Most MYSTERIOUS Civilizations Almost LOST To History!

Check out the Most MYSTERIOUS Civilizations Almost LOST To History! From amazing discoveries of ancient culture to strange lost civilizations almost wiped out, this top 10 list of ancient historic sites will amaze you! Subscribe For New Videos! http://goo.gl/UIzLeB Watch our "REAL Mermaid Sightings Around The World!" video here: https://youtu.be/ChM0CBRmVsM Watch our "10 Sea Monsters ATTACKING A Boat!" video here: https://youtu.be/0XROvoPCDNc Watch our "STRANGEST Animals People Keep As Pets!" video here: https://youtu.be/OMa96nPqz-Y 10. The Etruscans The ancient Etruscans were a powerful and wealthy civilization that lived in modern day central and northern Italy. The Etruscan civilization lasted from the 8th century BC, to somewhere between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, but even though they were around for awhile, they were considered one of the greatest enigmas of antiquity! 9. The Nok The Nok is believed to have been the first complex civilization to develop in West Africa and were dominant in regions of modern day Nigeria between 900 BC and 200 AD. All evidence of the Nok had been lost, though, until a group of tin miners happened to dig up a large collection of terracotta artifacts in 1928. 8. The Indus Valley Civilization The Indus Valley Civilization existed in modern day Pakistan and northern India and reached its peak between 2500 and 2000 BC. They were a bronze age society that was based around the Indus river and had a number of cities- each of which was meticulously planned, with brick houses, underground drainage systems, and communal structures. Pretty impressive for thousands of years ago, right?? 7. The Kingdom of Kush Focussed around the city of Meroe, the Kingdom of Kush originally formed at the end of the bronze age, and ruled the lands of modern-day Sudan until the 4th century… particularly flourishing from 1069 BC through to the end. In a similar way to the Egyptians, the leaders were buried in pyramid-shaped structures, first at the city of Napata, and then in Meroe when the capital moved there in 300 BC. 6. The Kingdom of Yam Very little is known about the ancient African Kingdom of Yam, apart from a few Egyptian texts from the Old Kingdom. Most information comes from the Autobiography of Harkhuf, a series of writings that were found buried in a tomb, and detail the experiences of a governor of Upper Egypt during the 6th Dynasty about 4300 years ago. 5. The Silla Kingdom Believed to have been founded by Hyokkose in 57 BC, Silla was one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea and brought the country together under the Unified Silla dynasty in the year 668. They originally held territory in the central and southern regions of the peninsula and were ruled by the ‘Kim’ clan for 586 years, the ‘Bak’ clan for 232 years, and the Seok clan for 172 years. 4. Yuezhi The Yuezhi, also known as the Indo-Scyth, were a nomadic people who ruled in India and the ancient country Bactria between about 128 BC and 450 AD. The first mention of the Yuezhi comes from Chinese records, which say that they started in what is now the Gansu province of northwestern China, and began moving westward after their king was killed by the ruler of a competing civilization, the Xiongnu. 3. The Sanxingdui The Sanxingdui culture was a major Bronze age civilization in the region of what is now Sichuan, in China. They had all but been forgotten until a worker who was repairing a sewage ditch found a series of jade and stone artifacts in 1929. 2. The Mitanni Kingdom Mitanni was a Hurrian speaking state that thrived between the 16th and 13th century BC around the Tigris-Euphrates river basin… in what is now northern Iraq, Syria, and southeastern Turkey. The Mitanni became incredibly powerful… perhaps even to the same level as ancient Egypt and Babylonia. 1. Tuwana Tuwana was a powerful Iron Age city-state that rose to prominence during the 8th and 9th centuries BC, but they were virtually eradicated from history until the remains of their capital city were found in Cappadocia, Turkey. Tuwana emerged from the collapse of the Hittite empire and took advantage of the power vacuum that was left behind. Origins Explained is the place to be to find all the answers to your questions, from mysterious events and unsolved mysteries to everything there is to know about the world and its amazing animals!