100 THINGS...

100 THINGS // PRESENTATION

1. Lost City is a term that is generally considered to refer to a well-populated area which fell into terminal decline, became extensively or completely uninhabited, and whose location has been forgotten. 
2. Cities may become lost for a variety of reasons including natural disasters, economic or social upheaval, or war
3. There are well over 150 Lost Cities / Ruins we know about. 
4. My survey shows 18% of people have visited a lost city. These cities were: Angkor, Machu Picchu, Pompeii and Ephesus.
5.  There were many rituals and traditions amongst these lost cities:  The ceremony took place on the appointment of a new ruler. Before taking office, he spent some time secluded in a cave, without women, forbidden to eat salt, or to go out during daylight. The first journey he had to make was to go to the great lagoon of Guatavita, to make offerings and sacrifices to the demon which they worshiped as their god and lord. During the ceremony which took place at the lagoon, they made a raft of rushes, embellishing and decorating it with the most attractive things they had. They put on it four lighted braziers in which they burned much moque, which is the incense of these natives, and also resin and many other perfumes. The lagoon was large and deep, so that a ship with high sides could sail on it, all loaded with an infinity of men and women dressed in fine plumes, golden plaques and crowns.... As soon as those on the raft began to burn incense, they also lit braziers on the shore, so that the smoke hid the light of day. At this time they stripped the heir to his skin, and anointed him with a sticky earth on which they placed gold dust so that he was completely covered with this metal. They placed him on the raft ... and at his feet they placed a great heap of gold and emeralds for him to offer to his god. In the raft with him went four principal subject chiefs, decked in plumes, crowns, bracelets, pendants and ear rings all of gold. They, too, were naked, and each one carried his offering .... when the raft reached the centre of the lagoon, they raised a banner as a signal for silence. The gilded Indian then ... [threw] out all the pile of gold into the middle of the lake, and the chiefs who had accompanied him did the same on their own accounts. ... After this they lowered the flag, which had remained up during the whole time of offering, and, as the raft moved towards the shore, the shouting began again, with pipes, flutes, and large teams of singers and dancers. With this ceremony the new ruler was received, and was recognized as lord and king.
6. Atlantis facts:  Atlantis was allegedly an island greater in size than Libya and Asia combined. Atlantis was eventually destroyed by an earthquake. Many floods had taken place during the 9,000 years prior to the recording of the story. Many floods had taken place during the 9,000 years prior to the recording of the story. Atlantis was an Island with a small mountain at its centre with fertile plains surrounding it. There were a great number of elephants on the Island. The land was divided into ten kingdoms each with its own city. According to Graham Hancock, author of Underworld; (since the last ice age) “More than 15 million square miles of habitable land were submerged underwater, resulting in a radical change to the Earth’s shape and the conditions in which people could live.” 
7.  America has the most lost cities in the world, such as : Machu Picchu
8. Mesoamerican Ball game is a sport dating back to 1000BC which the Mayans in Chichen Itza used to play. The game had important ritual aspects, and major formal ballgames were held as ritual events, often featuring human sacrifice. The sport was also played casually for recreation by children and perhaps even women.
9. Some of the Legendary Lost Cities that remain undiscovered:
   • Camelot
   • Eldorado
   • The Seven Cities of Gold
   • Atlantis 
   • Troy
   • Y's
   • Lyonesse
10. Lost Cities fall into 2 Categories:
    • no knowledge of the city existed until the time of its rediscovery
    • location has been lost but knowledge of its existence has been retained in myths, legends, or historical records.