20 Incredible Facts and Photos From History

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 03/14/2024 in ftw

INCREDIBLE HISTORY is a Twitter user, author, and history enthusiast who uses his social media platforms to share his voyages around the world, examining ancient sites and artifacts. He has a book titled “Enigmatic North America: Legends, Oddities, and Controversial History,” is a big Bitcoin supporter, and enjoys examining his own theories on what he sees, including an interest in "T-shaped" windows, holes, and more.

This gallery is a collection of some of his coolest photos from the past few months, including many South American sites and ruins. One of the coolest of those has to be the Caral pyramids, which are some of the oldest structures in the world. In what is modern-day Peru, Caral is the oldest known city in the Americas, existing around 5,000 years ago, and its pyramids pre-date the Egyptian pyramids by around 100 years. The well-published fact that "Cleopatra lived closer to modern times than she did the Egyptian pyramids" is even more applicable here. South American artifacts are less publicized than their Eastern counterparts, but boy are they just as cool.

Take a look at 20 awesome places and things from the travels of INCREDIBLE HISTORY. There's nothing quite like being on the ground.

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The Caral pyramids predate the Egyptian pyramids going back 5,000 years, and are the oldest center of civilization in the Americas.
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The Chincana Grande.
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T-shaped stone Aztec artifact.
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Tridactyl Mummies of Peru: Nobody is sure if they’re real, or fake.
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High up in the cliffs of Northern Peru, are vertical statues that are used as a sarcophagus. Inside are the mummified remains of elite members of the Chachapoyas culture.
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Stone Circles in the remote Andes of Northern Peru. Best guess is that it was created by the Chachapoyas between 800 - 1470 AD.
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An Orthodox priest in a deerskin Gizhiga, Russia, 1901.
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Bedrock manipulations, Chinchero, Peru.
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Kuelap Fortress.
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Palenque, Chiapas Mexico.
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Rock art found at Serranía de la Lindosa, an archaeological site on the northern edge of the Colombian Amazon.
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Cave art in Patagonia: the oldest pigment-based cave art in South America.
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Ancient petroglyph with an “X” symbol.
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Nazca Lines Pilots called this ancient geoglyph “The Astronaut.”
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The Cantalloc Aqueducts seen from above.
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Rai Stones.
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Modern agricultural methods used on the Canary Islands on the left in comparison to the Band of Holes in Peru pics on the right.
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1.
The Caral pyramids predate the Egyptian pyramids going back 5,000 years, and are the oldest center of civilization in the Americas.
2.
The Chincana Grande.
3.
T-shaped stone Aztec artifact.
4.
Tridactyl Mummies of Peru: Nobody is sure if they’re real, or fake.
5.
High up in the cliffs of Northern Peru, are vertical statues that are used as a sarcophagus. Inside are the mummified remains of elite members of the Chachapoyas culture.
6.
Stone Circles in the remote Andes of Northern Peru. Best guess is that it was created by the Chachapoyas between 800 - 1470 AD.
7.
An Orthodox priest in a deerskin Gizhiga, Russia, 1901.
8.
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Bedrock manipulations, Chinchero, Peru.
10.
Kuelap Fortress.
11.
Palenque, Chiapas Mexico.
12.
Rock art found at Serranía de la Lindosa, an archaeological site on the northern edge of the Colombian Amazon.
13.
Cave art in Patagonia: the oldest pigment-based cave art in South America.
14.
15.
Ancient petroglyph with an “X” symbol.
16.
Nazca Lines Pilots called this ancient geoglyph “The Astronaut.”
17.
The Cantalloc Aqueducts seen from above.
18.
Rai Stones.
19.
Modern agricultural methods used on the Canary Islands on the left in comparison to the Band of Holes in Peru pics on the right.
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