Die 10 Größten archäologischen Entdeckungen aller Zeiten!

What are the secrets that are hidden deep in the earth and are waiting to be discovered by us? Which archaeological finds have the ability to completely change the history as we know it? Over the centuries, researchers have brought to light countless relics from past civilizations around the world, but some of them are so breathtaking that they formally attract us and take us back to long-gone times. The Library of Alexandria. Without a doubt, it is one of the most legendary places on earth. As one of the oldest and in any case the richest libraries, the place was already considered in antiquity to be the home of knowledge and science. In an atmosphere of liberalism and open-mindedness, members of various nations and religions are researching. Educated students and even Queen Cleopatra should have been regularly in the library to learn about astronomy, Greek history, mathematics and the knowledge of the scholars of antiquity. You can imagine the library as a magical place. Old walls, richly painted, silence inside and yet hustle and bustle. Ointment helps to keep the rooms clean and the papyrus rolls fresh. For centuries, this mystical place was considered abandoned. However, in 2004, researchers from Egypt and Poland finally discovered the remains of the gigantic library. Unfortunately, of the thousands of scrolls, which once contained all the knowledge of antiquity and of the Christian, Greek, as well as Egyptian and Oriental scholars, nothing has been preserved. The library was possibly destroyed by Julius Caesar or a fire, which was already predominant at that time. According to rumors, scholars are said to have saved some writings, but today they can be scattered in all directions. Sutton Hoo. Sutton Hoo was found by chance on the property of an Englishwoman. For a long time, the woman suspected that under a hill, in her vast garden, there could be an archaeological site. The lady hired the archaeologist Basil Brown and he found something incredible under the hill. Namely, a huge ship, which was sunk not far from the coast in the Mediterranean. Inside the ship was a sarcophagus with the remains of a king and with the remains came a treasure to the daylight, which is still looking for the same. Jewelry, coins, art objects, golden buckles and a face mask, which was once also covered with pure gold. Over the years, entire graves were discovered around the village, but none of the other excavators were able to keep up with this when it came to wealth and gold. Historians suspect that Sutton Hoo was the resting place of the Wolfingers, the royal dynasty of East Anglo-Saxony. This noble race ruled for centuries over the east of present-day England. The history of the Wolfingers is no longer very well-preserved, but what historians know is that they supposedly came from Wotan and led the sea and the land around East England in a golden era. Dead seahorses In 1947, Bedouin shepherds accidentally discovered a whole series of very old manuscripts in a cave near the Dead Sea. The collection consisted of simple papyri, metal plates and labeled leather. The texts are proven to be 1,000 years older than all Bible texts known to this day. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, some of the texts tell pre-Christian stories, which have a certain resemblance to texts later used in Christianity. Some of the writings are said to have come from the time of Jesus Christ and cast a completely different image on the Messiah. Just because the scrolls are very uncomfortable for the institution of the church, their authenticity was questioned for a long time. The writings are still deciphered worldwide to this day, fragments are put together and computers are supposed to replace missing parts. Perhaps thanks to these writings one day we can still discover the true origins of humanity and the common roots of all the great world regions. Cave of Altamira How did people feel 35,000 years ago? What drove them and what did they do? The cave of Altamira in northern Spain can provide an answer to this. Similar to the prehistoric caves in southern France, Altamira also contains hundreds of paintings by people who lived 20,000 to 35,000 years ago. The 270 prehistoric paintings show animals, hunting scenes, simple human depictions and handprints. The bull and the hunt seem to have been the most important images that these people wanted to capture, and so many years later we can only marvel at the artistry of these people. Halsafljeni Hypogeum The Halsafljeni Hypogeum on Malta shows that the largest and most important archaeological discoveries are not necessarily the most well-known. The underground prehistoric temple complex was discovered in 1902 during construction work. The complex contained burial objects and human remains, but the Halsafljeni Hypogeum was probably not always a burial site. The limestone building of three underground levels with rooms, inner springs, steps and niches was probably something like a religious meeting place. Archaeologists found that the rooms have a very special acoustics. The caves were probably used as places for ceremonies and chants to praise the highly revered Mother Earth deity in prehistoric Malta. Spanish Stonehenge Stonehenge was considered a unique building until 2019 in Spain's Extremadura region, when a drought caused the entire lake to dry up. 100 monolithic stones appeared, which are arranged in a circle similar to a stonehenge. The size of the columns is only about two meters high. This makes the complex a little smaller than the famous Pondau in England, but Spanish Stonehenge fascinates in a different way. Surrounded is the column complex of a ring forest of thousands of individual smaller stones. A passage leads into the sanctuary, in the center of which is the stone circle. The entire complex shows a geometric alignment that makes modern architects jealous. The people apparently have knowledge of architecture and mathematics. Experts dated the complex to an age of about 7,000 BC. If you believe history books, people lived in these times who possessed the simplest stone tools, had no education and more or less lived as half-wild hunters, gatherers or shepherds. The Dolmen de Guadalperal was certainly a place of religious veneration and the co-existence of people. Once again, we can only marvel at what early people were able to do and we can puzzle out what significance systems like this really had for them. Acropolis of Athens High above the Greek capital is one of the most famous buildings on this earth. The Acropolis is actually a complex of several buildings and temples, of which the most famous is the Parthenon. The oldest parts of the complex date back to the 5th century BC. The first temples were built in the heyday of the city-state of Athens. The Acropolis was the center of religious and cultural life in Athens. One of the most striking features of the Acropolis is the use of marble. The entire city is made of white Pentelic marble, which was mined only a few kilometers from the Acropolis. This marble is known for its purity and fine grain and was highly appreciated by the ancient Greeks for its beauty and durability. The Parthenon consists of 46 columns of this fine stone. Each column is 10.4 meters high and weighs over 50 tons. The columns are perfectly arranged and aligned, which creates an optical illusion that makes them appear perfectly straight from every angle. Angkor Wat Near Siam Reap in Cambodia, a French naturalist, while looking for rare plants, stumbled across what we know today as the largest religious building of this earth. The complex stretches over an area of 162.6 hectares and contains over 1,000 temples, gardens, streets and watercourses. Originally built in the first part of the 12th century as a Hindu temple, this complex shows you various areas of the Hindu god sky. This huge temple complex was built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II. Since its rediscovery, the complex has become a national pride of Cambodia and today Angkor Wat can even be seen on the national flag of the country. Knossos Knossos is only called the Disneyland of antiquity by archaeologists. Once, Knossos was the center of Minoan culture, which is only very little known today. The reason for this is simple. The Minoans hardly left any records or anything that allows a conclusion about their life and actions. Only a few buildings remained and Knossos on Crete. Around 7,000 BC, this center flourished and it brought about a very special cult, which is still known to Crete today. The bull was revered by the Minoans as a god. Knossos was a colorful city, which served mainly to worship the holy bull. Everywhere you could see bull statues, the walls of the buildings, the streets and the magnificent buildings were colorful and richly decorated. Anyone who came to Knossos had to feel like they were in a fairytale world at this time. 1,300 rooms and apartments were housed in a kind of crammed entire complex. The rich equipment suggests that Knossos was the horde of the richest and most respected Minoans. The highlight of the cultural ceremonies, which made up a large part of everyday life, was the bullfighting, a cult that can still be found in Ethiopia today and where young men have to run safely and upright over the backs of bulls in a short time. The city was discovered in 1878 by an amateur archaeologist named Minos Kalokairinos and the city is undoubtedly one of the richest archaeological cultural resources on this earth. Orobodur People who came to Orobodur for the first time certainly felt like they were in another world. Located on the Indonesian island of Java, the complex is one of the largest Buddhist temples on this earth. Orobodur was discovered in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, a British researcher and adventurer. At this time, the complex was overgrown with jungle, similar to Angkor Wat. The complex was built in the 9th century, with a precision and love for detail that still amazes today. A pyramid-shaped shape with several floors and elevations over four sides. In addition, 72 stupas, each of which has a Buddha figure, were probably intended as a way of worship. Thanks to the discoverer, Buddhist monks can use this complex again today for their prayers and festivities. Adepts start at the lowest level and then go from stupa to stupa in prayer and in silent meditation. Only the monks with the purest hearts dare to touch the holy statues inside the domes. And in this way, enlightenment is shared with one or the other. Speaking of enlightenment, do you want to be enlightened more often? 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