Basement #007: Hugh Newman | Giant Skeletons, Sumerian Myths, and Megaliths
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Takeaways
- ❖Hugh Newman co-discovered a winter solstice alignment at Karahantepe (11,400 years old), where sunlight illuminates a carved stone head for 45 minutes, proving deliberate astronomical design.
- ❖The Megalithomania Conference fosters respectful dialogue between alternative researchers and academics, promoting a multi-disciplinary approach to ancient sites.
- ❖Hugh Newman and Andrew Collins covertly explored caves under the Giza Plateau that have since been bricked up, potentially connecting to newly discovered subterranean structures.
- ❖The Sphinx might represent a leopard, not a lion, based on prevalent leopard symbolism at 11,000-year-old Turkish sites and Egyptian deities like Seshat.
- ❖Gobekli Tepe and Karahantepe were intentionally buried, sometimes ritually decommissioned, suggesting a desire to preserve or end their use.
- ❖The 'Taz Templar Super Civilization' encompasses at least 12 (potentially hundreds) of interconnected sites in Southeast Turkey, sharing identical T-shaped pillars, symbolism, and construction styles.
- ❖Sites like Nali Churi (8,500-8,300 BC) featured early forms of air conditioning using cold stream water and advanced lime cement (terrazzo) floors.
- ❖Ancient sites exhibit sophisticated geometry (e.g., Pythagorean triangles, flattened circles) and standardized units of measure (megalithic yard, Persian foot, Sumerian foot), challenging the timeline for such knowledge.
- ❖Distances between global sites like Gobekli Tepe and Peru's Coricancha (7,928 miles) or Gobekli Tepe and Stonehenge (1 million Persian feet) suggest an ancient, global Earth-measuring project.
- ❖Evidence points to the use of psychotropic plant medicines and early beer brewing at these sites, potentially influencing the abstract and complex iconography.
Insights
1Karahantepe's Winter Solstice Alignment
Hugh Newman and JJ Ainsworth serendipitously discovered that on the winter solstice, sunlight precisely shines through a carved 'pothole' in the bedrock at Karahantepe, illuminating a stone head for 45 minutes. This alignment is only visible on this specific day, indicating a deliberate and highly advanced understanding of astronomy by its builders around 9,400 BC, predating Stonehenge by 6,000-7,000 years.
Witnessed and filmed by Newman and Ainsworth on December 20, 2021, and subsequent years. Stellarium software confirms the alignment's precision for the site's estimated age.
2Underground Caves at Giza Plateau
Newman, with Andrew Collins, gained unauthorized access to a cave system under the Giza Plateau, known as 'Collins Caves' or NC2, which Andrew Collins previously discovered. This spooky, mind-blowing system, partly natural and partly carved, leads towards the central pyramid. The entrance has since been bricked up by authorities, preventing further access. This aligns with recent Italian research indicating extensive subterranean structures under Giza.
Personal account of Hugh Newman and Andrew Collins's entry, subsequent reports of the caves being bricked up, and correlation with Italian GPR scans suggesting deep cylindrical and square chambers.
3The Sphinx as a Leopard
Newman speculates that the Great Sphinx might originally have been intended to represent a leopard, not a lion. This theory is supported by the strong prevalence of leopard symbolism at Karahantepe and other Tepa sites (11,400 years old), which align with the proposed older dates for the Sphinx. Additionally, ancient Egyptian deities like Seshat, associated with architecture and measurements, were often depicted wearing leopard skins.
Leopard symbolism at Karahantepe, the Sphinx's orientation towards Leo during the Younger Dryas, and the leopard skin attire of the Egyptian goddess Seshat.
4Taz Templar Super Civilization and Standardized Metrology
Newman proposes the existence of a 'Taz Templar Super Civilization' in Southeast Turkey, comprising numerous sites (currently 12, potentially hundreds more) that share identical T-shaped pillars, symbolism, and construction techniques. These sites exhibit advanced geometry (Pythagorean triples, flattened circles) and standardized units of measure, including the Megalithic Yard (2.72 ft), Persian foot (1.05 ft), and Sumerian foot. These measurements are found consistently across sites and even correlate with global distances, suggesting a unified, highly organized culture.
GPR scans revealing unexcavated enclosures, consistent architectural styles and symbolism across multiple sites (Gobekli Tepe, Karahantepe, Nali Churi, etc.), and Newman's ongoing metrological analysis of site dimensions.
5Paleolithic Origins of Advanced Knowledge
The advanced astronomical and geometric knowledge seen at Tepa sites did not emerge suddenly but has roots in the Paleolithic era (40,000+ years ago). Hunter-gatherer societies in Paleolithic Europe selected and oriented caves to align with solstices and equinoxes, illuminating specific paintings or carvings. This indicates a long-standing tradition of sophisticated observation and knowledge passed down through 'secret societies' or elite groups, predating the Tepa sites.
Alexander Marshack's work on numerology and astronomy in Paleolithic etchings, French research on solstice-aligned caves (e.g., Lascaux), and anthropological studies by Brian Hayden on ritualistic timing in hunter-gatherer societies.
6Ancient Air Conditioning at Nali Churi
At Nali Churi, a site dating to 8,500-8,300 BC, Claus Schmidt discovered a 16-meter-long building with carved channels underneath. These channels allowed freezing cold stream water to flow in, cooling the air inside the structure through movable stones. This represents the world's first known air conditioning system, demonstrating overlooked technological innovations of the Taz people.
Archaeological findings at Nali Churi, including the specific building structure and water channels.
7Evidence of Psychedelics and Ritual Sacraments
The abstract and complex iconography, 3D relief carvings, and unique designs at Tepa sites suggest an unusual human mind at work, possibly influenced by psychotropic substances. The discovery of perfectly cut stone bowls and plates, often placed in altar-like areas, implies the serving of 'sacraments.' Evidence of early beer production (calcium oxalate in vessels) and the presence of ergot in older sites (like Rakach cave) further support the theory of altered states influencing ancient practices.
Abstract art and symbolism at Gobekli Tepe and Karahantepe, stone bowls and maces found in ritualistic contexts, and calcium oxalate/ergot evidence from similar-era sites.
Bottom Line
The Roman Empire may have discovered and respected the Taz Templar sites, as evidenced by Roman quarries located extremely close to ancient carvings at sites like Sabir, which were left untouched.
This suggests that even a powerful empire like Rome recognized the sacred or significant nature of these much older sites, potentially incorporating their knowledge or traditions, and implies a hidden history of interaction between vastly different civilizations.
Further archaeological investigation of Roman-era texts and quarry dating could uncover direct Roman documentation of these ancient sites, providing invaluable historical context.
The consistent use of Earth-measuring units and precise astronomical alignments across global sites (e.g., Gobekli Tepe to Coricancha, Gobekli Tepe to Stonehenge) points to an ancient, global scientific project to measure and map the planet.
This challenges the notion of isolated early civilizations and suggests a highly coordinated, sophisticated network of knowledge-sharing and exploration at the end of the last Ice Age, possibly driven by a need to re-understand the Earth after cataclysmic events.
Further interdisciplinary research combining archaeoastronomy, metrology, and global mapping technologies could uncover more such correlations, revealing the full extent and purpose of this ancient 'scientific' endeavor.
Ancient Sumerian myths, including those of Enki and Enlil, describing giant structures, lofty enclosures, and the subsequent domestication of plants and animals, may be mythological retellings of events that occurred in the Taz Templar region.
This implies that these foundational myths, traditionally associated with Mesopotamia, could have much older origins tied to the Anatolian plateau, shifting our understanding of the 'cradle of civilization' and the historical basis of ancient narratives.
Comparative studies of Sumerian texts and newly excavated Taz Templar site features could reveal direct correlations, enriching both archaeological and mythological interpretations.
Key Concepts
Taz Templar Super Civilization
A concept proposed by Hugh Newman to describe a network of interconnected, highly sophisticated ancient sites in Southeast Turkey (e.g., Gobekli Tepe, Karahantepe) that share identical architectural styles, symbolism, and advanced knowledge of astronomy, geometry, and metrology, suggesting a unified culture or 'super civilization' existing at the end of the last Ice Age.
Multi-Disciplinary Archaeology
The approach of integrating diverse fields like astronomy, acoustics, mythology, symbolism, and subtle energies into archaeological interpretation, arguing that traditional archaeology's focus on excavation and dating alone is insufficient to understand the full complexity and purpose of ancient sites.
Lessons
- Challenge conventional historical narratives by seeking out multi-disciplinary research that integrates astronomy, geometry, and metrology into archaeological studies.
- Support independent researchers and organizations like Megalithomania that provide platforms for alternative perspectives and conduct on-the-ground investigations at ancient sites.
- Recognize that foundational myths and religious texts may contain encoded historical or scientific information, prompting a deeper, critical re-examination of their origins and interpretations.
Notable Moments
Hugh Newman and Andrew Collins's unauthorized entry into the Giza Plateau caves, which were subsequently sealed, providing unique insights into potential subterranean connections.
This highlights the challenges and risks independent researchers face in accessing significant sites and underscores the potential for hidden discoveries that challenge official narratives.
The serendipitous discovery of the winter solstice alignment at Karahantepe, where Hugh Newman and JJ Ainsworth witnessed the precise illumination of a stone head by the rising sun.
This direct observation provides compelling, verifiable evidence of advanced astronomical engineering at an 11,400-year-old site, directly contradicting mainstream archaeological claims about early human capabilities.
Quotes
"Archaeologists do brilliant work, don't get me wrong... But there when it comes to things like astronomy, acoustics or mythology or symbolism, even subtle energies and things like this, it's not something they're they're interested in or trained in. And I think this is where the problem lies in interpreting these sites."
"I personally think the people who built Gbecepe they who they were somehow connected with the people who built the pyramids because Geekbec has got the same kind of quality the abstract construction absolutely superb quality of stonework."
"This is the world's first civilization or what I call a super civilization because the elements of civilization were different back then. They didn't necessarily have writing as we know it... but they had other things going on, you know, ritualistic elements, the geometry, the metrology, astronomy, which were highly advanced, especially for this time."
"It's almost like they came in perfect, nothing changed. It's it's strange. It's like you think there'd be a development of different styles and other such things, but the style maintained itself."
"It's not a normal human mind is coming up with that. This is outrageously kind of abstract. It it doesn't make sense. If you were just a primitive or relatively primitive hunter gatherer, you wouldn't be building and creating these beautiful relief carvings with this abstract symbolism and design and maintaining that over generations unless you had a real kind of very unusual mind to put that together to me."
"The distance between Stonehenge and Gbecepe is exactly 1 million Persian feet."
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