Fourteen Thousand Years Ago Part 2 Attention: This file using UTF8! Table of contents: 1. Prologue 2. The Celestial Chariots of Ancient India 3. Pharaohs' Airplanes and the Gods of Ancient Egypt 4. Maya Astronauts and Mysterious Artifacts 5. The Sahara 7. Epilogue: Gates to Other Worlds 1. Prologue In the dawn of time, when history had not yet been recorded but was passed down through myths and legends, powerful civilizations may have existed on Earth, their traces lost in the sands of millennia. This is a second attempt to piece together astonishing artifacts and inexplicable events that challenge our understanding of the ancient world. 2. The Celestial Chariots of Ancient India In the Central Archive of Delhi, there is a manuscript shrouded in mystery. It is the Vimānika Śāstra, a text attributed to the sage Maharishi Bharadvāja, dating to the 4th century BCE. However, Bharadvāja himself claimed to rely on manuscripts even more ancient, dating back to the 3rd and even 2nd millennia BCE. This treatise contains not just descriptions but detailed technical instructions on the construction and operation of flying machines - vimānas. It is asserted that these craft possessed incredible properties. They were indestructible, did not burn in fire, and could: - Rotate around their axis, contract or expand. - Change shape in flight, disguise themselves as clouds, emit blinding light, or plunge everything around into darkness. - Become invisible by absorbing sunlight. - Travel at immense speeds between countries and even worlds, move in zigzags or jumps, dive underwater. - Emit rays that paralyze living beings and receive images of distant events. The text describes devices whose functions remarkably resemble modern radars, projectors, and even destructive weapons. There are chapters on pilots' diet and clothing. Twelve types of vimānas are mentioned, but only the three simplest are described in detail. The author expresses caution about the others: "I do not write about their construction not because I do not know, but because this knowledge cannot yet be given to humans, for they will destroy themselves and the Earth." The epics Ramayana and Mahabharata abound with descriptions of these craft. In Ramayana, there is a story of a miraculous ladder, the Pushpaka, decorated with columns and terraces, capable of flying through the air and descending into the underwater realm. In Mahabharata, there is a description of a "crystal chariot," which "shone like heated gold and emitted a sound like thunderclouds." One passage provides a nearly technical description: "In the middle of the ship stands a metal box, which is the source of ‘power'. From this box, ‘power' flows into two large pipes at the stern and bow, as well as into eight pipes pointing downward. During launch, the lower valves open, and a powerful stream, striking the ground, lifts the craft. For horizontal flight, most of the force is directed into the rear pipe." Another fragment clarifies: "Its body must be strong and lightweight, made of a material that is durable yet light. Inside, there should be a device with mercury and iron heaters beneath it. Using the force hidden within the mercury, a person inside this chariot can fly great distances through the sky." In 1895, an even more ancient text was discovered in an Indian temple, which confirmed these data. In the early 2000s, Chinese researchers in Lhasa (Tibet) found a Sanskrit document containing instructions for building interstellar ships utilizing anti-gravity principles - "centrifugal force strong enough to counteract Earth's gravity."Essentially, this describes torsion engines. 3. Pharaohs' Airplanes and the Gods of Ancient Egypt In 1848, an archaeological expedition at an ancient Egyptian temple in Abydos made a sensational discovery. A fragment of facing stone near the ceiling, about 10 meters high, revealed an older layer of masonry. Carved into the stone walls were hieroglyphs that baffled scholars. Only in the late 20th century, when photographs of these carvings were published, did the world see something incredible: clear, recognizable images of a modern combat helicopter with a main rotor and tail fin, alongside schematic but identifiable images of aircraft resembling supersonic fighters and bombers. Egyptologists argued. British scholar Alan Alford claimed that the ancient Egyptians depicted the helicopter with photographic accuracy - as if from life. American researcher Bruce R. Cathie hypothesized that the priests of Abydos possessed knowledge inaccessible to us and perhaps even created a time machine to "peek" into future technology. Skeptics argued that these were mere coincidental line drawings - palimpsests where later hieroglyphs accidentally formed familiar images. However, detailed analysis showed that the slab has a smooth background, and the details are deliberately and skillfully carved. This find is not the only mystery of Egypt. Historian William Deych, studying the circumstances of Pharaoh Tutankhamun's death (around 1323 BCE), came to a shocking conclusion: the pharaoh died in an aircraft crash. Many members of the ancient Egyptian royal family died with broken legs and multiple wounds, as if from a fall from height. Deych suggested that the strange winged objects on ancient frescoes are the earliest flying devices. Researchers studying stone processing methods find even more enigmas. On basalt slabs at the foot of the Great Pyramid, there are traces resembling cuts from a disc saw with characteristic polishing edges. On a granite obelisk in Karnak, holes about 1 cm in diameter, drilled at an angle, are found - extremely difficult to make with primitive tools. In the Aswan quarries, perfectly smooth shafts extending several meters into granite have been discovered, as if drilled with a powerful milling machine. All this suggests that long before the pharaohs, a civilization existed in Egypt for which hard granite was no more difficult than foam. Egyptian historian Manetho (3rd century BCE), in his History of Egypt, wrote about the First Kingdom, which existed thousands of years before the pharaohs - the Kingdom of the Gods. Perhaps they were the very builders. 4. Maya Astronauts and Mysterious Artifacts In the 1940s-50s, archaeologists began extensive excavations at Palenque - an ancient Maya city in Mexico (Chiapas), which flourished from the 3rd to the 8th century CE. In the Temple of the Inscriptions, they discovered a sarcophagus containing the mummy of ruler Pakal. Analysis showed that mummification was performed using ancient Egyptian techniques, which was already sensational. But the main mystery awaited scientists on the sarcophagus lid - a massive 20-ton slab with a relief image. Official science considered the image to be religious-symbolic. However, Italian and Japanese researchers, followed by the famous paleo-ufologist Erich von Däniken, saw something else. They proposed to "read" the image horizontally and discovered a figure of a person seated in a complex apparatus: - On the head, a helmet with wires or hoses extending backward. - In front of the face, a device resembling an oxygen mask. - Hands manipulating control levers: the right pressing a button, the left gripping a lever. - The heel of the left foot resting on a pedal. - The clothing was surprisingly modern: a tight-fitting suit with a collar, cuffs, and a safety harness. Behind the pilot, they discerned a reactor-like object, and from the rear part of the device, a jet flame emanated. Däniken concluded that this is an image of a pilot inside a spacecraft. Similar finds are scattered worldwide. On the Nazca Plateau in Peru - giant geoglyphs visible only from above. In the Sahara Desert, near Tassili n'Ajjer, ancient petroglyphs depict beings in round helmets resembling spacesuits. In Spain, on the wall of the Salamanca Cathedral (16th-18th centuries), among traditional ornaments, there is a figure of an astronaut in full modern gear. Anomalous artifacts are also found in Earth's rocks, dating back millions of years: - 1845, Scotland: a nail embedded in a limestone boulder. - 1850, Italy: in rocks about 4 million years old, a skeleton matching that of a modern human was found. - 1852, scientific journal: a report of a vase with floral images found inside 600-million-year-old rock. - 1889, Idaho, USA: during drilling at over 90 meters depth, a small clay figurine of a woman about 4 cm tall was retrieved. Estimated age - at least 2 million years. - 1891, USA: a gold chain 25 cm long, embedded in a piece of coal aged 260 million years. - 1912, Oklahoma: crushing coal from a 300-million-year-old rock yielded an iron mug. - 1928, Oklahoma: miners discovered a wall of perfectly smooth concrete blocks beneath a coal seam. Mining was immediately halted. - 1968, France: metal pipes of various sizes found in a chalk layer aged 65 million years. - In 1929, part of a map belonging to Ottoman admiral Piri Reis and dated 1513 was discovered in Istanbul. The map depicted the coast of Antarctica with astonishing accuracy - a continent only officially discovered three centuries later. Most remarkable, Antarctica was shown without ice cover, with rivers and mountains, as it appeared thousands of years BCE. Modern seismic studies confirmed the accuracy of the coastline under the ice. How could a 16th-century Ottoman admiral have obtained such detailed knowledge? - A hair stone (Russia, Primorye, 1970s): Geologists, during blasting in a quarry, found a limestone fragment about 300 million years old with a human hair embedded inside - as if in transparent packaging, viewable from all sides. No explanations have been offered on how the hair could have entered the forming rock and been preserved in this manner. - California, USA: Human remains found in gold-bearing gravel at least 9 million years old. - Modern Russia: A common bolt was found in ancient rock approximately 300 million years old. 5. The Sahara In the silent desert, where hot winds sweep waves of sand, time erases the memory of entire peoples. But sometimes it leaves only whispers - fragments of names in ancient chronicles, shadows of cities beneath dunes. For centuries, one such whisper was the name - the Garamantes. The first to tell about them was Herodotus, and since then, the image of this people has become an integral part of the ancient world map. But for the Garamantes themselves, foreign chronicles were only faint echoes of their true power. Their kingdom, born under the scorching sun of Fazzan, flourished for more than a thousand five hundred years, while the rest of the world experienced the rise and fall of empires. They were the rulers of the great desert, invisible kings of the caravan routes, which, like blood vessels, connected sub-Saharan Africa with the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Salt, gold, and slaves - everything flowed along the roads they guarded and controlled. The heart of their civilization was Garam, the capital whose ruins are now hidden beneath the Jarma Oasis. It was not just a nomadic camp but a true modern city, whose paved streets saw Roman legates. Its greatest wonder was not the palace but what flowed beneath the earth - a complex system of mysterious megalithic tunnels - the Foggār, which, like arteries, carried life-giving water from underground sources to fields and gardens in the Sahara desert. The hum of voices in workshops and markets testified: life thrived here, crafts were born, and chronicles were written in a language unlike any other. They were children of the sun and sand. In battle chariots, harnessed to swift horses, they were swift and formidable. Their origins are shrouded in mystery: perhaps their blood is a mixture of ancient Libyan tribes and mysterious northern aliens, the "Sea Peoples," who brought with them unknown skills. Later, at the dawn of their history, they heard another message - the message of Christ, and in 569 AD, they officially adopted Christianity, inscribing their Saghāra chapter into the annals of the universal church. But all things come to an end. In the 7th century, a new unstoppable force arose in the east - the Arabs, bearing the banner of Islam and death. Around 669 AD, their armies descended upon the Garamantes kingdom. The fiery avalanche of jihad swept away the last rulers of Garam. After that year, the Garamantes vanished without a trace from history's pages. Their voices fell silent. 6. Traces of the Great Proto-Civilization These scattered facts prompt reflection: Were there civilizations on Earth that achieved high technological levels long before us? Analyzing historical processes in the Middle East reveals strange jumps in development. Around 14,000 BCE, during a period when humanity was supposedly in decline, there was a sudden and inexplicable cultural leap. People rapidly transitioned from gathering and hunting to agriculture and animal husbandry. Domesticated dogs, sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle appeared. A botanical laboratory, apparently operating in the Middle East, developed cultivated varieties of grapes, apples, plums, olives, figs, almonds, pistachios, and walnuts in record time. Then, around 7500 BCE, humans began producing high-quality ceramics. But by 4500 BCE, decline returned: ceramics disappeared, settlements fell into ruin. Yet, around 3000 BCE, as if by magic, three powerful civilizations emerged simultaneously in different parts of the world - in Sumer (Mesopotamia), the Nile Valley (Ancient Egypt), and the Indus Valley (Harappan Civilization). Where did traces of possible predecessors go? Perhaps the answer lies in a global catastrophe, evidence of which geologists find. Many myths worldwide, including the legend of Atlantis, speak of a great flood and the destruction of a highly advanced world. 7. Epilogue: Gates to Other Worlds Some researchers believe that the traces of ancient civilizations and their knowledge may be hidden in special "energy centers" of the Earth. One such place is the village of Okunevo in Russia, on the banks of the Tara River (from Sanskrit - "Savior"). Local residents have observed strange phenomena for centuries: glows, UFO flybys, anomalous pits. Many believe this is a "sacred site" - a gateway to a parallel world. Similar zones exist around the world: Arkaim in the Southern Urals, Sedona in Arizona, USA. According to legends, it is precisely in such places, radiating a special torsion energy, that one can find salvation during upcoming cataclysms and establish a connection with the knowledge of vanished civilizations. The mysteries of the ancient world continue to stir minds. Who were they - gods, Atlanteans, extraterrestrials, or our own ancestors who survived a terrible catastrophe? There are no definitive answers yet. But one thing is clear: human history is far more complex, longer, and more mysterious than commonly believed. Stone by stone, artifact by artifact, we are slowly piecing together the mosaic of our planet's great past.