Scientists believe they had trade routes that linked them to Central Asia, Persia, and the Mesopotamian civilizations that existed in the areas now known as Iraq and Syria. In fact, they now think there are over 1,000 sites throughout that area of Pakistan and parts of northern India and eastern Afghanistan that formed a greater, linked civilization. However, in subsequent decades, scientists continued to study the area only to discover other large cities similar to Mohenjo-daro. (Photo of a toy excavated in Mohenjo-daro, below left.) So we can see how it would look to be such a special and unique archaeological treasure. At the time of Sanderson’s death in 1973, work had stopped on Mohenjo-daro and it was pretty much alone as an archaeological site. Scientists think they excavated about a third of what’s there.
Translated, it means “Mound of the Dead.” The site was excavated until 1965 when work had to cease because the water table of the Indus River was rising and the subsequent salt residue threatened the ruins. The city was re-discovered in 1911 and named Mohenjo-daro from the local Sindhi language. Others believe they were destroyed by Indo-European migrants from Iran known as the Aryans. The scientists think the surrounding rivers may have shifted, resulting in the need to evacuate the area. Scientists say the city prospered until around 1900-1500 BC when it was abandoned. The remains we see today show us that it was a very advanced city for its time and the level of engineering and urban planning used in its construction is amazing. In approximately 2600 -2500 BC, the people of the Indus Valley began to build one of the earliest known civilizations of the Bronze Age in northwest Pakistan – known today as Mohenjo-daro. Is there any truth behind Sanderson’s original theory? Or indeed the embellished theories that flourished after his death? That’s what we’re going to try and figure out in this series.
It wasn’t until after his death that other writers and self-proclaimed paranormal investigators took his comments on various places and used them as a basis for their more outlandish theories.
What I find most interesting about the man is that he tried to find an explanation for the strange occurrences in these “vile vortices” based on science. He seems to have been well regarded by the scientific community despite having a side interest in cryptozoology and strange phenomena. He traveled the globe until finally settling down in New Jersey. During his career he was a well respected biologist, specializing in zoology. Sanderson was born in 1911 and died in 1973. Since his article hit the collective consciousness, others have speculated (according to Wiki) that these vortices may be due to “subtle matter energy,” “ley lines,” or “electro-magnetic aberration.” Sanderson came to call them “Vile Vortices” and he speculated they may be the result of electromagnetic disturbances in the atmosphere brought on by fluctuations in air temperature. In 1972 Scottish biologist Ivan Sanderson (photo left) wrote an article for Saga magazine called “The Twelve Devil’s Graveyards Around the World.” According to Rob Schwarz in an article for the Stranger Dimensions website, “These locations are equidistant from each other, equally divided between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer, and represent areas where strange disappearances, phenomena, or electromagnetic “aberrations” are said to occur.” (The clever map below showing the location of these vortices was created by Rob Schwarz for his website article.) There are 12 situated at more or less equal distances around the globe forming an imperfect icosahedron shape.Īre mysterious forces responsible for the weird happenings, or is it something more down to Earth like electromagnetic disturbances from the planet itself? What I didn’t realize is the number of strange places, dubbed “Vile Vortices” by Scottish Biologist Ivan Sanderson. Probably the most famous is the Bermuda Triangle. There are places around the world where some very strange and puzzling things occur.
#WHO DOCUMENTED THE 12 VILE VORTICES SERIES#
CryptoVille explores these mysteries in a new 12 part series beginning with Mohenjo-daro, the site of the ancient Rama Empire!Ĭreatures aren’t the only strange things on this planet as I’m sure many of you know. Cryptozoology lovers may be interested in some areas of the world known for strange and mysterious events, known collectively as the “Vile Vortices.” Disappearances, strange sightings, weird feelings and more occur in these monstrous places.
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