NORTH CAUCASUS DOLMENS: In Search of Wonders

By Boris Loza, PH.D.

Dolmens are mysterious stone structures scattered around previously inaccessible parts of Russia. Built by an ancient megalithic culture, these structures have been both revered and looted for centuries. Very little is known about these stone creations, though one thing is for sure: their power is undeniable. Join Boris Loza as he travels to his ancestral homeland to uncover and explore dolmens firsthand. Throughout this journey, you will discover the often hidden, and surprisingly forbidden, perspective about the mysterious dolmens: their ancient powers of fertility, healing and spiritual connection. Discover the long-lost technology that was likely used to build these structures, raising megatonne slabs of stone into perfect placements, aligned with the stars. Chapters include: Ancient Mystic Megaliths; Who Built the Dolmens?; Why the Dolmens were Built; Asian Connection; Indian Connection; Greek Connection; Olmec and Maya Connection; Sun Worshippers; Dolmens and Archeoastronomy; Location of Dolmen Quarries; Hidden Power of Dolmens; and much more! Tons of Illustrations! A fascinating book of little-seen megaliths. Includes a 4-page color section.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
• Release date: Feb 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9781948803267

Boris Loza, PH.D.

Boris Loza was born in Krasnodar, Russia and obtained a PhD at Krasnodar University. After the dissolution of the USSR, Loza immigrated to Canada, where he lives today.

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NORTH

CAUCASUS

DOLMENS

Boris Loza, Ph.D.

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NORTH

CAUCASUS

DOLMENS

In Search of Wonders

Boris Loza, Ph.D.

North Caucasus Dolmens: In Search of Wonders

By Boris Loza, Ph.D.

Copyright © 2020

ISBN 978-1-948803-19-9

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NORTH

CAUCASUS

DOLMENS

In Search of Wonders

To my very best friends: my mom, Doba; my dad, Pavel; my wife, Galina; and my daughter, Anna.

Boris Loza was born in Krasnodar, Russia and obtained a PhD at Krasnodar University. After the dissolution of the USSR, Loza immigrated to Canada, where he lives today.

Contents

Introduction: Where It All Began

Part I

Dolmens: Ancient Mystic Megaliths

North Caucasus Dolmens

Properties of the Dolmens

Dolmen Differences

Who Built the Dolmens

First Attempts to Study Dolmens

Dolmen Anatomy

Elongated Skull Connection

Why the Dolmens Were Built

Tree of Life

Talking Stones

Flesh Eaters

Asian Connection

Indian Connection

Greek Connection

Olmec and Mayan Connection

Sun Worshippers

Dolmens and Archeoastronomy

Dolmens and the Paleolithic Calendar

Progress-Boosting Technology and Baby-Making Machine

Ancient Dark Retreat or Prisoner Movie Cinema

How the Blocks Were Quarried and Processed

Location of Dolmen Quarries

Wooden Wedges

Stone Softening

Soft Sedimentary Rock Method

Concrete Casting Technique

Plaster Casting Technique

Processing the Blocks

Percussion and Pressure Flaking Technique

Shamir

Making the Dolmen Entrance

The Incredible Sciences of the Ancients

Transporting the Megalithic Blocks

The Push-Pull Method

Balance Method

Vajra

How the Blocks Were Lifted

Ramps and Belts

Moving Blocks Using Acoustics

Telluric Energy

Etheric Vapor

Part II

Dolmen Mysteries, Healing, and Power

Enigmas and Unexplained Phenomena

False Entrance Enigma

Cap-Shaped Depressions Enigma

Shapsugsky Triangle: Anomalous Zone

Double Stars, Ancient Astronauts, and UFOs

Puzzles of the Dolmen Signs and Symbols

Phosphenes

Petroglyphs

Dolmens and Tamgas

Dolmens and Runes

Mysterious Artifacts and Geological Formations

Stone Gears

Stone Mushrooms

Cult Stone with Seats

Kurgan Artifacts

Maykop Slab

Mahoshkushha Petroglyphs

Urushten Idols

Loo’s Plate

Dolmen Power

Egregore and Dolmen Power

Dolmens and the Tarot

Dolmens and Orbs

Dolmen Healing and Spirituality

Hidden Power of the Dolmens

Healing Power of the Dolmens

Dolmens and Living and Dead Waters

Part III

Future of the Dolmens

Lost Dolmens

Preservation of Dolmens

Appendix 1: Visiting the Dolmens

About Krasnodar

International and Distinctive Cuisine

Appendix 2: Getting the Most from Your Trip

Read as Much as You Can

Make a List

Pack Light

Personal and Food Safety

Lost in Translation

Transportation Tips

Choosing a Place to Eat

Check Visa Requirements

Prepare Sightseeing in Advance

Respect Local Customs and Traditions

Money and Other Necessities

Miscellaneous Tips

Conclusion

Image Credits

References

Index

About the Author

List of Figures & Tables

Figure 1. Physical map of the North Caucasus

Figure 2. Dolmens in Abkhazia and Gelendzhik

Figure 3. Old postcard showing a dolmen near Gelendzhik

Figure 4. Map of the dolmens of the Krasnodar Krai

Figure 5. Tiled-type rectangular dolmen

Figure 6. Composite dolmen

Figure 7. Rock-hewn dolmen

Figure 8. Sarcophagus-like dolmen

Figure 9. Dolmen plugs

Figure 10. Rock-hewn Volkonsky dolmen

Figure 11. Set of stamps issued to commemorate Olympic Games in Sochi

Figure 12. Dolmens with different shapes for the entrance hole

Figure 13. Dolmens with a false plug

Figure 14. Dolmens with interlocking walls

Figure 15. Dolmens with decorative geometric patterns or bas-reliefs

Figure 16. Decorations inside of the dolmens

Figure 17. Dolmens with courtyards

Figure 18. Illustration from the old book showing giants building dol-mens for dwarfs

Figure 19. Old photos of dolmens in France and Africa

Figure 20. First drawings of dolmens

Figure 21. Old drawings of dolmens

Figure 22. Photo of the round dolmen

Figure 23. Sectional drawing of a dolmen

Table 1. Comparison of dolmen construction features around the world

Figure 24. Bosses of a symbolic megalithic structure in the Sagrada Familia

Figure 25. Trapezoid-shaped dolmens

Figure 26. Polygonal masonry in dolmen construction

Figure 27. Megaliths in the painting Death of Atlantis

Figure 28. An example of Sumerian architecture

Figure 29. Elongated skull found in Kabardino-Balkaria

Figure 30. Elongated skull found in Tajikistan

Figure 31. A person suffering from tree-man syndrome

Figure 32. Sarcophagus-like dolmens

Figure 33. The stone lid of Pakal’s sarcophagus

Figure 34. Plain of Jars, Laos

Figure 35. Dolmens with an image of a symmetrically rectangular shape

Figure 36. Buddhist toran in India and a Japanese Shinto torii

Figure 37. Kami shrine, used in the Shinto religion

Figure 38. Dolmen Klady 3 in Adygea

Figure 39. Dolmen-like ironwork

Figure 40. Oeil-de-boeuf element and dragon holes

Figure 41. Ancient Hittite table

Figure 42. Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram and a linga

Figure 43. Dolmen in Mexico

Figure 44. Altar 4 from La Venta, Mexico

Figure 45. Еffigy in Mayan structures, Mexico

Figure 46. The Devil’s Doorway in Peru

Figure 47. Door to the Otherworld located in Yazilikaya

Figure 48. Concentric circles and sun symbol on dolmens

Figure 49. Sun symbols on dolmen plugss

Figure 50. Pyramid-shaped dolmen

Figure 51. Zigzag patterns on the walls of a dolmen

Figure 52. Distribution of dolmens in the Western Caucasus

Figure 53. The most important archaeological sites of the North Caucasus

Figure 54. Stone marks at one of the megalith quarries in Axum, Ethiopia

Figure 55. Stratum of sedimentary rock and rocky outcrop of sandstone

Figure 56. Dolmen showing chiseled hole marks

Figure 57. Stone block with wooden wedges inserted

Figure 58. Rounded edges of blocks of dolmens

Figure 59. Dolmen Strong Woman

Figure 60. One of the dolmens from the city of dolmens

Figure 61. Pattern on a dolmen with a closeup of the fragment

Figure 62. Dolmen with an intricate bas-relief

Figure 63. Dolmen at Psynako 1 megalithic complex

Figure 64. Dolmen near Prigorodnyy village and a closeup of a false plug

Figure 65. Dolmen blocks that were soft at the time of connection

Figure 66. Dolmen with a false plug in the Pitsunda area

Figure 67. Author investigating cart ruts in Malta

Figure 68. A wall inside of a semimonolithic dolmen

Figure 69. A dolmen on a farm on the Doguab River

Figure 70. Dolmen from Vozrozhdenie village

Figure 71. Inner surface of the dolmens treated with percussion flaking

Figure 72. Ball found in a dolmen near the village of Shepsi

Figure 73. Unfinished tiled dolmen in the Wolf Gate tract

Figure 74. Unfinished entrance to a dolmen

Figure 75. Bracelet made of polished stone and Greek Antikythera device

Figure 76. Moving a statue in Twelfth Dynasty Egypt

Figure 77. Moving a block of stone as part of a ritual on Nias Island in Indonesia

Figure 78. Opened vajra and a closed vajra

Figure 79. Sumerian god Adad, Aztec god Tlaloc, and modern Ukrainian coat of arms

Figure 80. Yakov Blyumkin

Figure 81. Royal crown and a dome of the St. Peter’s Basilica

Figure 82. Star of David and the French fleur-de-lis

Figure 83. Steps for dolmen-building technology using ramps

Figure 84. Baba Yaga flying in a mortar

Figure 85. Edward Leedskalnin

Figure 86. John Keely in front of his machine

Figure 87. Dolmens near the village Kamenny Karier and from the Wolf Gate

Figure 88. Author in front of the false door in Axum, Ethiopia

Figure 89. Author in Bolivia in one of the false doors of El Fuerte de Samaipata

Figure 90. Cup-shaped depressions on dolmens

Figure 91. Unfinished dolmen in the dolmen workshop

Figure 92. Map of the Shapsugsky Triangle

Figure 93. The sacred Silver Spring in the Chamomile Meadow

Figure 94. The Devil’s Thumb in the Shapsugsky Triangle

Figure 95. Grand Shapsug Dolmen

Figure 96. Tree of love

Figure 97. Stone plates with unusual patterns

Figure 98. Dolmen with bas-relief and round projections

Figure 99. Dolmen in the Bol’shoye Pseushkho area

Figure 100. Ornaments on the slabs of dolmens

Figure 101. Phosphenes observed inside the human visual cortex and eyes

Figure 102. Two-headed Mount Nexis with the moon dolmen

Figure 103. Dolmen with petroglyphs and drawings of the petroglyphs

Figure 104. Dolmen Hamyshki-1, resembling a tamga, or seal

Figure 105. Examples of Adyghe tamgas

Figure 106. The runic alphabet known as the Futhark

Figure 107. Runes on a dolmen and a drawing of the runes

Figure 108. Mysterious megaliths found among dolmens

Figure 109. Geological formation in the shape of mushroom

Figure 110. Megalith with two seats

Figure 111. View of a Scythian Alexandropol kurgan before excavation

Figure 112. Findings from kurgan (barrow) number 11

Figure 113. Plate from Kurgan Serebrajnuyj

Figure 114. Stone with double spirals and the ancient symbol of yin and yang

Figure 115. Mysterious column of unknown origin and a large round stone plate

Figure 116. The Maykop slab with unusual symbols

Figure 117. Mahoshkushha petroglyphs

Figure 118. Idols in the form of a human head with a face

Figure 119. The Loo’s plate

Figure 120. Major Arcana tarot cards

Figure 121. Human-like image of the Bogatyr (warrior) mountain

Figure 122. Geometrical images on some of the dolmens

Figure 123. Image from the book Malleus Maleficarum

Figure 124. Sculptures on an oeil-de-boeuf architectural element

Figure 125. Orbs visible on a dolmen

Figure 126. One of the so-called ornaments inside a dolmen at Mount Nexis

Figure 127. Examples of pottery with grooved ornaments

Figure 128. Relief in the form of a stylized human figure

Figure 129. Replica of a dolmen made by the author

Figure 130. Example of artificially made dents

Figure 131. Alley of dolmens on the Bogatyr road

Figure 132. The largest monolith dolmen on the Bogatyr road

Figure 133. Destroyed dolmen

Figure 134. The destroyed dolmen-monolith in the village of Beregovoe

Figure 135. Old photo of a dolmen near the village of Kalezh

Figure 136. Dolmen in the village of Kalezh with a broken roof

Figure 137. Dolmen from the village of Shkhafit

Figure 138. Picture showing the dolmen submerged in concrete

Figure 139. Shukhov Tower

Table 2. International foods available in Krasnodar

Figure 140. Nutria

Introduction: Where It All Began

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.

— Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad

An old proverb says, Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll tell you who you are. Although I make friends easily, family members and interesting books have always been my best friends. I’ll start this book with a short story about me and my best friends.

Even as five-year-old child, I remember dreaming about adventures, such as visiting unknown places, eating exotic foods, meeting people who looked different from the people around me, experiencing foreign cultures, and studying exotic animals. In short, experiencing something completely different from what I’d always seen around myself and in the streets.

I don’t know where this passion came from. Perhaps from a bedtime song my mother used to sing to me about geologists, or maybe from a large book by Czech travelers driving across Africa¹ that I found at my grandparents’ house. Or perhaps it came from the beautiful sheets of animal stamps from Burundi and Guinea that I had in my personal stamp collection, exotic coins, or maybe it was just my vivid imagination and inherited curiosity. I think it was all of this together, and probably something more.

When I was in kindergarten, my maternal babushka (granny) used to read folk stories about Chukchis, Koryaks, and Eskimos to me.² This was a fascinating book about the adventures of the northern people who lived in the Bering Strait. My mind would race to far away and unknown places, and in my imagination I was the hero of these fairy tales.

When I was a child, we lived in the former Soviet Union and traveling to other countries was almost impossible for common folks like my family and me. However, my mother was fortunate enough to be able to travel to several foreign countries, which, at that time, could have been more problematic than just raising a few eyebrows. Even now, in her 80s, she enjoys traveling, and today our daughter continues the tradition, living in other countries for up to six months. When I was her age, I couldn’t dream of such things!

I have always been fascinated with the diversity and mysteries of life. In elementary school, I spent winter days in the local museum of natural history as well the city zoo. On hot summer days I would hunt for unknown and rare insects and unusual plants, and crawl on my knees and elbows in the summer puddles, turning over the bodies of dead animals seeking hidden insects and life-forms. I would make scientific journals in which I’d describe how they looked as well as their habitat and behaviors. I also created many collections of insects, bird feathers, minerals, plants, cactuses, and any other natural thing I could find. After completing these collections, I’d donate them to my middle school’s biology class.

My favorite books at that time were an excellent seven-volume series of Russian-language books called Life of the Animals,³ which was an atlas of the various insects and plants. At that time, I dreamed of becoming a biologist when I grew up. But my interests also spread to things not related to collecting insects, such as the traditions and foods of other cultures from the Krasnodar region of southern Russia.

One favorite radio show, which I never missed, was a series featuring a cute monkey, an intelligent cachalot (sperm whale) and a funny gepard (cheetah). This radio series, broadcast every other Sunday on the All-Union Radio between 1964 and 1973, used humor and stories to teach children about nature. The Russian abbreviation КОАПП (Комитет Охраны Авторских Прав Природы) means Committee for the Protection of Copyright of Nature.

I would also devour any book I could about travelers and adventures. Being in the Soviet Union, you couldn’t find books that would ignite your imagination unless you knew someone at a bookstore. I was lucky to have the complete series of the Library of Adventure⁴ at home—twenty volumes of adventure and sci-fi classics that my mother somehow got for me.

My parents supported me in all these interests. My father had always been enthusiastic about learning German and taught me German as well. Together we would go to the foreign-language bookstore, where I’d browse through the beautiful volumes of Urania Tierreich,⁵ German-language books with beautiful photographs that would further enflame my imagination. He presented me with many interesting books and always with an inspiring personalized dedication on the first flyleaf.

Sometimes my passion for traveling would get me into trouble. Once I was on a business trip to the Primorsky Krai, a seaside region in the Far East part of Russia (at that time the Soviet Union, USSR), and I wanted to visit Nakhodka, the southernmost city in the USSR. My flight back home was in about four hours and so I bought a round-trip ticket to Nakhodka at the local bus station, figuring that a two-hour trip would be enough. In Nakhodka, I was surprised not to see even one person in civilian clothes. Everyone was dressed in military uniforms and staring at me curiously. It didn’t bother me at the time, and after a while I boarded a returning bus to the airport.

After about 30 minutes of driving, we were suddenly stopped and the military border guards entered the bus. They were looking for me! One of them asked, Where is your permit to visit the restricted military place? I was stunned to learn that I needed a special permit to visit Nakhodka and that apparently it was a restricted military zone with a strict visiting policy. At the bus station, I simply bought tickets without being asked about any permit. However, now I was prohibited from returning to the airport because I didn’t have such a permit. My luggage was removed and searched, the bus moved on, and I was transferred to the military station for further investigation. I almost missed my flight home!

My first trip to a foreign country occurred after I was married and perestroika was just beginning in the 1980s. Anyone who wanted to travel to a foreign country still had to get approval from the local Communist Party group. The role of this group was to ask trick questions in order to assess your political maturity and readiness to travel outside the USSR, but basically, they wanted to make sure that you would return.

At the time, I was working on my PhD at Krasnodar University, so a large group of the university