Ancient Flesh-Eating Tombs Found In Turkey? - YouTube Mystery History

Support Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MysteryHistory We Are Also On Steemit: https://steemit.com/@mysteryhistory The Archaeological site of Assos, located in the south-western part of the Biga Peninsula, is thought to have first been settled during the Bronze Age. The location of the Assos settlement is unique in its equisite, and once highly complex design, an effortless mingling with that of the natural environment, combined with the foundation of the architecture. One of the most remarkable landmarks from Assos, is the sheer rock walled acropolis at the highest point of the city. It is also the home of the world’s most curiously peculiar burial tombs, now known commonly as the “meat eaters” they are notoriously known throughout the region for their unique abilitiy, of being able to dissolve the remains of the locals in surprisingly short periods of time. “The meat eater tombs are clearly ancient, yet their true antiquity is still unknown, they were originally cut to rough designs, with their interior, and detailed decorations completed in the graveyard. Some long term investigative researchers at the site, are clearly fascinated with this phenomenon, and have been eagerly trying to figure out just whats causing the bodies to decompose so quickly, in these particular tombs. The current, favourite theory, is that of a high content of aluminium within the stone used. Some claiming that the aluminium material is whats causing the fast decomposition. Maybe the locals of Assos somehow figured out that aluminium could corrode flesh if added in specific quantities to the stone, subsequently putting this material inside the tombs to decompose the bodies within a short period of time. The meat eater tombs of Assos become more famous every day as more and more specialists become aware of their fascinating and unique characteristics. Professor Nurettin Aslan, head of the Archaeology Department, thus, head of the excavations in the ancient city told us, quote, “The fact that these tombs were exported to different countries, shows that they were very expensive and highly sought after tombs, specifically due to their decomposition abilities. We can say that the Assos tombs were particularly preferred by people who read Plinius, and the tombs are generally found to be two meters long and a metre wide. However, It is also possible to see even wider and longer tombs on site in Assos too. Their weight is usually found to be around three tons, with them created from a material known as andesite stone. The decorations are also unique to Assos only. For example, all tombs from within Rome had three wreathes along their side, while the Assos tombs only present two. Just how did this ancient culture manage to accomplish such a peculiar feat? Assos was originally a small rich town in the Çanakkale Province of Turkey, founded from 1000 to 900 BC by Aeolian colonists from Lesbo. In 530BC, the settlers would build a Doric Temple to Athena on the top of the steep crag which makes up the spine of this ancient town build, this town is where Hermias, the student of Plato, ruled the region, he brought great prosperity and transformation to Assos attracting some of the greatest philosophical minds of the world, was it one of these special characters who holds the key to this riddle? Asos is also where Aristotle was married to Pythia in 348 BC. This 'golden period' of Assos ended several years later when the Persians invaded,subsequently torturing Hermias to death. The Persians were driven out by Alexander the Great in 334 BC. Between 241 and 133 BC, the city was ruled by the Kings of Pergamon. However, in 133 BC, the Pergamons lost control of the city as it was absorbed by the Roman Empire. Just how do the meat eater tombs work? Regardless of the currently peddled theories, we still do not know, they remain an enigma to science, and a mystery to history.

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