Populations of the Eastern Neolithic Zone In eastern China (Shandong - Jiangsu), the earliest Neolithic bone remains of people are skulls from the burials of Dadunzi and Beiyingyang, belonging to the early stage of the Qingliangang culture (IV millennium BC). Because

In the popular literature there is a great confusion of several concepts that, although similar to each other, still describe different natural phenomena: these are geoactive zones (GAZ), geopathogenic zones (GPZ), anomalous zones (AZ), spatiotemporal anomalies ( PVA), black spots, places of power and a number of other variations on the same theme. It would also be useful to include a new concept here - mythogenic zones. And another note - the term “zone” simply means a local area of ​​the earth’s surface. Let's figure out what is what.

Firstly, there really is some similarity between geoactive, geopathogenic zones, places of power and places of spatiotemporal anomalies, and it lies in the presence of a certain anomaly, i.e. differences from the generally accepted norm. This difference from the norm can be clearly distinguishable and constantly present, or it can manifest itself episodically and, in its properties, be below the threshold of human sensitivity.

Secondly, it is often impossible to unambiguously determine the type of a specific zone, since it contains properties inherent in several types of zones.
Thus, the concept of “anomalous zone” is the broadest of the above, as it indicates the presence of two most important characteristics - the presence of some kind of anomaly (anomaly) and limited space. The mechanism of origin of this anomaly can be either natural (geophysical), psychogenic or man-made.

Here is a list of mandatory signs that are inherent in anomalous zones:

1) they have altered (anomalous) geophysical activity;
2) what happens in anomalous zones does not depend on the existing system of beliefs, culturally determined stereotypes and scientific ideas (and sometimes contradicts them);
3) they indicate a statistically significant number of facts of anomalous phenomena, the presence of which is confirmed by organoleptic (sensory) and instrumental methods;
4) they indicate the presence of cryptogeographical and cryptobiological objects;
5) they are characterized by anomalous activity, presumably of non-anthropogenic origin;
6) the system of disseminating information about what is happening in anomalous zones (media processes) is secondary in relation to the presence of the anomalous zone itself.

Here I will give examples of chronoanomalies described by eyewitnesses.

Volga River, Zelenenky Island

This story, which happened to him personally, was told by one of the Tolyatti residents. While still a student at the Samara Medical Institute, one Friday after the next exam, he and his future wife went on vacation to Zelenenky Island opposite Samara. On Saturday morning he went to catch crayfish. The upcoming two days of rest seemed almost endless. However, in the middle of the same day - Saturday - the young couple noticed that the surrounding vacationers began to pack up their things and sail towards the shore. This seemed strange, and our couple thought that there was a message about impending bad weather.

The young man approached the company, which had not yet set sail, and asked what had happened. They told him that nothing had happened, it was just time to go to work. What job? After all, tomorrow was only Sunday? Our informants sat alone until eleven in the evening, but then they also decided to return to Samara. On the way, they passed a ship with a radio playing loudly. Imagine their surprise when the announcement announced that it was midnight on Monday. Thus, it is unclear where the whole day disappeared to.

In this case, everything was limited to only the loss of one day of time. Our young couple did not notice anything else strange. However, chronomirages are often accompanied by the appearance of amazing landscapes. It is characteristic that all Fata Morgana objects - be they landscapes, single buildings or entire architectural complexes - look like completely real objects. They seem to be directly integrated into the surrounding landscape and appear anywhere - in ravines, on mountain slopes, in the steppe, etc. They are most often observed at sunset, but there are also reports of night mirages. For example, like this one.

The bank of the Volga near the Vinnovy Mountains

Togliatti resident Vasily M. in April 1974, while fishing on the banks of the Volga near Samara, suddenly noticed on the opposite side of the river a castle town, as if growing out of the mountains. Everything was visible so clearly that he was able to see even the cracks in the stone walls. The Full Moon, which illuminated the night landscape, during more than an hour of the mirage’s existence, moving across the sky, illuminated its walls, which suggests that the vision was clearly of a material nature (though arranged according to laws that are still unclear). The appearance and inclination of the shadows cast by the protruding parts of the buildings on the walls changed significantly during the observation - just as they would change on a real object. And again, a characteristic detail: all the time that the castle was visible, there was a dead, ringing silence around.

Samarskaya Luka, near the village of Zolnoye

Tourists talk about a huge dome with many large and small towers appearing on the mountainside - the beautiful name “Temple of the Green Moon” has been assigned to it. Some came so close to it that they noticed how, due to the enormous weight of this structure, the soil around it was always somewhat damp.

Most of these messages come from the area near the village of Zolnoye, but special searches have never been successful - no one has been able to find the dome. Luck is always unexpected. And that’s how she smiled at two tourists who managed to see not only this temple of an unknown cult and unknown origin, but also part of the ritual performed in it.

So, this happened several years ago. Imagine - mid-summer, warm, late clear evening, the right bank of the Volga in Zhiguli. Our two eyewitnesses were just walking under the moon, especially since they were supposed to have a wedding in a few weeks.

The moon was shining brightly, and everything around was very clearly visible. Their attention was attracted by something unusual, not related to the usual and familiar landscape for many years. Something that hasn't been there before. Either a huge hill with hummocks on top, or a building... We came closer - it turned out to be a building of an almost ideal semicircular shape, and what was mistaken for hummocks from afar were numerous small domes built into the main vault. The entrance became clearly visible - it was not closed by doors, and a small light was coming from inside. We came closer and took a closer look to see if I was imagining it - no, I wasn’t imagining it. The solid-sized stones from which the building was made could easily be touched with your hand; they were cold, slightly damp and overgrown with moss from time to time. The size of one stone is about a meter by meter, and it felt not like limestone, which is common in these places, but something like granite - more durable and dense to the touch. The processing of the stones was somewhat uneven - a certain roughness of the surface was felt under the hands, but they were ground together almost perfectly - as far as it could be seen in the moonlight.

And the very shape of the building was almost perfectly hemispherical - both in the main and in all additional domes.
From a distance, it could really be mistaken for a hill, since, apparently, over time, a small layer of earth was blown into some places of this dome by the wind, where grass and even small bushes calmly took root, which, however, did not spoil the feeling of the majesty of this building.

The young people, overcoming their natural fear, approached the opening and looked inside. It was quite light, as there was a fire burning in the center. From the furnishings, if you can call it that, it was possible to see that statues, possibly depicting goddesses, were placed along the perimeter along the walls. They were made of the same stone as the building itself - and in the light of the fire it was possible to see that it was indeed gray-pink granite. The manner of execution of the statues is somewhat stylized, although their execution was amazing by the level of skill of the sculptor - or sculptors - all the details of the human body, details of clothing are very accurately depicted (the most varied - from light capes that almost do not cover a perfect, physically developed body to complex complexes, apparently having symbolic meaning). Some of the statues were decorated with flowers, in front of some lay wreaths made of tree branches - it looked like birch and willow. Apparently, the statues were the object of the ritual, and not just elements of its interior decoration.

Twelve women, ranging in age from about twenty to forty, stood in a circle around the central platform on which the fire burned. They were dressed in the same long gray clothes, woven from very coarse fibers - almost rags. But there was a feeling of unnaturalness of this rudeness - as if this coarsening was done on purpose and made sense only for the ritual. Perhaps the feeling of such a discrepancy between the culture of the people to which the women belonged and primitive clothing was caused by the fact that the head of each of them was wrapped in a scarf of the finest silk dyed in all the colors of the rainbow, which, when moving, rose into the air, so that it became clear how light and what an elegant design it is decorated with.

Everything happened in complete silence, even the steps of bare feet on the stone floor were silent. At first the priestesses stood in a circle around the fire. Then one of them threw something into the flames, and the smoke turned a pleasant green color.

And here it is worth mentioning that the building had one design feature - a hole in the roof, but not above the center of the hall, but with a slight offset to the side. It can be assumed that this shift was caused by the need to catch the rays of the luminaries when they are almost at the top of their celestial trajectory. Strangely, the location of our, so to speak, real Moon was precisely such that it was clearly visible through the hole in the roof of this temple that had arisen from nowhere.

Through the smoke that reached the hole, the moonlight turned a delicate green color - which, apparently, was of great importance for the ritual. Then the women held hands and, at first slowly, and then increasing the pace, spun in a round dance. Here the first sounds appeared - they can hardly be called a song, rather, it was a certain set of tones not connected into one melody, but eyewitnesses, as they later exchanged impressions (for now they simply stood silently in front of the entrance to the temple and tried to examine every detail of the event) , they both had a feeling of enlightenment and harmony in their body and soul, a feeling of such close unity with nature that they had never experienced before or since.

The sounds gave rise to a feeling of understanding the world around us in all its details - from the problems of every small animal to the interaction of celestial bodies. Finally, the pace of the round dance became so fast that the women were spinning on tiptoe, barely touching the floor with their feet. This picture in the greenish moonlight looked fantastic, but at the same time it did not evoke a feeling of unnaturalness in either the girl or her companion, as if they could see this every day. It must also be said that, firstly, the Moon was in the first quarter - that is, the month, and in their appearance the priestesses of this temple could well be considered to be of the European race, although the facial features of two or three of them suggested Eastern origin.

Then the round dance abruptly broke off in one place, and, still holding hands, the women, united as if in a living ribbon, approached the walls of the temple in a spiral and made several more complete circles. All this was accompanied by the same melody, which, however, , at this stage, somewhat changed its character and began to evoke a feeling of strength and power of a person in this world, but also of his responsibility for everything that he has done. Our casual witnesses still cannot understand how the simple sounds of a human voice could cause all this understanding, insight, insight, if that’s what you can call it.

The temple became clearly lighter, and the reason for this was not immediately noticed. When the round dance broke up and the women walked along the walls, a light appeared at each statue (which, by the way, they did not touch) - it was not fire in the usual sense, this light resembled electric, and only one detail glowed - at one statue a brooch on clothes, another has a cup of a flower in a stone garland. The priestesses moved even closer to the entrance and seemed to be preparing to go outside, so the observers, having returned to a sense of reality, were afraid of being noticed and preferred to retreat back home - simply put, to run away as fast as they could. In the afternoon they returned to this place to confirm their observations, since what had happened did not fit into their minds, and - nothing, neither the temple nor its traces. A familiar and meticulously known landscape.

But the mystery remained unexplained. Although the fact that only women participated in the ritual makes us remember the ancient name of the Zhiguli Mountains, and matriarchy, which was once not the exception, but rather the rule.

Any person is always drawn to various kinds of secrets and riddles, although almost always, his questions remain unanswered.

Since childhood, I have shown interest in everything unknown. When I was 6 years old (1963), I first heard a radio report about mysterious flying saucers. For some reason, this information was deposited in memory in childhood and has been preserved to this day. Back then, such UFO reports were very popular. Already in the 70s, information of this kind was banned. And this only increased my interest in this topic. So the “forbidden fruit” became the reason to collect newspaper clippings, buy books, magazines about everything unknown and mysterious. This is how an archive was compiled from various messages over 40 years. The apogee of such collecting was the creation at the educational institution where I work. Although the main reason for this was such an event.

Five years ago (at one of the Cosmopoisk congresses) I met a man whose research activities are known to many people all over the world. This . He advised me to create a museum about the mysterious planet and its secrets. Vadim Aleksandrovich helped with the acquisition of some exhibits. Only after this did I begin to write down, from the words of eyewitnesses, the most amazing stories about anomalous phenomena, which they unwittingly witnessed.

These stories were told to me by ordinary people, something I myself saw. As a rule, everything has the appearance of fantasy and does not fit into the framework of facts and arguments from science. However, I adhere to this personal philosophical principle: “ Everything that sounds in the world around us is absolute reality and only the degree of our perception makes it true or false ».

A man in a sweatshirt and rubber boots who appeared out of nowhere

Here is one of the stories. The outskirts of the city of Romny, not far from the Sumy - Kyiv highway. Late autumn 2012. Pyotr Pavlovich, a physics teacher at one of the secondary schools, was cleaning corn in his garden, sitting on a stool. It was slightly cloudy, almost completely calm, the air temperature was +8 degrees. Time - about 14 o'clock in the afternoon. Nothing distracted the eyewitness, and there were no strong irritants.

Suddenly, about 15 meters from the teacher, an adult man of average height appears out of nowhere. He was dressed in a black sweatshirt and rubber boots. These details were perceived and remembered very clearly, but the face of a person out of nowhere was not perceived at all. The man silently moved smoothly parallel to the seated observer. When he found himself opposite our hero, Pyotr Pavlovich had a desire to greet him. The teacher came from a small village where it is customary to greet everyone. When Peter voiced his greeting, the stranger didn’t even bat an eyelid. Like a robot, he silently continued moving. And after walking another ten or fifteen steps, the man out of nowhere very quickly disappeared into a greenish foggy haze. The teacher noted the green color of the fog, when everything around was autumn gray and nondescript. Having analyzed the phenomenon and all the laws of the physical world that he taught to the children, Pyotr Pavlovich began to doubt whether the situation he experienced was real? The vision lasted about 15 seconds.

At home, the father of two adult children shared what he saw with his eldest son, Ivan. He immediately stated that he had seen an ancient horse chariot in these same places several years ago. True, she moved across the sky with a roar, as if she was driving along a cobblestone road.

Anyone who has seen something like this doesn’t even try to tell anyone about it. The result is obvious - at best, they will laugh at you, and at worst, they will send you to a mental hospital.

You can be skeptical about what you read. But if you consider that I have recorded about two dozen similar stories, and I have seen some myself, then such information automatically becomes statistics. And statistics require study and analysis.

Vladimir Litovka

The world is full of mysteries and secrets. The miracles that happen in it have no boundaries, they are inaccessible to the understanding of an ordinary person and therefore extremely attractive. Despite a significant leap in the development of modern technology, there are still places on planet Earth that are called anomalous. Strange, mysterious and even dangerous things happen in many of them. Once in one of these places, a person risks saying goodbye forever to the people, events and things he knows. Some travelers are thrown into the past or future, while others lose their memory and cannot tell anything about the hours, days and even years spent in the anomalous zone.

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Devil's Tower in Wyoming

Devil's Tower is a natural monument located in the US state of Wyoming in the center of the Great Plains. In reality, nothing abnormal happens on the 386-meter-high rock.

However, local residents claim that the surprisingly smooth fragment of ancient rock, tapering at the top, is a platform for the launch and landing of alien ships.

Devil's Tower during the day

Unusual climatic conditions help support the legend. Being one of the tallest structures, the Devil's Tower is often affected by lightning. The fog that covers it in the morning makes this place truly mysterious.

Naturally, scientists do not consider the version with aliens, which does not make the Devil’s Tower less popular. It is interesting that experts have different opinions about the origin of the rock; nothing is known about it reliably. Every year, 400 thousand tourists visit the surrounding areas.

They are attracted primarily by the unusual appearance of the rock structure. The slopes of the tower are steep and straight, which is why everyone who is lucky enough to see it in person seems as if it was hewn out of a huge mountain range by the hands of a person or an alien.

Devil's Tower– a reworked name of this amazing place. The Lakota Indians called the mountain plateau Mato Tipila, which translates as House of the Bear. The naming error occurred in 1875, when the new owners of the Great Plains first became interested in what a huge flat block represented, which for a long time had been impossible to climb. The new residents of America liked the incorrect translation more, which is why this name appears in all modern sources.

As mentioned above, scientists have not put forward a consensus on what was the impetus for the formation of the rock. The following theories are considered the most plausible.

1. Marine theory. In the past, the land where the Great Plains are now located was covered by a sea or ocean, the bottom of which was covered with sedimentary rocks. As a result of a strong earthquake, a crack formed in the earth's crust, from where volcanic magma penetrated into the sedimentary rocks. Layering on shale, limestone and sandstone, the magma gradually rose to the surface, solidifying in the form of a basalt column. After millions of years, the sea retreated, and bad weather began to grind the rock, which led to the formation of hexagonal pillars, as if specially carved from stone.
2. Volcanic. Millions of years ago, on the site of the Devil's Tower there was a volcano, the eruption of which caused the formation of an unusual stone pillar.

For a long time it was not possible to fully explore the Devil's Tower. It remained impregnable until the end of the 19th century. Two local farmers were so curious that, using the stairs, they dared to take this mortally dangerous step.

In 1906, President Roosevelt designated Devil's Tower a national monument.

In 1938, the famous climber Jack Durance repeated this feat, and another 3 years later George Hopkins parachuted to the top of the mountain. He was supposed to return to the mainland with the help of ropes, but bad weather and the daredevil’s inability to handle climbing equipment disrupted all his plans. Hopkins got stuck on the plateau and to save him they had to look for Durance, who helped the traveler go down.

White gods

50 km from Moscow, not far from the village of Radonezh, there is an ancient Slavic tract. According to legend, it is a semi-oval sacrificial altar made of large stones. The exact location of the sanctuary is unknown to anyone living today. The forests surrounding the village are quite extensive, and it is not easy to find in them a stone structure that is probably dilapidated and covered with moss.

Experts have no doubt about its existence, linking the name of the altar with the most famous pantheon of Slavic gods, consisting of Belobog, Chernobog and Sventovit, who ruled people, the sky and the underworld.

White Gods

Currently, the search for the remains of the sanctuary does not stop, but the likelihood of finding it is minimal. Ancient stones seem to be hidden from human eyes by a divine hand, ready to appear only to those who are truly worthy of it.

Hatteras

The Atlantic Ocean is replete with anomalous zones. Cape Hatteras is considered one of them. Waves crashing against rocky ledges lift millions of grains of sand and small shells into the air. It would seem that this phenomenon is quite common, but its main secret lies in the extraordinary height to which grains of sand manage to rise. In some cases it exceeds 25–35 meters. The sand freezes in the air for a few moments, after which it smoothly descends. Scientists have not been able to find out the nature of this amazing phenomenon. The place is considered anomalous and extremely dangerous. Not everyone can decide to visit Cape Hatteras.

At Cape Hatteras

Cape Hatteras is located inside the Bermuda Triangle, which makes this place even more mysterious and unique.

Bermuda Triangle area

Czech catacombs

In the southeast of the Czech Republic, the small town of Jihlava is located; it has gained worldwide fame not because of its delicious beer. At a depth of several tens of meters under the city there are mysterious medieval catacombs 25 km long.

Ancient tunnel

The only thing that is known about them is that they are man-made. The construction of the catacombs dates back to the 13th–14th centuries. The exact reason that prompted people to create extremely creepy underground structures has not been named. Perhaps the catacombs are the remains of miners, or local residents hid in them to escape robberies and fires.

The Czech catacombs are a world of ghosts and spirits. Anyone who dares to spend the night here can hear organ music echoing throughout the dungeons. At the same time, any psychological disorders and hallucinations are absolutely excluded, as scientists and psychologists have repeatedly been convinced of.

According to legend, the organ in the catacombs began to sound after the burial of a talented young musician there. His ability to handle musical instruments aroused suspicion among the Inquisition. The young man was accused of conspiring with the devil and was buried alive in one of the many halls. From now on, on the day of the organist’s death, an amazingly beautiful melody can be heard in the dungeons.

Signs for tourists on the walls of the catacombs

And if skeptics still don’t believe in the musician’s ghost, then in the catacombs there is something that will make any scientist doubt his own judgment. So, in one of the halls a staircase glowing with red light was discovered. They still cannot explain where it leads and why it glows.

Glowing tunnel

In addition, one of the subway tunnels passing through the catacombs emits green fluorescent light. The reason for the glow is the coating of the vault with zinc silicate. How this rather rare mineral got into the tunnel is also unknown.

Moleb triangle

Zone M located in the Perm region. It is a whole complex of anomalous places, each of which has its own inexplicable phenomena: clock hands lag behind, the compass does not work, luminous balls are discovered.

Zones of anomalous origin inside the Moleb Triangle

Known since the late 1980s of the last century as a habitat for aliens. Eyewitnesses claim that in this place they were repeatedly able to see flying saucers and the aliens themselves. Some lucky ones even managed to establish telepathic contact with alien guests, which was written about in both local and foreign newspapers for a long time.

Pavel Globa believes, that it was in the Moleb triangle that the ancient prophet Zarathustra was born, therefore, even without aliens and unusual traces, this place can be considered holy.

Scientists do not undertake to refute fictions, but they do not confirm them either. It is reliably known that in these places there was a prayer stone, and the remains of pagan idols were also preserved.

Chavinda

In the colorful and legendary Mexican culture, there are many references to places where strange and terrible things begin to happen to a person. One of these places is called Chavinda. It is located far from big cities, but is the goal of many thrill seekers.

At Chavinda's

Local residents believe that on a small plateau there is an intersection of worlds. Inexplicable things really happen to visitors - cars break down, they see things that cannot be, they hear strange sounds. Naturally, no one died or disappeared here, but the place is really interesting and more than strange. Not everyone dares to spend the night in a tent on a plateau.

Akyrtas ancient settlement

The ancient city was once located on one of the busiest trade routes in the world - the Silk Road. The first mention of it is recorded in the diary of the Chinese monk Chang Chun, who traveled through these lands at the beginning of the 13th century. According to his notes, a red stone city with large burial grounds in the shape of the Big Dipper stood in the way.

Remains of an ancient city

The first studies of the settlement were carried out in the second half of the 19th century. Unfortunately, it was not possible to find traces of unknown medieval builders. The scale and technique of construction of houses and protective structures will amaze everyone. Some of the stones used in the construction are so heavy that even modern technology can hardly lift them.

Dead Lake

Near the village of Gerasimovka (Kazakhstan) there is an amazing lake, nicknamed Dead by local residents. It is 100 meters long and 60 meters wide. Situated in a mountainous area, it has rightfully earned its notoriety. Not a single fish or plant can be found in this lake. The drowned bodies of people do not float to the surface and cannot be detected.

The surface of the Dead Lake

Local residents avoid the reservoir, believing that it is cursed. According to one legend, a jealous groom drowned his innocent bride in this lake, and from then on truly terrible things began to happen there.

You can swim in the lake, but the villagers never do it. A carefree vacationer can be dragged to the bottom by the dead. People walking along the shore of the lake often disappear, but they are always found, however, in places completely unexpected for them.

Ustyurt Plateau

A huge white stone plateau stretching across the territories of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Due to low temperatures in winter and the heat that destroys all living things in summer, the plateau is practically uninhabited. There are also few tourists, which is associated not with the lack of something worth seeing, but with the anomalous phenomena that occur here (spirits, voices and ghosts are just a few of the things that can be found on the absolutely lifeless white plain).

On the Ustyurt plateau

On the Ustyurt plateau there are many above-ground and underground structures, the nature of which could not be determined. No civilization known to scientists has left similar traces of its existence.

The remains of stone men dressed in military uniform were also discovered. A real army, although made of stone, still brings terror to those who decide to make a long and dangerous journey across the plateau.

Lake Kok-kol

Located in the mountainous area of ​​Kazakhstan, it is not easy to get to, and it is not necessary, because it is known as one of the most mystical places in this region. The reservoir never dries out; even in the hottest weather, the water in it remains cool and crystal clear.

Moreover, its level does not decrease, which contradicts all physical laws. Local residents call the reservoir the Living Lake, which is associated with the unexpected appearance of seething whirlpools on its surface, into which everything that is on the surface falls. It’s definitely not worth swimming in such a body of water; according to legend, it is guarded by the local spirit Idahora, who is extremely jealous of any newcomers.

Beauty and danger

Shepherds tell stories that the lake swallowed up birds and animals before their eyes, which suggests the existence of some prehistoric creature in the depths of the reservoir. Some ufologists claim to have seen an anaconda-like animal crawling out of the water.

The lake has no bottom, as divers had to verify, one of whom almost died. Dragged into a whirlpool, he was unable to get to the surface and swam through a network of underground caves, emerging from the water only a few kilometers from the dive site.

Devil's Trap

A mysterious and dangerous place is located in the city of Tacona in Sicily. It is called the Devil's Snare because of a strange incident that happened to local resident Alberto Gordoni in 1753. Walking out into the courtyard of his house, this man disappeared into thin air in front of his friends and family. They searched for him for more than one year, but no traces could be found.

There are many devil's traps - places where people disappear and appear - on Earth. Previously, belief in legends and myths helped avoid them. In the age of rationalism, a person is deprived of such an opportunity, which is why cases of disappearances of people are recorded everywhere.

It is likely that the incident would have been forgotten, but 22 years later the missing person appeared out of nowhere in the same place where he disappeared. He had not aged a bit and was sure that he had been away for no more than a few hours.

Medieval manor – crossroads of times

The time traveler was placed in a psychiatric hospital, while within the walls of which he spoke about disembodied spirits, bodies without souls, eternally living people and funnels in space and time. The only one who believed him was Dr. Mario. The doctor decided to personally visit the place of disappearance along with the missing person. Imagine his horror when, as soon as he stepped into the courtyard of his former home, Albert disappeared again. This time he failed to return. The frightened doctor ordered the place to be surrounded by a high wall and ordered no one to approach it.

Yarlu Valley

An amazingly beautiful place located among the mountain peaks of Altai. The valley is considered by many to be a place of power; those who dream of connecting with nature, meditating, and feeling close to the divine come here.

In the center of the valley is the Stone of Wisdom, also known as the Shaman Stone, or the World Stone. The weather here changes every 5–10 minutes. Many people believe that UFOs fly into the valley, but they are invisible to ordinary people. There are also those who claim that by concentrating and standing on the Shaman’s stone, you can go through a portal to other countries and even changes.

Yarlu Valley

Even if nothing unusual happens during the trip, the Yarlu Valley is still worth visiting. This is a beautiful place that does not yet retain a trace of human civilization.

Anomalous zones of the Kaluga region

The Kaluga region is rich in anomalous zones. These are the Koltsovsky Caves, and the Popovsky Bridge, and the town of Kurgan, the Devil's Settlement. Many local residents will be happy to tell the legend about Kanishchensky Pond and the inexplicable phenomena that regularly occur in the villages of Verevka, Nikitskoye, Black Potok, Shchigry, Ogarkovo, Ostrozhnoe.

Directional sign to Devil's Settlement

So, residents of the village of Verevka walking in the forest discovered that at the height of summer the leaves on the trees turned yellow and fell off, as if late autumn had come, the air temperature had dropped sharply. Having moved a few hundred meters away from the anomalous place, they were convinced that nothing had changed in the world around them, summer continued. The researchers who arrived at the scene walked at least 12 km in 40 minutes, completely unaware of how quickly they covered a path that required at least 2 hours.

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Much more mysterious things are happening in the local forests - people are disappearing and are far from the place of disappearance, UFOs are flying, and aliens are walking around at home. Remote and sometimes abandoned villages are a reliable keeper of ancient legends and prophecies.

Mysticism of Sochi

The Krasnodar region is full of secrets and mysteries. It was near Sochi that stone houses of dwarfs were discovered, and the Valley of Witches in the Shapsug anomalous zone is famous for significant energy emissions that add or subtract the strength of random travelers.

Sochi is interesting not only for lovers of ancient and mysterious places, but also for those who dream of meeting a real ghost. According to ufologists, the spirit of Stalin appears in the Green Grove sanatorium, and the ghost of Yuri Gagarin appears in the Rodina Hotel.

The greatest interest among tourists is caused by dolmens - stone houses of dwarfs. According to legend, dwarfs lived high in the mountains, possessed magic, and were cunning but weak.

Ancient buildings

One day, having descended into the valley, they met stupid, but very strong giants. The dwarfs enslaved the giants and forced them to build strong stone houses where they could live comfortably.

Swamp of fear and wandering stones

At the rapids of the Manchu-Korean Mountains there is an anomalous zone known as Bilchu, or the Swamp of Fear. In the middle of the last century, over a hundred soldiers disappeared in these places, whose well-preserved corpses are still found by local residents, despite the fact that the climate here is humid. All the dead people found were lying on their backs, their hands were folded on their chests, there were no visible injuries on the body.

Horrible swamp

According to legend, a huge white worm lives in the swamp, whose breath is so poisonous that people who find themselves in the swamp die instantly. The worm drags the people it likes into the swamp and eats them, leaving the “unpalatable” ones on the surface.

Locals try not to enter the swamps, and if it is impossible, then do it as carefully as possible. The threat is posed not only by the poisonous water, but also by the nearby Segan Hill. Such a rare phenomenon as wandering stones has been repeatedly observed on this hill. The wind spirit who lives at the top of the hill does not like people and therefore moves large boulders to intimidate the newcomer and force him to leave his place.

Secrets of the Kolomna ravine

In the Kolomenskoye Nature Reserve there is a large Golosovoy ravine, at the bottom of which there are two large boulders - Devy and Gus. Each of them weighs at least 5 tons and, according to legend, the stones are the remains of a serpent destroyed by St. George the Victorious. Stone blocks are considered magical; a wish made from them will definitely come true. Some believe that stones can restore male strength.

Sitting by the stone

Despite the miraculous power of the stones, the ravine itself is not considered a good place. Travelers' compass stops working, mobile phones are discharged, and a trace of unknown objects is seen in the sky; at night, a UFO itself can be seen.

People disappear in Golosovo Ravine and time stops. There have been repeated cases of entire groups going missing, only to reappear in the same place decades later, claiming that only a few minutes had passed. Abnormal energy activity forces people to stay away from this place.

Where mutant trees grow

Residents and guests of Yakutsk who decide to wander through the forest near the third kilometer of the Magansky Highway are faced with an amazing natural phenomenon - unusually shaped pine trees and other trees. All of them are located near a former military base, which was once a specially protected area. In the taiga you can often find twisted trees, but no one has ever found them in such numbers.

Twisted Trees

The shape of the trees is bizarre, and scientists are unable to explain the reason for it. Ufologists believe in aliens, skeptics claim that it’s all about radiation and experiments conducted at this military base. Nothing is known reliably about the experiments, but mushrooms in the abandoned part grow in large quantities even in a lean year.

The mystery of the Patom crater

The Patomsky crater is located in the Irkutsk region in the deep taiga. The Yakuts call this place the Nest of the Fire Eagle and consider it cursed. The reason for its formation, according to scientists, is a meteorite; alien guests here are not considered something rare. The last large meteorite, which fell in 2003, forced hundreds of animals and birds to leave the area. The places became uninhabited for a long time. Ufologists are trying to find a connection between the Patom crater and circles on Lake Baikal. According to one version, a large alien ship crashed here at least 300 years ago, which had an impact on all nearby territories.

Patomsky crater

In the crater itself, people died repeatedly and under mysterious circumstances. The place is considered extremely dangerous.

Gobi Desert and its inhabitants

It is one of the most extensive and sparsely populated deserts in the world. It is located in the southern part of Mongolia and occupies a vast territory within China. It is known thanks to ancient legends and tales, as well as modern events that suggest the anomalous origin of this place. Thus, according to one legend, the ancient worm Olgoy-Khorkhoi lives in the desert, capable of killing with a glance from a distance. Every year, dozens of expeditions are sent in search of this creature and not all of them return.

Those who were taken forever by the desert

In 1995, scientists conducting archaeological excavations discovered the skulls of horned people. The discovery was classified, but information leaked to the press that experts could not prove the existence of a fake. The skulls were genuine and, apparently, their presence means the existence in ancient times of a certain race whose heads were decorated with horns. After another 4 years, archaeologists discovered in the rock the skeleton of a gigantic man, whose external characteristics were similar to apes.

Around 1970, unusual UFO activity was reported in the Gobi Desert. There were no eyewitnesses to those events, but there was talk of some kind of war between aliens, the springboard for which was the Earth.

Medveditskaya Ridge - a mysterious training ground

One of the strongest. There are many tunnels under the ridge, the weather above the anomaly is unstable, thunderstorms with lightning and thunder are not considered a rare occurrence. At the same time, lightning striking the ground never hits the places where the tunnels are located.

The builders of these tunnels are unknown; they were last used during the Civil War. During the Second World War, the passages in the tunnel were blown up, and since then no one has been able to find them. But even without the tunnels, this place is quite mysterious; here you can often find hundreds of trees burned on one side and tied in unusual knots.

Newspaper note

Scientists have not been able to find out the reason for lightning regularly striking the ground and twisted tree trunks. Ufologists suggest that the Medveditskaya Ridge is used as a space testing ground. Conjectures of this kind are supported by the presence of altered gravity in this place. Unfortunately, it has still not been possible to record a real UFO.

Kholat Syakhyl

The mysterious Mountain of the Dead, located in the Urals and is a place where extremely dangerous and destructive phenomena for humans occur. The local Mansi tribe claims that it is the mountain that kills all passers-by. There is a legend in the tribe that 9 of its members went through the pass and disappeared without a trace; their bodies were not found.

All that remains from the Dyatlov expedition

Kholat Syakhyl is the site of the death of the famous Dyatlov expedition. Nine tourists set out to conquer a mountain peak, but were found far from their overnight stay, half naked and in terrible condition. They were all dead, and their bodies were mutilated - gouged out eyes, broken bones, torn out tongues.

Tourists were found in different places, some of them were wearing completely alien clothes that did not belong to any of the expedition members. The story of the death of the Dyatlov expedition is told in the mystical film of the same name, “The Secret of the Dyatlov Pass.”

Damn cemetery

A plot of land with a diameter of up to 300 meters, located at the foot of the Cova River. It is a place with scorched areas of land. For many decades, nothing taller than grass grows on the scorched earth.

Birds flying over the Devil's Cemetery and animals running through immediately die.

Damn cemetery

Local residents bypass it and believe that whoever steps onto the black earth will face a quick and quick death. Ufologists believe that the unusual anomalous phenomenon is associated with the Tunguska meteorite.

Yakut Death Valley

Mythical zone in the valley of the Vilyui River. Everyone who dared to spend the night in this seemingly safe place fell ill. If the person spent the night again, death awaited him. Death Valley is a kind of crater with a metal core.

Death Valley

There is talk of a giant iron cauldron that sank in this place, the bottom of which is the lowest point of the valley. The origin of the mysterious cauldron or several cauldrons is associated with:

• spaceship crash;
• the remains of an alien base;
• the ruins of a city built by an ancient civilization;
• geological formations of unknown nature;
• hallucinations under the influence of methane;
• nuclear tests.

Strange stones and objects are found at the bottom of local lakes.

Every year, the valley is visited by travelers interested in everything anomalous, but the local inhabitants avoid this place.

Death Valley in Sichuan Province

Death Valley, or Black Bamboo Hollow, is located in southwest China and has a bad reputation. Here, not only people but also animals disappear without a trace. Local residents are afraid of this place. You can only choose a guide among them for a lot of money. At the same time, it is not a fact that the valley will let the newcomer in.

Mysterious and scary place

Ufologists believe that the strange fog that sometimes covers the valley hides the ships of arriving aliens who are abducting people. Locals believe in spirits and a giant man-eating panda that destroys all life in the area. And since it is almost impossible to explain the inexplicable in scientific language, the Valley of Death deserves the attention of lovers of the mysterious. Over 100 people disappeared in its vastness.

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Many skeptics who do not believe in mysticism and believe that everything can be explained scientifically will certainly doubt the reliability of the information presented below. But in any case, it makes no sense to deny that in nature there are a number of inexplicable anomalies that are not just frightening, but truly terrifying.

Stories of mysterious disappearances and deaths in disastrous places that can be found in Russia chill the blood and make you truly horrified. In the continuation of the article you will find a list of the most terrible places in our country.

Devil's Cemetery (Krasnoyarsk Territory)

75 people are known to have disappeared or died over the past 30 years. On the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, on the top of a low mountain, there is a strange clearing with a hole in the very center. According to some sources, it was formed in 1908. Versions have been put forward that the appearance of this place is directly related to the fact of the fall of the Tunguska meteorite, and the hole in the center is nothing more than the crater of a long-extinct volcano, pierced by the object during its fall. People called this strange place the Devil's Cemetery.

Over the past thirty years, at least 75 people have either disappeared or died in this area. Being in the Devil's Cemetery is destructive for all living things. Hundreds of cows died, deciding to taste the grass from the clearing. In the post-war period, all residents of these unsafe places were resettled. From the stories of old-timers, it became known that a huge number of people died either on the territory of the clearing itself, or when they found themselves within a small radius from it.

In the 80s, researchers became interested in this anomalous zone and began to persistently search for the Devil's Cemetery. Several expeditionary forces are still considered missing. About 75 searchers also did not return from search trips.

In 1991, an eerie clearing was found. A large, serious expedition was assembled to study it. In the same year that the clearing was found, a film was made about this place, called “Devil's Cemetery.” Many publications published articles and photos about this mysterious place. Those wishing to visit the Devil's Cemetery area should know that you should not set up a camp closer than one kilometer, but it is more correct and convenient to set up a camp at the mouth of the Deshemba River. The easiest way to get to your destination is by river. Successful rafting is possible only from May to early June. Only professionals should go on this hike, as the area is very difficult.

Mountain of the Dead (Sverdlovsk region)

In 1959, a group of young enthusiasts led by Igor Dyatlov went on an expedition to the Mountain of the Dead. The ascent to the summit began on February 1st. By coincidence, it is on this day that a magical festival called Candlemas takes place. Before reaching the top, a group of nine people sets up camp for the night. It is unknown what the young people witnessed and what forced them to cut the tent from the inside and hastily leave it, going out into the cold with virtually no clothes. No traces of any third party presence were found. No signs of a struggle. No traces of the elements. All participants had horrific injuries, some had their tongues torn out, and everyone’s skin was purple or orange, unnatural even for the dead.

By decree from above, everything related to the Dyatlov expedition was kept in the strictest secrecy. The Dyatlov group was not the only one who died on the slopes of the terrible mountain. Several expeditions never returned home after visiting her. In the 90s, the publishing house of the Gentry newspaper published a huge material dedicated to the Mountain of the Dead. At the same time, specialists from Vladivostok carried out thorough ufological studies. And today this place does not attract tourists too much because of its notoriety. Although at the moment there are no anomalous manifestations on the mountain and it is safe for visits.

Devil's Lair (Volgograd region)

In the Volgograd region, on the ridge called Medvetskaya, there is a place called the Devil's Lair. According to the information received, spontaneous combustion of people occurs in this place. The corpses of local shepherd Yuri Mamaev and combine operator Ivan Tsukanov were discovered. But it is reliably known that Ivan burned down while saving a combine harvester and a grain field from an unexpected fire.

In the case of the shepherd, there is evidence that the cause of his death was the burning of hay. Nevertheless, this place is considered unkind, although the expedition did not reveal any anomalies. It is safe for hiking.

Lake Labynkyr

In the east of Yakutia, in the Oymyakonsky district, there is a reservoir overgrown with legends and amazing stories. Lake called Labynkyr. According to legend, an animal of incredible size lives in the lake; it is assumed that it is of relict origin. According to local residents, this creature swallows large animals and people. Based on rumors, the death toll is more than ten people. But all this is not reliable, there is no real evidence. The terrain is wild and difficult to navigate, which is not conducive to attracting researchers. It is precisely because of its mystery that this place is included in the list of the creepiest. There are several “valleys” that claim to be the Valley of Death. One of them is located in Valdai, in the Novgorod region. According to local beliefs, somewhere there is a mysterious “stump”, near which people and animals disappeared. In fact, no one saw this “stump”; the police were also skeptical; there were no reports of missing people.

Yakutia also has its own “Valley of Death” - Elyuyu Cherkechekh. Its supernatural nature has not been confirmed; none of the researchers have seen any hemispheres emitting heat, copper cauldrons or other anomalous formations. We studied data about this area for ten years, invited about 2,000 specialists during this time, and this does not take into account the help of people who responded to our advertisements in newspapers. And, summing up, we came to the conclusion that the supernatural nature of this zone is just a fiction, based on local legends.

Another Death Valley is located on the Kamchatka Peninsula, not far from the Valley of Geysers. This time its existence is confirmed. There is a large number of animal deaths there, and there have also been unconfirmed reports of human deaths in the area. As a result of our research, it was revealed that mortality among animals is explained by gas poisoning; the causes and frequency have not been identified. For a person, being in this zone does not pose a danger, since he will be able to independently leave the zone if gas escapes. It is not recommended to spend the night in this area.

The exact number of deceased is unknown; according to preliminary estimates, we are talking about tens of thousands. The sad history of this area creates an atmosphere of fear.