strength of ordinary people. So, in Polynesia, such dwarfs are called menehuns. According to local legends, these were ugly-looking creatures, only vaguely resembling people, up to only 90 cm tall.
Although the Menehunes possessed a gaze that made their blood run cold, dwarfs were generally friendly to humans and sometimes even helped them. The Menehunes could not stand sunlight, so they appeared only after sunset, in the dark. Polynesians believe that these dwarfs are the authors of the megalithic structures. It is curious that the Menehuns appeared in Oceania, having arrived on the large three-tiered island of Quaihelani.
If the Menehuns needed to be on land, their flying island sank into the water and swam up to the shore. After completing the intended work, the dwarfs on their island again rose into the clouds.
The famous Caucasian dolmens are called by the Adyghe the houses of the dwarfs, and the Ossetian legends mention dwarfs, who were called the people of Bicenta. The dwarf bicenta, despite its height, possessed remarkable strength and was able to knock down a huge tree with one glance. There are also mentions of dwarfs among the aborigines of Australia: as you know, megaliths are also found in large numbers on this continent.
In Western Europe, where there is no shortage of megaliths, there are also legends about powerful dwarfs, which, like the Polynesian Menechunes, cannot stand daylight and are distinguished by remarkable physical strength.
Although many scientists still retain a certain skepticism towards legends, the widespread dissemination in the folklore of peoples of information about the existence of a small powerful people should be based on some real facts. Maybe there was actually a race of dwarfs on Earth, or were they mistaken for aliens from outer space (remember the flying island of the Menehuns)?
The mystery is still a mystery
Megaliths, perhaps, were created with goals unclear to us. This conclusion was reached by scientists who were studying the unusual energy effects that are observed in the locations of megaliths. So, in some stones, devices were able to register weak electromagnetic radiation and ultrasounds. In 1989, under one of the stones, researchers caught even unexplained radio signals.
Scientists believe that such mysterious effects can be explained by the fact that megaliths were often installed in places where faults are located in the earth's crust. How did the ancients find these places? Perhaps with the help of dowsers? Why were the megaliths installed in the energetically active places of the earth's crust? Scientists do not yet have clear answers to these questions.
In 1992, the Kiev researchers R. S. Furdui and Yu. M. Shvaidak proposed a hypothesis that megaliths can be complex technical devices, namely, generators of acoustic or electronic vibrations. Quite an unexpected assumption, isn't it?
This hypothesis was not born out of nowhere. The fact is that British scientists had already established that many megaliths emit ultrasonic pulses. As scientists at Oxford University suggested, ultrasonic vibrations occur due to weak electric currents induced by the radiation of the Sun. At the same time, each individual stone emits a little energy, but in general, the megalithic stone complex can create a powerful energy surge at times.
It is curious that for most of the megaliths, their creators selected rocks containing a large amount of quartz. This mineral is capable of generating a weak electric current under the influence of compression … As you know, stones from a temperature drop either shrink or expand …
They tried to unravel the mystery of the megaliths on the basis that their creators were primitive people of the Stone Age, but this approach turned out to be unproductive. Why not assume the opposite: the creators of the megaliths had a very developed intellect that allowed them to use the natural properties of natural materials to solve technical problems that are still unknown to us. In fact - the minimum cost, and what a disguise! These stones have stood for thousands of years, fulfilling their tasks, and only now people have some still vague doubts about their true purpose.
No metal would have withstood that long, it would have been taken away by our enterprising ancestors or eaten by corrosion, but the megaliths are still standing … Perhaps someday we will reveal their secret, but for now it is better not to touch these stones. Who knows, maybe these structures are neutralizers of some formidable natural forces?