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Lisa Greathouse

Stephanie Kuligowski

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ISBN 978-1-4333-4828-0

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Mysteries You Can Visit ..........

Mysterious Monuments ..........

Disappearing Acts .............

Unidentified Visitors ...........

Glossary ......................

Index ........................

Bibliography .................. 46

More to Explore ...............

About the Authors .............

Table of Contents

Mysteries

You Can Visit

L

ost

civilizations . Missing airplanes. Buried

pirate treasure. These sound like great

mystery stories. But they are not fiction. They

are reality. They exist in some of the worlds most

mysterious places.

In this book, you will trek through the

mountains. You will search for a city below the sea.

And you will look for signs of life on other planets.

You are about to discover the secrets behind some of

Earths unexplained places.

Chaco Canyon

Angkor Wat

Today we know a lot about the world, but

there is also a lot we are still learning.

How did people in the ancient world

build monuments without modern

tools?

Have aliens visited Earth?

What happened to lost cities like

Angkor Wat, Atlantis, and Chaco?

Mysterious Monuments

P

eople

have always wanted to create things. They

made fire, built crude tools, and wrote on cave

walls. Then people began to think bigger. They made

monuments. Statues are monuments made to honor

someone. Early monuments paid respect to gods or

rulers. Other statues were built to honor the dead.

New technology helped people build great stone

structures. And now, these amazing places are

proof of ancient human creativity.

Technology Through the Ages

Technology is anything that humans use

to solve problems or make work easier.

People first used technology when they

turned sticks and stones into simple

tools. Making fire was an advance in

technology. So was the invention of the

wheel. These were major technological

discoveries in prehistoric times.

Sacred Stones

Stonehenge as

viewed from

above

A circle of huge stones rises from the plains

of England. This ancient monument is called

Stonehenge. It has puzzled people for centuries.

Scientists know it was built 5,000 years ago. But

everything else is a mystery. How did the builders

move the huge stones? Some weigh more than

tons. And they came from miles away! How did

they stack them? And why did they work so hard to

build this monument?

Some people think Stonehenge was a calendar.

Many points match up with astrological events.

Others say this was a burial place. Archaeologists

have found human bones at the site.

Other Ideas

The most accepted theory

today is that Stonehenge

was a burial site for

ancient leaders. A more

far-fetched theory suggests

Merlin, the magician from

the King Arthur legend,

used magic to move the

stones. Others say that

aliens placed the stones.

Ancient Calendar

In 1965, an astronomer named Gerald

Hawkins wrote a book called Stonehenge

Decoded. In it, he linked points at the site

to astrological events. For example, at dawn

on the summer solstice , the center ring, two

nearby stones, and the sun all line up.

Where Kings Rest

Between 3,000 and , Egypt was a vibrant

place. Thousands of people lived along the Nile River.

Their culture was rich and full of mysteries.

Today, millions of people visit Egypt every year.

Many go to see the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was built

4,500 years ago. It was a royal tomb for Pharaoh

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