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MG1962

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We get a lot of threads stated about ancient aliens, lost super civilizations etc etc. But here is an article about a very enigmatic place, that so far has resisted the best research efforts to explain its purpose or its history.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/world...idden-in-siberia/story-e6frfqai-1227293552690

From the article

On A small island in the middle of a remote lake in Siberia lies a puzzling sight.
Welcome to the Por Bajin (also spelt Por-Bazhyn) ruins, located between the Sayan and Altai ranges, close to the Mongolian border. It’s an area almost completely unaffected by civilisation.
 
MG1962 said:
We get a lot of threads stated about ancient aliens, lost super civilizations etc etc. But here is an article about a very enigmatic place, that so far has resisted the best research efforts to explain its purpose or its history.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/world...idden-in-siberia/story-e6frfqai-1227293552690

From the article

On A small island in the middle of a remote lake in Siberia lies a puzzling sight.
Welcome to the Por Bajin (also spelt Por-Bazhyn) ruins, located between the Sayan and Altai ranges, close to the Mongolian border. It’s an area almost completely unaffected by civilisation.
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If it had a religious function, as for example a Buddhist temple, then it need not have had any economic, military or residential purpose at all. There is nothing here that is comparable with alleged "alien" structures, and the technology it displays is perfectly in order for the time in which it was built.
 
Cool. Described as a 'summer palace and monastery' - I'm wondering if there were fewer insects in the middle of a lake? I'd expect a short-season, damp environment to produce lots of insects in a short period of time, which could be very irritating. Perhaps the location was intended to provide some relief (WAG here).
 
Tiktaalik said:
Cool. Described as a 'summer palace and monastery' - I'm wondering if there were fewer insects in the middle of a lake? I'd expect a short-season, [/b]damp environment to produce lots of insects in a short period of time, which could be very irritating[/b]. Perhaps the location was intended to provide some relief (WAG here).
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Spoken like a half true Scotsperson!
 
Tiktaalik said:
Cool. Described as a 'summer palace and monastery' - I'm wondering if there were fewer insects in the middle of a lake? I'd expect a short-season, damp environment to produce lots of insects in a short period of time, which could be very irritating. Perhaps the location was intended to provide some relief (WAG here).
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The Romans built floating palaces on lakes in the mountains above Rome to escape the summer heat.
 
What were they supposed to eat?
If the island has been larger in the past, it could have had veggie gardens and maybe sheep or goats? But hauling food for ~200 to the middle of nowhere over water, without refrigeration must have sucked.
Also the article mentions earthquake that started fire after the place was abandoned; how? Lightning more like it.
 
Craig B said:
If it had a religious function, as for example a Buddhist temple, then it need not have had any economic, military or residential purpose at all. There is nothing here that is comparable with alleged "alien" structures, and the technology it displays is perfectly in order for the time in which it was built.
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I started the thread to show that enigmas in archeology are not restricted to those trying to sell ancient alien or super civilization theories. I wanted some people to see that archeologist dont know everything, dont claim to know everything, and are very happy to put their hands up when they do discover mysteries out there in the world.

Many ancient alien proponents try to sell the notion that archeology is a giant cadre of academics who never admit something is odd, or they dont know the full story behind the existence of a site.

Examples like this show just how little we do know, and how many exciting discoveries lay in our future
 
Sockor said:
What were they supposed to eat?
If the island has been larger in the past, it could have had veggie gardens and maybe sheep or goats? But hauling food for ~200 to the middle of nowhere over water, without refrigeration must have sucked.
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The lake that's there now might cover former farmland. The article states that this isn't known.
 
Sockor said:
What were they supposed to eat?
If the island has been larger in the past, it could have had veggie gardens and maybe sheep or goats? But hauling food for ~200 to the middle of nowhere over water, without refrigeration must have sucked.
Also the article mentions earthquake that started fire after the place was abandoned; how? Lightning more like it.
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Fish?
 
Sockor said:
What were they supposed to eat?
If the island has been larger in the past, it could have had veggie gardens and maybe sheep or goats? But hauling food for ~200 to the middle of nowhere over water, without refrigeration must have sucked.
Also the article mentions earthquake that started fire after the place was abandoned; how? Lightning more like it.
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I'm not sure of the overall depth around there, but it's not far from the lakeshore and if the island was larger and the shore farther out, it may have been a very short trip. They had boats, after all. It's not like they had to swim out there with a bag of edibles in their teeth.

And I doubt "refrigeration" was a main concern. It was on permafrost. It never got all that warm there in the first place, and numerous other communities around the world got by just fine without refrigeration. We're talking 8th century CE. If anyone, this area was likely to have access to ice/snow far later in the year.
 
Yes, i kind of overlooked the permafrost. And maybe herds not too far from the place. For summer palace use the head honcho could easily park his horde on shores.
 
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