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Faizan
We just keep finding more and more strange things that existed in ancient times. Sometimes I have to wonder if something was going on in those days which we know nothing about. If you are wondering about what I am talking about let me give you an example. A city was discovered named Makhunik which was home to a race of ancient dwarfs. The city was found in Shahdad, Kerman province in Iran. It was previously believed nothing could have lived in this desert area until 1946, but that belief changed as pieces of pottery were being found in the area. When excavations were started in the late 1940s, archaeologists began to discover other things such as copper furnaces, brass and pottery. Then it happened, a cemetery was discovered with over 800 graves. The graves were empty, because the bodies had decomposed and the minerals in the ground had decomposed the bones. The buildings were dwarf size and it has been said only they could have used many of the things in the city, because of their height. Some scientists are convinced the city was inhabited by a race of dwarfs, but not all of them. Others claim it is only a legend and try to explain away the size of some things by saying they are decayed down to the height they are at and were originally higher. This seems a little farfetched for some of the items found, but so does a city of dwarfs to some.
Marden Henge in England is ten times as large as Stone Henge. Some say it will become the greatest tourist attraction in the country and may have clues as to why and who constructed Stone Henge and Avebury Henge. A three year excavation project has been started at Marden Henge. The head archaeologist stated the area is practically untouched. He thinks this will lead to a much greater understanding of the Henges. It is believed that both Stone Henge and Marden Henge were constructed about the same time, around 2,400 B.C. I have to wonder about this. Can you imagine how many people would have been needed for the construction of both Henges and maybe even a third? The population then was a lot smaller than it is today. The question has been asked if the three Henges were being built in competition with each other or were being used by the same people? The area where Marden Henge is located is also the site of many small Roman settlements. There seems to be a second Henge within the Marden Henge. A building dating back to 4,500 B.C. has also been uncovered in the area.
How many times have we heard humans did not mate with Neanderthals? Then we heard there was a slight amount of Neanderthal DNA found in at least some humans. Ancient human remains were found in Romania which showed they had about 9% Neanderthal DNA. This was a surprise since it is the most Neanderthal DNA ever found in a human body. Scientists area telling us humans have somewhere between 2 to 4% Neanderthal DNA. There have been many thoughts on why Neanderthals disappeared. They disappeared 28,000 years ago. The latest news about them is they may have bred a lot with humans and eventually disappeared because of this, not because modern humans hunted them or outsmarted them thus getting all the food as some scientists had previously suggested. Ironically the Neanderthal genes may have made us tougher and enabled the modern human race to survive. Scientists now believe as we get more proficient at examining our DNA we may discover other human ancestors.
Marden Henge in England is ten times as large as Stone Henge. Some say it will become the greatest tourist attraction in the country and may have clues as to why and who constructed Stone Henge and Avebury Henge. A three year excavation project has been started at Marden Henge. The head archaeologist stated the area is practically untouched. He thinks this will lead to a much greater understanding of the Henges. It is believed that both Stone Henge and Marden Henge were constructed about the same time, around 2,400 B.C. I have to wonder about this. Can you imagine how many people would have been needed for the construction of both Henges and maybe even a third? The population then was a lot smaller than it is today. The question has been asked if the three Henges were being built in competition with each other or were being used by the same people? The area where Marden Henge is located is also the site of many small Roman settlements. There seems to be a second Henge within the Marden Henge. A building dating back to 4,500 B.C. has also been uncovered in the area.
How many times have we heard humans did not mate with Neanderthals? Then we heard there was a slight amount of Neanderthal DNA found in at least some humans. Ancient human remains were found in Romania which showed they had about 9% Neanderthal DNA. This was a surprise since it is the most Neanderthal DNA ever found in a human body. Scientists area telling us humans have somewhere between 2 to 4% Neanderthal DNA. There have been many thoughts on why Neanderthals disappeared. They disappeared 28,000 years ago. The latest news about them is they may have bred a lot with humans and eventually disappeared because of this, not because modern humans hunted them or outsmarted them thus getting all the food as some scientists had previously suggested. Ironically the Neanderthal genes may have made us tougher and enabled the modern human race to survive. Scientists now believe as we get more proficient at examining our DNA we may discover other human ancestors.
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