In a valley in the northwest of Thanh Hòa County, in the northern part of Xinjiang Province, archaeologists from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum have discovered a large scattering of meteorite fragments over a vast area. This meteorite cluster has led many to speculate about its potential connection to extraterrestrial beings.
Experts estimate that based on the volume and density of the meteorite components, there are over 100 tons of meteorites in the area. The largest meteorite fragment in the world is the Hoba meteorite, weighing 65 tons, found in Namibia, Africa, in 1921. Historically, Thanh Hòa experienced a significant meteor shower, and experts believe that regardless of its scale, area, or the number of meteorites dispersed, this could be considered the largest meteor shower in the world.
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Iron Meteorite |
Meteorites are classified into three types: stony meteorites, iron meteorites, and stony-iron meteorites. Among these, iron meteorites and stony-iron meteorites are relatively rare, yet they have been found in Thanh Hòa. Even more intriguingly, several archaeological artifacts made from meteorites have been discovered here, including spherical stone figures carved from meteorites, and rock paintings depicting bulls, goats, horses, and camels engraved on meteorites. Notably, the depiction known as the “Cyclops” resembles similar representations of one-eyed figures that have astounded audiences worldwide.
This artwork features the head of the “Cyclops” in a circular form, with a single eye drawn in the center, arms crossed over the chest, and beneath the chest area, two arcs outline a pair of legs.
Similar rock carvings of one-eyed figures have been found at locations such as the Gobi Mountains in Inner Mongolia, the Helan Mountains in Ningxia, and the northern part of the Sahara Desert on Egypt’s “Giedchi Pillar.” The style of the Cyclops figure discovered in Thanh Hòa appears to have originated from a common source, sharing a similar cultural language.
In the 7th century BC, an early European explorer in China, Alisdias, an ancient Greek, traveled to the A Qiu Tai Mountains in China and documented his observations in a book titled “The Cyclops.” The book states: “The Cyclops” carved on the iron meteorite may reflect “the existence of a messenger of a superior civilization at that time.” “The rock painting represents the most revered image of the celestial deity in the Tuvan language group of the Anxi ethnic group.” Archaeologists are continuing their research to clarify this phenomenon.
