 Throughout history, a vast array of individuals who, for whatever reason, became figures idolized by their civilizations. Some even seen as godly-like figures, sentient, divine beings, whom upon their passage into the next life were believed to live on, often as deities, according to New World History. The most academically-funded research practices in said preparations into the afterlife is undoubtedly that of the mummies found within ancient Egypt. The Valley of the Kings impressive protective strategy against tomb raiders, yet the list of similar protective practices is long. The Sphinx even claimed as the protector of the pharaoh's pyramidal tombs by some, although we, like so many others, based upon a lack of evidence, is untrue due to the pyramids never having been proven tombs. Yet this theme of protecting the dead clearly permeated historians' minds, and we suspect this is due to its recurrence throughout history. The Curse of Tutankhamun, yet another relative story deriving from Egypt, with mysterious goings-on during Howard Carter's incredible discovery of King Tut's tomb. Objects of interesting motivations would often be left with these important figures. Not just solid gold death masks, thrones, coins, canes, and other jewels, but people of nobility have even been found buried within chariots, complete with eight horses sacrificed for the burial. We have also covered many other booby-trapped tombs, proof of the ancients' own beliefs in their own versions of the afterlife. Yet unquestionably, the most unique, and due to it remaining unsealed, the most enigmatic of them all, lay still-guarded by an equally unique terracotta army, for all soldiers carved to depict an individual man, and the quantum phenomenon interdimensional pigment, Han Purple, still visible upon many of this army. What makes this site so unique from all others is that an entire army, along with other baffling technology, guarded tomb, clearly constructed over such an incredible amount of time and with such enormous effort. It must contain someone, or something, of unimaginable importance. Furthermore, as mentioned in a previous video, poison-tipped, inexplicably advanced compound crossbows have been found still laying inside you, protecting the entrance, though at some point coated in sediment, possibly why the terracotta army was found buried. Was this tomb pre-flood? Radar scanning technologies are advancing rapidly, and regardless of the Chinese strict forbiddance to enter the tomb, technology is finally allowing us our first look into just what exactly such an incredible display of power has been guarding for all this time. It's an investigation we find incredibly exciting. There are countless astonishing relics still to be unearthed in Peru, rediscovered within the modern age, like that of Machu Picchu, long forgotten and gulfed by nature still hidden within our past. With those which are rediscovered, simply dismissed and massed by cult-like actions of many of our modern institutions, most of which add a loss to explain the advanced nature of many of these relics, simply labeling said sites as pre-Incan. Peru is home to some of the most exquisite polygonal stonework to be found anywhere on the planet. Additionally, some of this inexplicable stoneworking incorporated some of the most enormous of stones into their construction. Furthermore, the Inca Road, a ruin we have previously covered, long ignored and rarely discussed, it is the largest man-made structure ever found, dwarfing the Great Wall of China, stretching an astounding 25,000 miles, once connecting many of the most inexplicable sites found within the country. It seems Peru was once a very important place, and possibly the capital of a civilization now lost long ago within history. Many of the unexplained ancient ruins we cover also express a near-obsession with the movement of the planets amongst the stars, and a huge portion of these ruins were either celestially aimed or had some form of astronomical significance built into their design. And our next subject of interest is of no exception. Known as Chanqueo, we feel, it is a demonstration of exceptional astronomical knowledge, abilities far out of the reach of its currently academically-claimed constructor. Rivaling even that of Stonehenge, it is an ancient monumental complex located along the Peruvian coastal desert in a place known as the Kazma Sechin Basin within the Ankhash Department of Peru. Atop a hill, there are 13 towers regularly spaced, forming a toothed horizon. What is incredible about this undertaking, however, is that throughout the year, if one is positioned in the correct place, one can witness the sunrises between each of these ridges, with solstices also significantly highlighted by their builders. The question is, how did a people place centuries ago within known history, and thus, with a far more limited understanding of astronomical precisions, accomplish the building of such an enormous ruin, aligned with the sun with such accuracy? Just like that of the precision displayed in other ancient ruins perfectly aligned to cardinal points, the Chanqueo is yet another example of an ancient civilization's workmanship, far more advanced and far more capable than that of the culture academia currently claims as the maker of said relic. From the east and west, investigators designated two possible observation points. From these vanishes, the 300-meter-long spread of the towers corresponds to the rising and setting positions of the sun over the year. On the winter solstice, the sun would rise behind the leftmost tower of Chanqueo and rise behind each of the towers until it reached the rightmost tower six months later on the summer solstice. Inhabitants of Chanqueo would have been able to determine the date with an accuracy within a day or two simply by observing the sunrise or sunset from these correct observational points. The 13 towers have been interpreted as an astronomical observatory, built in the 4th century BC. However, we believe with such incredible abilities and knowledge of the processional positions required to have constructed these towers, they are far out of the reach of our own well-studied currently-claimed ancient ancestors. Claimed as that of the Khazma Sechen culture, we however disagree with this posit simply on the grounds of its astonishing nature and the capabilities of its past constructor. It is a place which we find highly compelling. Attributed by many a scholar and archaeologist alike as one of, if not the most important archaeological discovery of our modern age, many of these very ancient manuscripts were found in the Qumran Caves, very near to the once flourishing, yet now very dead, sea. Although they have subsequently been unearthed in a number of sites, actually spanning the entire Judean desert, they have all been recovered within the vicinity of the Dead Sea. Many thousands of written fragments have been discovered over the years, surviving remnants of a much larger body of very astonishing work. Unfortunately damaged by natural causes or other forms of interference over the millennia, the vast majority now only holding small fragments of information. However, there does exist a small number, fewer than a dozen which were miraculously well preserved, still being almost intact manuscripts which have survived the eons but amongst the elements. Just as interesting as the content of these texts has been the question of who created and cared for them, a mystery which had perplexed modern archaeology and academia since their rediscovery in 1946. However, recent discoveries in situ close to these very ancient texts may have actually shed some light on this once mysterious and clearly extremely enlightened group, a group who once decided to conceal these mysterious scrolls for some reason nearly 2,000 years ago, concealing them with such foresight that many survived the immense age between their concealment and subsequent modern discovery. A recent excavation at one of the sites has unearthed several partial skeletons, all dating to around the same time period as the scrolls were supposedly hidden. Cutting edge genealogical analysis successfully isolated the remains to a small group of very ancient, very secretive and extremely mysterious tribe we know as the Essens. Obviously now becoming the main suspects for having been responsible for the concealment of these scrolls and indeed their possible creation, though thankfully our knowledge of their origins is seemingly, fortunately, finally being established, taking our generation one step closer to understanding the real secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls. As always, thanks for watching guys and until next time, take care.