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6/9/10

Mysterious disappearance of ancient civilizations


 Human history to have recorded seven ancient civilizations such as ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Maya ... The remains of a civilization is the only text in the history books. It citadel, the palace ... has suddenly disappeared, but the cause has not been found.
The story of Troy was associated with two cases of Homer with the Iliad and Odyssey and Greek mythology. While many ancient civilizations leave physical monuments for posterity, the city of Troy was regarded as a story in the imagination of the ancients. On the modern earth no trace of the wall of war associated with the immortal and legendary wooden horse.
But according to recent studies, of Troy (in present-day Turkey) is real. They confirmed that more than 3,000 years ago, the city of Troy is located on a hilltop, near the sea ports through Aegae (current port has been buried sand).
When traders Greece, Italy, Portugal Aegae boat from the sea to the Black Sea, they all stop in Troy to supplies of food and entertainment. The archaeological remains were discovered last - piece of a boat and scattered iron deposits under the soil about 4 km to the city of Troy - is evidence that Greek warships had passed here before attacking into, like as tellings of Homer in his epic Iliad.
Troy Why disappear? That is the question that many generations of scientists to take public finding answers. Amos Nur Professor of physics at Stanford University, USA, said: "We believe that natural disasters, especially earthquakes, has played an important role in the missing secrets of many cultures" .
When studying the eastern Mediterranean in the late Bronze Age, American Geophysical Society also suggests that a large earthquake may be the main culprit behind the disappearance of many cities such as Troy, Mycenae and Knossos. The city has been swept from the world map of circa 1225-1175 BC.
Harappa Culture - the fortress of baked clay
This is the ancient cultures are in general the Indus River civilization, developed since 2800 to around 1800 BC. According to history books, it has high growth in economy, trade, agriculture, art, writing ... Numerous temples have been discovered to prove the existence of it.
But this culture has disappeared, the cause is unknown so far. The most common hypothesis is appearing, and Arian nomads invaded. Monday hypothesis was widely accepted, it is climate change. In about 1800 BC, the climate in the Indus basin change, becoming more cold and dry. Song Ghaggra-Hakra become transformed dry plate tectonics. Water source of the river system was diverted to the Ganges delta, leading to the decline of the Harappa civilization.
The theory holds that the decline of the Indus civilization related to the collapse of the kingdoms of Sumer, or armed conflict and disease.
Professor Amos Nur Prasad and colleagues when reviewing the history of seismic have noticed is the catastrophic earthquake down the coast near the border with India - Pakistan. According to their theory, one or more large quakes may have moved the earth's crust, involves blocking the flow of major rivers in the region. Agricultural production base was destroyed, serious floods occurred and eventually the city buried under mud.
Maya civilization
That's ancient civilizations are featured Maya, a Native American tribe, built in 1000 BC. Maya civilization reached a high level of state sector construction and architecture, mathematics, astronomy.
The archaeological study demonstrates, the Maya developed the concept of "number 0" in 357, earlier than in Europe nearly 900 years. They determine the exact length of a year - all the time the Earth around the sun - much more accurate is the calendar used in Europe at that time. Moreover, the Mayan religion is very special because it combines with the ritual cycle of the universe.
Two cities Quirigua (Eastern Guatemala today) and Benque Viejo, which is the center of Mayan culture in the peak, suddenly disappeared in late 9th century BC.
Many historians believe this is the result of constant war, initially in the tribe to power struggles, then with the imperialists who invaded Spain. But the results of local research - Robert Kovach physics gives us reason to destroy the other: a terrible earthquake.
Human history to have recorded seven ancient civilizations such as ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Maya ... The remains of a civilization is the only text in the history books. It citadel, the temple long ... has suddenly disappeared, but the cause has not been found.
The story of Troy was associated with two cases of Homer with the Iliad and Odyssey and Greek mythology. While many ancient civilizations leave physical monuments for posterity, the city of Troy was regarded as a story in the imagination of the ancients. On the modern earth no trace of the wall of war associated with the immortal and legendary wooden horse.
But according to recent studies, of Troy (in present-day Turkey) is real. They confirmed that more than 3,000 years ago, the city of Troy is located on a hilltop, near the sea ports through Aegae (current port has been buried sand).
When traders Greece, Italy, Portugal Aegae boat from the sea to the Black Sea, they all stop in Troy to supplies of food and entertainment. The archaeological remains were discovered last - piece of a boat and scattered iron deposits under the soil about 4 km to the city of Troy - is evidence that Greek warships had passed here before attacking into, like as tellings of Homer in his epic Iliad.
Troy Why disappear? That is the question that many generations of scientists to take public finding answers. Amos Nur Professor of physics at Stanford University, USA, said: "We believe that natural disasters, particularly earthquakes, have played an important role in the missing secrets of many cultures" .
When studying the eastern Mediterranean in the late Bronze Age, American Geophysical Society also suggests that a large earthquake may be the main culprit behind the disappearance of many cities such as Troy, Mycenae and Knossos. The city has been swept from the world map of circa 1225-1175 BC.

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