This is john
John was an archaeologist like no other. He loved reading all sorts of history books and exploring historical mysteries himself. He called it “hunting” when he traveled the world to begin further excavations.
No one understood how John always managed to unravel great mysteries, but once again he found himself in the jungle to do just that. He knew exactly where he was and started digging. it didn’t take long for him to find something.
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The arrival
He and his colleagues had set up a base camp in the jungle after John uncovered some evidence of a major find. He alone had determined where the team had to go, they even set up a laboratory in the base camp.
He preferred to work all alone, undisturbed, with nature as the background noise. On this day, too, he had gone on his search well equipped. Determined he had reached a point that he had already marked on his map.
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The beginning of new excavations
It was always a great responsibility to determine a new dig site and then to retrieve the artifacts from the earth undamaged. It wasn’t always easy and John had assembled a team of the best archaeologists
to do just that. Unearthing true treasures and gaining fame had always been his desire. He did it again now. As soon as he started investigating the marked location, he came across something unique.
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A strange object
John was squatting on the ground and started to remove layer by layer. He already had his next great discovery at his fingertips. He dug and brushed away the dust with a brush until what was underneath was revealed.
The object stuck deep in the ground and John was sure to have found something unique. He still had no idea what it was, but he trusted his experience. He grabbed his brush and a towel and set to work with great delicacy.
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He almost lost consciousness
Then he recorded what he had found so far with a camera. He tried to determine how deep the object was in the ground, for this he used a special radar. When he got the results, he almost lost consciousness. The object appeared to be a few feet long.
The radar seemed to recognize that it was more than one object. There were three other similar finds. John almost couldn’t believe what he had discovered. It was the biggest find of his life so far. He pitched his tent – he wouldn’t leave this place until he had dug everything up.
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Uncover the first object
The next morning, John woke up in the jungle and immediately heard the symphony of songbirds that were all around him. With focus and determination, he got back to work. The higher the sun rose, the further he got with his excavation.
John caught his breath as he realized what was beneath the many layers of sand. It was a statue that seemed to match its size, as if growing out of the ground. John couldn’t believe his eyes. The first pieces he recognized were great artwork.
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An incredible find
With his gloves on, John ran his fingers over the smooth surface of the statue. He couldn’t believe that this was man-made. What would his colleagues say about it? He was too deep in the jungle to reach her now.
He documented his find very carefully and was excited to dig up the other objects soon. He took photos, measured the statue very precisely and wrote down all the details. This find alone would cause an uproar in the archeology community. There was still much more to discover.
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Déjà-vu
John rushed to dig up the second object as well, experiencing deja vu. The facial features of the second statue seemed to resemble the first. A second head and a second body emerged. He was not yet able to assign the material exactly.
John was drawn to the statues. They seemed so real, almost as if they had a pulse, or at least some tangible energy. John felt it all over his body. It could just be his excitement, but he had to keep digging.
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A circle formation
Time passed, but that didn’t matter anymore. John was busy excavating until his hands were blistered from the work. He now realized that the statues were arranged in a circle. Three of them looked at a statue that had its back turned to them.
John took a closer look at the statues and an uncomfortable feeling spread now. Somehow the facial expressions on the statues looked familiar. John couldn’t tell what it was, but something was wrong with them.
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Organize the pickup
The sun started to disappear behind the trees and soon it was completely dark. John had tried to contact base camp several times during the day to organize a pick-up. Someone would come by tomorrow
to wrap up his find. Again John tried to reach someone, because he had realized in the meantime how many statues had to be recovered. They would then have the unearthed treasure analyzed in the laboratory.
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The transport
The next day, John waited for the vehicles to arrive from base camp. He’d been thinking all night about what made the statues so realistic. Somehow it seemed to him that they radiated an energy and their facial expressions also told a whole story.
Finally he heard a vehicle approaching. A whole team had come to examine John’s find and secure everything for transport. It was a difficult process that required great precession.
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Drive carefully
With the statues in the truck, it was up to the driver to get them safely to the lab. John climbed on board while his thoughts turned only to the statues. Soon they would know more about the whole thing and he couldn’t wait.
In the laboratory they were already waiting for John and the statues. John urgently wanted to be involved in the investigations and sent his colleagues home for the time being. This was his discovery, after all, and he wanted to be the first to find out more.
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Oddly familiar stuff
First, John looked at the statue with a magnifying glass. He immediately noticed that the statue was made of a material he was familiar with. Although he had directed many excavations, the bones were usually animal or human. This time he had to take a sample.
He ran a cotton swab over the statue and tried to deposit as much material on it as possible. Then he put the cotton swab in a machine to find out what material it was. As this process took shape, he devoted himself to dinner – he hadn’t taken a single break all day.
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He almost choked
As he munched on his sandwich, the machine continued to work and give its analysis. John ate the last bite and walked over to the computer. When he saw the results, he almost choked on the last bite. He couldn’t believe it.
He read the results aloud to even believe them. How was that possible? Although he thought he knew the material, he now realized that he had never dug anything out of such material – that was rare in his profession.
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Take x-rays
In order to really uncover all the secrets, John decided to x-ray the statues. He carefully placed the first statue on the table and pushed it into the room with the x-ray machine. He left the room and took the picture.
John’s mouth fell open when the image finally loaded. He couldn’t contain his emotions any longer and a tear rolled down his cheek. The statues were not normal works of art – in fact, they were human remains that had been petrified.
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Hold onto the past
The realization pierced his chest like a knife. He had understood that these statues were not art, but in fact a civilization that was already extinct today. Now it would be up to him
to understand how the people had been preserved so well. These people must have had knowledge that enabled them to hold on to the past. What other knowledge could he draw from them?
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Transfer of knowledge
John’s discovery had been truly amazing. He had to tell his colleagues about it. Even though it was late in the evening, he woke up all his staff at base camp. They all shared his passion for archeology and they immediately realized
that it had to be a great find. When John revealed his discovery, he was initially met with uncertain looks. Had he interpreted the find correctly? Had he been able to interpret the computer’s analysis correctly?
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A new analysis
In order to convince his employees, they went to work themselves and they again sent all possible analyzes through different machines. It didn’t take long before even his skeptical employees were convinced. It was the truth!
John had told them the truth, that was for sure. They had found a civilization long gone. It was old but in good condition. The team slowly began to speculate what they could learn from the find.
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An exhibition
The journey to explore the statues was far from over. You would definitely find out a lot more. The most important point, however, was to see how the people had been so well preserved. To honor the past
Most of the statues were taken to a museum for public viewing. One statue remained in the lab for further testing. John prepared for his next adventure!
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A new adventure
Again, John would devote himself to different books for months until he found the next mystery he wanted to solve. This didn’t always work out, but you have to give him that he had a certain nose for it. His studies and lifelong dream had paid off.
His team would continue to support him in the future and the base camp would be moved again. Where would you go next? To Egypt? To Scandinavia? John would tell the team soon enough. This story is fictitious for entertainment purposes.