Did ancient civilizations have sophisticated technology? Do these ancient skulls with bullet holes provide an answer? If you’re like us, you’ve probably observed that history is riddled with inconsistencies and, at times, a complete lack of records of key occurrences. It calls into doubt the accuracy and integrity of previous accounting.
Many alternative archaeologists believe that ancient man achieved technical levels comparable to or even greater than our own and that natural disasters or the destructive passage of time might have wiped out practically all evidence.
While mining in a zinc mine in modern-day Zambia, a Swiss miner named Tom Zwiglaar made a startling discovery in 1921. Zwiglaar extracted an early hominid skull, an upper jaw, and other bone fragments from the ground at a depth of about 60 feet (18 meters).
The Broken Hill skull, named after the location where it was discovered, was the earliest proof of the existence of a primitive species of man known as Homo rhodesiensis. The skull is thought to be between 125,000 and 300,000 years old and is currently on display at the Natural History Museum in London. But this skull has more to it than meets the eye.
A small circular hole on its left temporal bone, according to forensic specialists, could only have been produced by a high-velocity projectile. The parietal plate on the other side is fractured from the inside. This implies that whatever struck this ancient man’s head entered via the left side, retaining enough force to break the bone on the other side. This was unquestionably a lethal blow. But what was the cause?
The most logical theory is that the hole was made by an arrow or spear. However, these crude, low-velocity projectiles leave distinct marks on bone. When an arrow strikes, it causes hairline cracks that spread out from the point of impact. The Broken Hill skull bears no signs of having been struck by an arrow.
The neat, circular hole implies a little, rapid projectile. A bullet, as forensic scientists pointed out, fits the profile. In fact, the old skull had the same level of damage as victims of gunshot wounds.
How is that possible? According to conventional history, gunpowder was not developed until the 9th century AD, and the first firearms were manufactured centuries later. That’s a considerable way from the Broken Hill skull’s estimated age.
The depth at which it was discovered rules out the prospect of a modern skull unexpectedly being discovered in an older geological formation.
The skull itself is from a hominid that predates the current era by a long time. The evidence defies traditional archaeology, and the only plausible interpretation would jeopardize current scientific paradigms. If this skull was the only one of its sort, the unusual hole may be attributed to a freak accident. However, this is not the case.
An archaeological investigation in Russia’s Lena River valley found the skull of an ancient breed of cattle known as aurochs. This species of wild bovine first appeared two million years ago and became extinct around four thousand years ago.
Despite being from a different era, this skull has the same type of hole as the one discovered in Zambia. The skull was not shot in recent times because the bone tissue around the hole is calcified, indicating that the animal survived and its wound healed after being shot.
To see the skull for yourself, you must travel to Russia and visit the Museum of Paleontology in Moscow. Naturally, there are several theories that attempt to explain these contentious skulls, some of which are more ridiculous than others. They all paint the same odd picture, from aliens to firearm-wielding time travelers.
But the fact is that both of these skulls exhibit evidence of modern technology being employed in ancient times. They don’t address the question in the first paragraph, but they give orthodox archaeology a run for its money. Are we the first humans to build high-tech, or have there been others before us, the proof of their existence mostly dissolved to dust by the sands of time?