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👀 Mercury,the key element behind ancient technology. It is repelled by garlic and attracted to gold. When a mirror is placed next to it, it has no reflection; it also emits free energy and overheats the metals that come into contact with it. It is fascinating to see that...

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If Bugs Bunny drops an iron anvil from the top of a building into a pool of liquid mercury the anvil will fall through the surrounding medium of less dense air but will float in the liquid mercury bc mercury has a density nearly twice that of iron. “Gravity” is retarded.
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If Bugs Bunny drops an iron anvil from the top of a building into a pool of liquid mercury the anvil will fall through the surrounding medium of less dense air but will float in the liquid mercury bc mercury has a density nearly twice that of iron. “Gravity” is retarded.

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5,025,604 次观看 • 2 年前

Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr a fraud??? Isn’t it strange that RFK Jr represents himself as the bastion of health advice for millions, but has a history of heroin addiction, parasites and mercury poisoning? And get this —> the mercury poising is from eating, wait for it … MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF TUNAFISH SANDWICHES You don’t need to be an environmentalist or health expert to know that tuna is overfished and has high levels of mercury.
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Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr a fraud??? Isn’t it strange that RFK Jr represents himself as the bastion of health advice for millions, but has a history of heroin addiction, parasites and mercury poisoning? And get this —> the mercury poising is from eating, wait for it … MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF TUNAFISH SANDWICHES You don’t need to be an environmentalist or health expert to know that tuna is overfished and has high levels of mercury.

Christopher Webb

742,813 次观看 • 2 年前

THE TRUTH ABOUT PYRAMIDS The Pyramids were a source of ancient free energy. Ancient civilizations understood the Earths energy function. Our understanding of the ancient civilizations discovery of electricity could very well be wrong. The Giza pyramid was made with granite and limestone. Granite is a conductive stone when exposed to heat, pressure, and water. Limestone is semi conductive. When a sandstorm occurs the pyramids would have been hit with positive charged sand and would have created extreme amounts of electrostatic energy flowing through the limestone charging it with electrons, because it is a semi conductor, right into the granite which has a positive charge and into the conductive granite. Granit is more conductive but has a positive charge so it would not build the same level of static charge as the limestone. Limestone is also know to have a certain level of thermal resistance that could prevent the pyramid from giving off excess heat. Also within the lower chambers of the Pyramid they found copper wire. This could've been used to channel the energy into the sarcophagi. Which some have speculated these granite blocks could've been primitive batteries/capacitators. Wire isn't needed since granite sufficiently charges the air within. It could've been used to ionize the air to create a conductive plasma shooting it to other pyramids with the pyramids that act as receivers with gold capstones to conduct the ionic beams. This free energy system would've sent energy up through the air rather than using wires. The theory is that desert pyramids built out of granite and limestone would've produced the energy while other pyramids would receive the energy. THINK WORLDWIDE. Some estimate this would measure more than 100,000 volts electricity PER METER in sandstorms.
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THE TRUTH ABOUT PYRAMIDS The Pyramids were a source of ancient free energy. Ancient civilizations understood the Earths energy function. Our understanding of the ancient civilizations discovery of electricity could very well be wrong. The Giza pyramid was made with granite and limestone. Granite is a conductive stone when exposed to heat, pressure, and water. Limestone is semi conductive. When a sandstorm occurs the pyramids would have been hit with positive charged sand and would have created extreme amounts of electrostatic energy flowing through the limestone charging it with electrons, because it is a semi conductor, right into the granite which has a positive charge and into the conductive granite. Granit is more conductive but has a positive charge so it would not build the same level of static charge as the limestone. Limestone is also know to have a certain level of thermal resistance that could prevent the pyramid from giving off excess heat. Also within the lower chambers of the Pyramid they found copper wire. This could've been used to channel the energy into the sarcophagi. Which some have speculated these granite blocks could've been primitive batteries/capacitators. Wire isn't needed since granite sufficiently charges the air within. It could've been used to ionize the air to create a conductive plasma shooting it to other pyramids with the pyramids that act as receivers with gold capstones to conduct the ionic beams. This free energy system would've sent energy up through the air rather than using wires. The theory is that desert pyramids built out of granite and limestone would've produced the energy while other pyramids would receive the energy. THINK WORLDWIDE. Some estimate this would measure more than 100,000 volts electricity PER METER in sandstorms.

Redpill Drifter

57,908 次观看 • 1 年前

Have you ever wondered why all of those magnificent ancient buildings scattered across the world are built with highly-conductive copper domes, metallic spires, and mercury bulbs in their design? None of this was for decoration. It was utilitarian. From the Egyptian pyramids to the capitol building in your own home state...all ancient buildings were FREE ENERGY GENERATORS 🏛️⚡️♾ We were LIED to about our past. All of the technology we need to free ourselves from this soul-suppressing system of fake energy scarcity is staring us in the face - all we have to do is expose it, spread awareness, and the entire house of cards will come crumbling down.
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Have you ever wondered why all of those magnificent ancient buildings scattered across the world are built with highly-conductive copper domes, metallic spires, and mercury bulbs in their design? None of this was for decoration. It was utilitarian. From the Egyptian pyramids to the capitol building in your own home state...all ancient buildings were FREE ENERGY GENERATORS 🏛️⚡️♾ We were LIED to about our past. All of the technology we need to free ourselves from this soul-suppressing system of fake energy scarcity is staring us in the face - all we have to do is expose it, spread awareness, and the entire house of cards will come crumbling down.

Ben Wehrman

28,944 次观看 • 1 个月前

There is one mystery that has long troubled many researchers which is the Dark Middle Ages and the hypothesis that it never actually happened. I have always been skeptical of the official narrative of the development of a civilization that flourished in ancient times, and even in antique times, and then literally enters the complete darkness of the Middle Ages, and to add to all of that, resetting the time to zero year.
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There is one mystery that has long troubled many researchers which is the Dark Middle Ages and the hypothesis that it never actually happened. I have always been skeptical of the official narrative of the development of a civilization that flourished in ancient times, and even in antique times, and then literally enters the complete darkness of the Middle Ages, and to add to all of that, resetting the time to zero year.

MAVERICK X

41,467 次观看 • 9 个月前

The Great Lie of "Safe Mercury" in Vaccines, Exposed. They told you the mercury in vaccines is the "good" kind. They told you it leaves the body quickly. They told you it's safer than the mercury in a tuna fish sandwich. According to RFK Jr., they knew it was a lie. And he has the evidence. The claim that ethylmercury (Thimerosal) is rapidly excreted originated with its creator, Eli Lilly, in 1930—with zero scientific backing. Decades later, it became a mantra, seemingly validated by a 2003 CDC study (Pichichero) that showed mercury from vaccines vanishing from children's blood within days, while mercury from tuna remained for weeks. But world-renowned toxicologists asked the critical question: "Where did the ethylmercury go?" It wasn't in the blood, sweat, urine, or hair. So, the NIH commissioned a definitive monkey study (Burbacher). The results were damning: • The vaccine mercury did quickly clear the blood, just as in the children. • But when researchers examined the monkeys' brains, they made a shocking discovery. • The monkeys who received the vaccine-preservative mercury had MORE THAN DOUBLE the mercury in their brains compared to the tuna-fed monkeys. • Worse, the ethylmercury had metabolized into inorganic mercury, a highly toxic form that can persist in the brain for decades. The "good mercury" was not only staying in the body—it was targeting the brain more aggressively than its so-called "bad" counterpart. RFK Jr. recounts a recorded conversation with Dr. Paul Offit, a leading vaccine advocate, who repeated this "good mercury vs. bad mercury" fairytale. When confronted with the Burbacher monkey study, Offit fell silent, admitted the original study didn't prove the claim, and promised to "get back to him." He never did. The truth is mercury is cumulative. FDA internal studies have shown children receive mercury exposures from vaccines hundreds of times over safety limits. While industry defenders correctly state we are exposed to mercury from other environmental sources, injecting a potent neurotoxin directly into the bloodstream—one that crosses the blood-brain barrier and lodges itself there—is not a solution. It's a catastrophic part of the problem. This isn't a medical debate. It's a betrayal of public trust. The science has been clear for years, and they know it.
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The Great Lie of "Safe Mercury" in Vaccines, Exposed. They told you the mercury in vaccines is the "good" kind. They told you it leaves the body quickly. They told you it's safer than the mercury in a tuna fish sandwich. According to RFK Jr., they knew it was a lie. And he has the evidence. The claim that ethylmercury (Thimerosal) is rapidly excreted originated with its creator, Eli Lilly, in 1930—with zero scientific backing. Decades later, it became a mantra, seemingly validated by a 2003 CDC study (Pichichero) that showed mercury from vaccines vanishing from children's blood within days, while mercury from tuna remained for weeks. But world-renowned toxicologists asked the critical question: "Where did the ethylmercury go?" It wasn't in the blood, sweat, urine, or hair. So, the NIH commissioned a definitive monkey study (Burbacher). The results were damning: • The vaccine mercury did quickly clear the blood, just as in the children. • But when researchers examined the monkeys' brains, they made a shocking discovery. • The monkeys who received the vaccine-preservative mercury had MORE THAN DOUBLE the mercury in their brains compared to the tuna-fed monkeys. • Worse, the ethylmercury had metabolized into inorganic mercury, a highly toxic form that can persist in the brain for decades. The "good mercury" was not only staying in the body—it was targeting the brain more aggressively than its so-called "bad" counterpart. RFK Jr. recounts a recorded conversation with Dr. Paul Offit, a leading vaccine advocate, who repeated this "good mercury vs. bad mercury" fairytale. When confronted with the Burbacher monkey study, Offit fell silent, admitted the original study didn't prove the claim, and promised to "get back to him." He never did. The truth is mercury is cumulative. FDA internal studies have shown children receive mercury exposures from vaccines hundreds of times over safety limits. While industry defenders correctly state we are exposed to mercury from other environmental sources, injecting a potent neurotoxin directly into the bloodstream—one that crosses the blood-brain barrier and lodges itself there—is not a solution. It's a catastrophic part of the problem. This isn't a medical debate. It's a betrayal of public trust. The science has been clear for years, and they know it.

Camus

81,588 次观看 • 10 个月前

The Freemasons did not invent the title of Great Architect for God arbitrarily. Randall traces it to a specific and ancient understanding - that the universe was built according to geometry, that all of creation carries that geometry inherently within it, and that the role of the master builder was not to express personal creativity but to replicate the processes by which God constructed reality itself. The grand geometric mean - another name Randall notes the Freemasons apply to the divine - points to the same conclusion. Mathematics and divinity were never separate categories in this tradition. They were the same thing viewed from different angles. What Randall finds most compelling is the point at which observation overtakes skepticism. The geometry is there. It appears in the proportions of living organisms, in the structure of galaxies, in the dimensions of ancient monuments, and in the relationships between celestial bodies. Randall’s position is straightforward - there is a threshold beyond which dismissing this as coincidence is no longer intellectually honest. Once you begin looking for the geometry of creation, it becomes impossible to stop finding it. The ancient master builders understood that - and everything they built was a deliberate act of alignment with a geometric order they believed was not invented by human minds but discovered within a universe that was already built that way from the beginning.
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The Freemasons did not invent the title of Great Architect for God arbitrarily. Randall traces it to a specific and ancient understanding - that the universe was built according to geometry, that all of creation carries that geometry inherently within it, and that the role of the master builder was not to express personal creativity but to replicate the processes by which God constructed reality itself. The grand geometric mean - another name Randall notes the Freemasons apply to the divine - points to the same conclusion. Mathematics and divinity were never separate categories in this tradition. They were the same thing viewed from different angles. What Randall finds most compelling is the point at which observation overtakes skepticism. The geometry is there. It appears in the proportions of living organisms, in the structure of galaxies, in the dimensions of ancient monuments, and in the relationships between celestial bodies. Randall’s position is straightforward - there is a threshold beyond which dismissing this as coincidence is no longer intellectually honest. Once you begin looking for the geometry of creation, it becomes impossible to stop finding it. The ancient master builders understood that - and everything they built was a deliberate act of alignment with a geometric order they believed was not invented by human minds but discovered within a universe that was already built that way from the beginning.

Randall Carlson

11,848 次观看 • 5 个月前

Archaeological monument right under the hooves: A horse accidentally discovered an ancient tomb In the Astrakhan region of Russia, a horse fell into an ancient tomb from the time of the Golden Horde, right in the middle of the steppe. The animal was later helped to get out, and both the horse and rider were unharmed. Archaeologists confirmed that it is a Muslim burial site from around the 15th century. Such tombs are known to be relatively common both in the Astrakhan region and in Kazakhstan. Next year, archaeologists plan to visit the site of the discovery.
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Archaeological monument right under the hooves: A horse accidentally discovered an ancient tomb In the Astrakhan region of Russia, a horse fell into an ancient tomb from the time of the Golden Horde, right in the middle of the steppe. The animal was later helped to get out, and both the horse and rider were unharmed. Archaeologists confirmed that it is a Muslim burial site from around the 15th century. Such tombs are known to be relatively common both in the Astrakhan region and in Kazakhstan. Next year, archaeologists plan to visit the site of the discovery.

NEXTA

109,873 次观看 • 9 个月前

This clip will shock you to your core US Congressional Subcommittee hearings on dental mercury asks the FDA that now knowing that mercury “gets into the bloodstream and it goes to the brain and other organs of the body” would they still approve it for use? The FDA “Yes” The FDA even says they recommend mercury when it “cumulates in the brain”
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This clip will shock you to your core US Congressional Subcommittee hearings on dental mercury asks the FDA that now knowing that mercury “gets into the bloodstream and it goes to the brain and other organs of the body” would they still approve it for use? The FDA “Yes” The FDA even says they recommend mercury when it “cumulates in the brain”

Wall Street Apes

39,185 次观看 • 1 年前

“This site in Peru has 16 pyramids carved out of bedrock.” This independent researcher just uncovered an ancient mystery that no one is talking about. And he’s convinced that it provides clear evidence of an ancient advanced civilization. It blew Joe Rogan’s mind. Raul Bilecky: “The Purulen Pyramids … this site, I think, is deserving of future study.” “It’s a site that has 16 platform pyramids.” “This is right on the ocean, which means this has been inundated for millennia by tsunamis.” “There was one study done on this, and it was a brief survey in 1970.” Rogan: “That’s it?” Bilecky: “Yeah.” “All of these pyramids are carved out of the bedrock.” Rogan: “How old is this site supposed to be?” Bilecky: “They found one piece of pottery.” “They’re saying 1800 BCE, because that’s right around when pottery started.” “But in that [1970] report, he says it’s likely older.” “I would stake everything on it being much older.” Bilecky: “My footage is the only modern media in existence of some of these sites.” Rogan: “How are they carving these pyramids out of the bedrock?” “That’s crazy!” Joe Rogan Pillars of the Past
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“This site in Peru has 16 pyramids carved out of bedrock.” This independent researcher just uncovered an ancient mystery that no one is talking about. And he’s convinced that it provides clear evidence of an ancient advanced civilization. It blew Joe Rogan’s mind. Raul Bilecky: “The Purulen Pyramids … this site, I think, is deserving of future study.” “It’s a site that has 16 platform pyramids.” “This is right on the ocean, which means this has been inundated for millennia by tsunamis.” “There was one study done on this, and it was a brief survey in 1970.” Rogan: “That’s it?” Bilecky: “Yeah.” “All of these pyramids are carved out of the bedrock.” Rogan: “How old is this site supposed to be?” Bilecky: “They found one piece of pottery.” “They’re saying 1800 BCE, because that’s right around when pottery started.” “But in that [1970] report, he says it’s likely older.” “I would stake everything on it being much older.” Bilecky: “My footage is the only modern media in existence of some of these sites.” Rogan: “How are they carving these pyramids out of the bedrock?” “That’s crazy!” Joe Rogan Pillars of the Past

Holden Culotta

52,055 次观看 • 6 个月前

Could this ancient wall in Peru be the best observable evidence for the claim that ancient stone builders were making a LIQUID STONE of some form? It literally looks like a thick red granite veneer was applied to limestone and has since cracked, revealing the layering!
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Could this ancient wall in Peru be the best observable evidence for the claim that ancient stone builders were making a LIQUID STONE of some form? It literally looks like a thick red granite veneer was applied to limestone and has since cracked, revealing the layering!

Jay Anderson

32,014 次观看 • 5 个月前

Copper and pyramids have each inspired centuries of fascination. Put them together, and it is easy to see why theories begin to emerge. Videos like this often claim that copper pyramids were once used to "charge" the human body, preserve food, or harness mysterious forms of energy. While these ideas continue to circulate online, there is no historical or archaeological evidence that such devices were used in the 19th century or that they were later banned. That does not mean copper itself was unimportant. Ancient civilizations valued copper long before the Bronze Age. It was one of the first metals humans learned to shape into tools, ornaments, and ceremonial objects. The Egyptians, Mesopotamians, Indus Valley civilization, and many others recognized its practical qualities, including its durability, conductivity, and natural antimicrobial properties, which modern science has since confirmed. Pyramids, too, have long captured the human imagination. Across different cultures, they served as tombs, temples, monuments, and symbols of cosmic order. Their enduring presence has inspired countless theories, some grounded in archaeology and others in speculation. Perhaps that is what makes the ancient world so compelling. The real achievements of our ancestors are already extraordinary. Their engineering, craftsmanship, and understanding of materials continue to impress us without the need to attribute technologies for which there is no evidence. Sometimes the greatest mystery is not whether ancient people possessed forgotten powers. It is how they accomplished so much with the knowledge and tools they truly had. Why do you think copper and pyramids continue to inspire so many theories today? ✨🙌🏾💫
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Copper and pyramids have each inspired centuries of fascination. Put them together, and it is easy to see why theories begin to emerge. Videos like this often claim that copper pyramids were once used to "charge" the human body, preserve food, or harness mysterious forms of energy. While these ideas continue to circulate online, there is no historical or archaeological evidence that such devices were used in the 19th century or that they were later banned. That does not mean copper itself was unimportant. Ancient civilizations valued copper long before the Bronze Age. It was one of the first metals humans learned to shape into tools, ornaments, and ceremonial objects. The Egyptians, Mesopotamians, Indus Valley civilization, and many others recognized its practical qualities, including its durability, conductivity, and natural antimicrobial properties, which modern science has since confirmed. Pyramids, too, have long captured the human imagination. Across different cultures, they served as tombs, temples, monuments, and symbols of cosmic order. Their enduring presence has inspired countless theories, some grounded in archaeology and others in speculation. Perhaps that is what makes the ancient world so compelling. The real achievements of our ancestors are already extraordinary. Their engineering, craftsmanship, and understanding of materials continue to impress us without the need to attribute technologies for which there is no evidence. Sometimes the greatest mystery is not whether ancient people possessed forgotten powers. It is how they accomplished so much with the knowledge and tools they truly had. Why do you think copper and pyramids continue to inspire so many theories today? ✨🙌🏾💫

🧬Maxpein🧬

32,303 次观看 • 1 个月前

This mummy tomb, sealed for 2500 years, has been opened for the first time. In late 2020, archaeologists in Egypt opened an ancient mummy coffin in front of a live audience, unsealing the first of 59 sealed sarcophagi found earlier that year in Saqqara, a vast ancient burial ground in Egypt that served as the necropolis of the ancient city of Memphis. Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities stated that 59 wooden coffins were discovered inside burial wells in Saqqara's archaeology area. The wooden coffins were in good condition and contained the bodies of Egyptian priests, prestigious community members, and other senior men. The first wooden sarcophagus contained the mummy of a deceased priest who was wrapped in an "ornate burial cloth" decorated to resemble the deceased's face. Many questioned whether opening the sealed mummies was a good idea in 2020, as it is believed by some that opening tombs or coffins may bring bad luck.
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This mummy tomb, sealed for 2500 years, has been opened for the first time. In late 2020, archaeologists in Egypt opened an ancient mummy coffin in front of a live audience, unsealing the first of 59 sealed sarcophagi found earlier that year in Saqqara, a vast ancient burial ground in Egypt that served as the necropolis of the ancient city of Memphis. Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities stated that 59 wooden coffins were discovered inside burial wells in Saqqara's archaeology area. The wooden coffins were in good condition and contained the bodies of Egyptian priests, prestigious community members, and other senior men. The first wooden sarcophagus contained the mummy of a deceased priest who was wrapped in an "ornate burial cloth" decorated to resemble the deceased's face. Many questioned whether opening the sealed mummies was a good idea in 2020, as it is believed by some that opening tombs or coffins may bring bad luck.

Historic Vids

1,984,453 次观看 • 2 年前

The carnyx is an ancient musical instrument that best-known to have been used by the Celts during the Iron Age. Between 300 BC and 200 AD, the carnyx was used in many parts of Europe. In the ancient literary records, the carnyx is most commonly depicted as an instrument that accompanied Celtic warriors when they went into battle. Apart from literary sources, references to the carnyx have also been found on pieces of art and coins. Lastly, remains of this musical instrument have occasionally been found during archaeological excavations. The carnyx may be described as a type of war trumpet. This instrument was a valveless horn that was made of beaten bronze, and can be easily recognized due to its ſ-shape. Another distinct feature of the carnyx is its bell, which often depicts the head of some animal. Such animals include boars, dragons, serpents, birds and wolves. The bells of the carnyx were fashioned after these animals so as to strike fear into enemy warriors. Additionally, some bells were made with joints at the jaws, which would cause the animal’s head to move when the instrument was blown, thus adding to the psychological effect it had on the enemy. Whilst the sight of the carnyx struck fear into the hearts of the enemy, it was the sound of it, which has been described as lugubrious and harsh, that probably had a greater impact on enemy morale. It may be pointed out that it is unlikely that we will ever know how their carnyces had sounded. Nevertheless, it is possible to recreate this instrument, given that some of them have been found during archaeological excavations, and perhaps achieve a slightly better understanding of how this instrument worked. One example of a carnyx that has survived is the Deskford Carnyx, which was discovered in Deskford in Banffshire, Scotland. Only the head of this instrument was found, and it has been speculated that it had been buried as a votive offering to the gods. Although this instrument did not survive in its entirety, it provided enough information for a replica to be made. In order to recreate the rest of the carnyx, parallels, most notably artistic depictions from elsewhere in Europe were consulted. As a result, it is possible for us to hear the kind of sound a carnyx may have emitted when it was played. Nevertheless, the Deskford Carnyx is only one example of such an instrument. Prior to 2004, the remains of only five carynces were known. These instruments were found in Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland and Romania respectively. In November 2004, a deposit of seven carynces was unearthed at Tintignac, a Gallo-Roman site at Tintignac in the Corrèze region of southern France. One of these carnyces had a bell in the shape of a serpent’s head with huge ears. A recreation of this carnyx was also made, and the sound produced by this instrument was quite different from that of the Deskford Carnyx. Thus, it has been shown that there were different types of carnyces in existence. Additionally, the carnyx from Tintignac also forced experts to re-evaluate the way that this instrument was played. Prior to its discovery, it was thought that the carnyx was held vertically, as depicted in some pieces of ancient art. The carnyx from Tintignac, however, had a completely straight tube, as opposed to other carnyces which had a slight bend at the mouth end of the tube. This meant that the carnyx from Tintignac was most likely played more or less horizontally, rather than vertically. This has led to the speculation that the carnyx, though traditionally associated with warfare, may have had a ritualistic function, and had been used for other occasions, such as feasts, funerals and weddings, as well. #archaeohistories
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The carnyx is an ancient musical instrument that best-known to have been used by the Celts during the Iron Age. Between 300 BC and 200 AD, the carnyx was used in many parts of Europe. In the ancient literary records, the carnyx is most commonly depicted as an instrument that accompanied Celtic warriors when they went into battle. Apart from literary sources, references to the carnyx have also been found on pieces of art and coins. Lastly, remains of this musical instrument have occasionally been found during archaeological excavations. The carnyx may be described as a type of war trumpet. This instrument was a valveless horn that was made of beaten bronze, and can be easily recognized due to its ſ-shape. Another distinct feature of the carnyx is its bell, which often depicts the head of some animal. Such animals include boars, dragons, serpents, birds and wolves. The bells of the carnyx were fashioned after these animals so as to strike fear into enemy warriors. Additionally, some bells were made with joints at the jaws, which would cause the animal’s head to move when the instrument was blown, thus adding to the psychological effect it had on the enemy. Whilst the sight of the carnyx struck fear into the hearts of the enemy, it was the sound of it, which has been described as lugubrious and harsh, that probably had a greater impact on enemy morale. It may be pointed out that it is unlikely that we will ever know how their carnyces had sounded. Nevertheless, it is possible to recreate this instrument, given that some of them have been found during archaeological excavations, and perhaps achieve a slightly better understanding of how this instrument worked. One example of a carnyx that has survived is the Deskford Carnyx, which was discovered in Deskford in Banffshire, Scotland. Only the head of this instrument was found, and it has been speculated that it had been buried as a votive offering to the gods. Although this instrument did not survive in its entirety, it provided enough information for a replica to be made. In order to recreate the rest of the carnyx, parallels, most notably artistic depictions from elsewhere in Europe were consulted. As a result, it is possible for us to hear the kind of sound a carnyx may have emitted when it was played. Nevertheless, the Deskford Carnyx is only one example of such an instrument. Prior to 2004, the remains of only five carynces were known. These instruments were found in Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland and Romania respectively. In November 2004, a deposit of seven carynces was unearthed at Tintignac, a Gallo-Roman site at Tintignac in the Corrèze region of southern France. One of these carnyces had a bell in the shape of a serpent’s head with huge ears. A recreation of this carnyx was also made, and the sound produced by this instrument was quite different from that of the Deskford Carnyx. Thus, it has been shown that there were different types of carnyces in existence. Additionally, the carnyx from Tintignac also forced experts to re-evaluate the way that this instrument was played. Prior to its discovery, it was thought that the carnyx was held vertically, as depicted in some pieces of ancient art. The carnyx from Tintignac, however, had a completely straight tube, as opposed to other carnyces which had a slight bend at the mouth end of the tube. This meant that the carnyx from Tintignac was most likely played more or less horizontally, rather than vertically. This has led to the speculation that the carnyx, though traditionally associated with warfare, may have had a ritualistic function, and had been used for other occasions, such as feasts, funerals and weddings, as well. #archaeohistories

Archaeo - Histories

13,852 次观看 • 7 个月前