Archaeological enigma

The archaeological expression enigma , or archaeological mystery recovers, according to its employment, of very different realities.

It generally bases on an archaeological discovery whose certain aspects are incompletely explainable. However, a great number end up receiving a plausible, if not proven explanation. The expression meets a great media success, with the crossroads of science, esotericism and exoticism.

Solved enigmas

Megaliths

The Mégalithe S are very large stones (at least a few tons), cut and moved sometimes on long distances, by generally rudimentary civilizations. One finds some on all planet: Breton Menhir S with the statues of the Easter Island while passing by the Korea.

The knowledge of the old techniques of extraction of the stone, proceeding by bursting and not by cutting. There exist two principal techniques:

  • astonishment of the rock, by heating it with fire (technical attested at the Egyptian and still used nowadays;
  • the technique known as of the forced corners, which exploits a crack with wood wet to make it inflate, which does not require any effort.

Rudimentary techniques: rollers, Lever, make it possible to gear down the man power and of simple calculations show that it is thus enough to move heavy loads, on a prepared ground. Already proven by calculation, the possibility of such displacements was confirmed by the experimental Archéologie.

See also: Theories on the method of construction of the Egyptian pyramids, the bronze Rider

Glozel

As from 1924, one put at the day with Glozel, in the same layer stratigraphic, very old objects but manufactured at very different times, as well as registered shelves of an unknown written form. One generally concludes with trickery.

See also: Glozel

Irresolute enigmas

See too

Articles of Wikipédia

External bonds

With reading

  • Jean-Pierre Adam, archeology in front of imposture ; Paris: Robert Laffont, 1975

  • Jean-Pierre Adam, recomposed past. Chronicles of odd archeology ; Paris: Threshold, 1988. Collection open Science

Sources

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