Why Scientists Are Terrified of These 7 Ancient Iranian Sites

What if an entire country was built on secrets, not metaphorical secrets, real ones. Secrets buried beneath deserts, hidden inside mountains, sealed under ancient cities, and whispered about for thousands of years. Most people think of Iran as politics, deserts, and ancient poetry. But beneath that image lies another Iran, a darker Iran, a land where the dead were once fed to vultures on top of stone towers. Where ancient surgeons drilled into human skulls 7,000 years ago, and somehow, the patients survived, a place where entire underground cities exist beneath ordinary homes. Where abandoned valleys produce sounds nobody can explain. Tonight, we uncover seven ancient mysteries of Iran, that science still cannot fully explain. Some are terrifying, some are tragic. On the outskirts of Yazd, stand strange circular towers, made of stone. For centuries, these towers served one terrifying purpose, the disposal of the dead. The ancient followers of Zoroastrianism, believed the human body became impure after death. To bury it would contaminate the earth, exposure. Bodies were carried to the tops of these towers, and laid out beneath the open sky. Within hours, vultures stripped the flesh. These practices continued into the 20th century. Even now, visitors report an overwhelming feeling of dread, as if the stones remember what happened. Deep within the mountains of Khorezan lies a village, that no longer lives. Its houses remain standing, but after dark, nobody goes there. According to legend, a wandering mystic cursed the village. He said the wells would poison themselves, and shadows would wander the streets after sunset. Scientists believe underground gases, leaking through fractures, may trigger hallucinations and panic. But that explanation, has not erased the fear. In southern Iran, archaeologists discovered human skulls thousands of years old, with perfectly carved circular holes, evidence of ancient surgery. The bone showed signs of healing. The patient survived 7,000 years ago, without modern tools, or anesthesia. How? Hamadan is one of the oldest cities on earth, but during medieval plague outbreaks, entire neighborhoods died within days. Construction workers frequently find human bones. Huge sections of the city are built directly above plague burials, a city resting silently atop its dead. In 2004, a man digging beneath his home, discovered an entire underground city. Three levels deep with tunnels, ventilation shafts, and trap corridors. A child's sandal, was found in the darkness. A reminder that these tunnels were shelters, for terrified families hiding from slaughter above. In the Zagros mountains lies the valley of the After sunset, strange humming echoes, and rhythmic knocking sounds emerge from deep underground. The final mystery is happening now. Iran is sinking. Satellite data shows entire regions collapsing downward, as groundwater reserves are drained. In the Lut desert, surface heat exceeds 70 degrees Celsius. Travelers spoke of black dunes, that glowed at sunset, like burning metal. Inside ancient salt mines, miners found perfectly preserved bodies. The salt naturally mummified them, freezing death itself in time. The greatest secret of Iran, may still be waiting beneath the earth of Persepolis, untouched for more than 2000 years. Beneath these landscapes, lie layers of forgotten worlds. Some mysteries are meant to stay buried. Join us as we uncover more ancient secrets.