Most MYSTERIOUS Towns That Disappeared!

From hundreds of people going missing to abandoned places here are 7 real towns that mysteriously
disappeared.
#7 Roanoke Roanoke is literally known as “The Lost
Colony” and disappeared off the face of the earth in the 1500s.
On April 27, 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh set out to explore the eastern coast of North
America.
He and his crew arrived on Roanoke Island three months later.
They made friends with the natives, in theory, and were given info on the area.
Another explorer then went on an expedition.
There were five ships on the trip that were separated.
Thankfully, they had a plan as to where to meet.
After a few setbacks, lack of food, trips around the New World, and various incidents,
the leader of the expedition, Grenville, decided to leave a group of men to establish a colony
on Roanoke Island, saying he would return in April 1586 with supplies and more men.
April came and Grenville didn’t return.
Famous explorer Sir Francis Drake was on a separate voyage, but knew of the group at
Roanoke.
He stopped by and offered to take the colonists back to England.
Several accepted.
The relief fleet arrived shortly after Drake's departure with the colonists.
But…by then, the colony was mostly abandoned.
Grenville left 15 men behind to maintain presence.
Sir Walter Raleigh was eventually ordered to pick the men up, but when he arrived his
crew found nothing except a skeleton that may have been the remains of one of the English
garrison.
While no one knows what happened to them the story gets even weirder.
When John White, appointed by Sir Walter Raleigh as governor of Roanoke Colony, returned to
England for more supplies in late 1587, he left behind his wife, his daughter and his
infant granddaughter.
Virginia Dare.
Fun fact: she was the first child born in the New World to English parents.
The relief group was delayed for three years due to ship raids and wars.
When John White returned for his family after 3 years, there was no one there.
No real sign of a struggle or a battle.
The only clue the word "CROATOAN" carved into a fence post.
Croatoan was the name of a Native American tribe and an island near Roanoke.
It is possible that the remaining colonists may have been absorbed into friendly Native
American tribes or attempted to return to England on their own but were lost at sea.
It is one of the most mysterious cases in history.
#6 Hoer Verde, Brazil This mass disappearance at Hoer Verde, occurred
with no evidence to suggest that any tragedy had occurred.
In 1923, some people went to visit the village.
They soon realized that it was a ghost town.
What made this village strange was that although it seemed…dead…it also seemed fresh.
Everything was still clean and taken care of but the population of 600 had disappeared.
They expected to see busy streets and lamps lit indoors.
As they traveled through the town…there was no one in sight.
Due to this strange discovery, the police were called and arrived shortly after.
As they went through town they passed by the schoolhouse.
The only strange thing they found was a gun which was filed as evidence.
It was later discovered that the gun had been fired the day before.
The blackboard also had the words, "There is no salvation" scrawled across it.
A large manhunt for the 600 people soon took place, but to no avail.
It is believed that the town was either evacuated due to a sharp change in weather, or to escape
guerillas.
Another theory suggests they did not escape, but were all murdered.
But if this was the case, there would have been bodies…or at least blood.
Another odd fact was that the phrase on the board wasn’t in English or Portuguese, the
primary languages of Brazil.
It was maybe written in Latin, but it may have been just a simple Catholic school lesson
interrupted by an emergency that forced the residents out of the village.
There are very few original sources about this occurrence, and most of the references
come from an article translated from Russia so details are confusing.
To this day, no one knows for sure the reason for the disappearance or even if this story
was even true.
#5 Reschensee, Italy You’ve heard of men building lakes that
drown out villages, but the case of Reschensee, Italy, may be the most intriguing as it dates
back to the Roman Empire.
Lake Reshchen is one of the largest man-made lakes in the country at 120 million cubic
meters.
Those who do not know of its origins may think the steeple of a 14th-century church protruding
out of the water both odd and sacrilegious.
In fact, when the water freezes in winter, the steeple can be reached on foot!
Legend says that the bells can be heard at times, but of course, they were removed in
1950 so you might hear the ghost of a ringing bell, if that’s possible.
Maybe an old spirit still resides in the church, ringing in the hour.
In total, 163 homes and over 1200 acres were submerged back in the 1940s simply so the
surrounding area could receive hydro-electricity.
Okay, so this one is not as mysterious as some of the others but if you didn’t know
that it was flooded and submerged on purpose, you would think it was suuuuper mysterious!
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#4 Dead Cities of Syria The Forgotten Cities, or the Dead Cities,
are a group of 700 abandoned settlements in northwest Syria.
Most of them date back to the 1st to 7th centuries, but strangely enough, it is believed the disappearance
of it citizens took place no later than the 8th century.
The remains contain very well-preserved architectural remains of dwellings, pagan temples, churches,
cisterns, and even bathhouses.
It is argued that these cities were of prosperous peasants, but others suggest that the architecture
is too impressive.
Still, many side that the peasants struck “gold” when they started trading olive
oil with outsiders.
Another side suggests that the route was simply what caused the city to flourish as it was
ideal for trading during the Byzantine Empire.
This would explain why change of powers and alternate trade routes would cause the residents
to flee as the trade route was no longer valid.
Many believe that if this is the case, the cities are a perfect example of how people
transition during changing times and eras.
The Dead Cities were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011, under the name
of "Ancient Villages of Northern Syria".
Tourists are welcome to visit at any time of year.
#3 Easter Island You probably know of Easter Island because
of the large, ancient statues, but do you know what happened to the people who lived
there?
No one knows exactly when the island was settled, but reports have set a range of 300 to 1200
AD.
Quite a big range for sure!
It is likely the Polynesians first settled here from the Gambier Islands or the Marquesas
Islands, both thousands of miles away.
Which is amazing considering the technology and travel abilities of the time.
When James Cook visited the island, one of his crew members, a Polynesian from Bora Bora,
was able to communicate with the natives.
Thus, it is believed that the residents were Polynesian.
According to missionaries of the 1860s, the settlers had an ariki, or high chief, with
power over nine other clans as well as their chiefs.
As in Ancient Egypt, it is believed the statues were created to honor ancestors, chiefs, or
other important personages.
But there are no 100% reliable accounts.
Everyone just seemed to have disappeared.
Of course there are many theories.
It is believed that cannibalism, rats infestations corrupting the plants, and an upheaval in
their social system brought about by a change in their island's ecology had resulted in
a drop in population.
Loss of trees also meant that they were not able to build houses or boats, and also eroded
the topsoil, making it infertile.
A Dutch ship visited the island, and something happened that caused a misunderstanding that
led to the murder of more than a dozen tribal members.
By the 1800s, the islanders had become hostile, not letting anyone near due to the chaos and
death the outsiders had brought.
Slave raiders eventually came and took more of the inhabitants and left them with smallpox
and other diseases.
By 1870, 97% of the population was gone.
It is believed that if Easter Island had been left alone, the population would have grown
rather than diminished, so the people on the island most likely disappeared because of
death caused by outsiders and unwanted visitors.
Today, various outsiders have taken over and what was once a peaceful island of indigenous
people sees little trace of the island it once was.
#2 Indus Valley The Indus Valley Civilization, or Harappa,
is known as one of the oldest standing in the world.
Its origins date back to before 3000 BC.
The Indus Valley Civilization is located in South Asia, extending from what today is northeast
Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.
It joins Egypt and Mesopotamia as one of the three early civilizations of the Old World.
It once flourished in the basins of the Indus River.
Aridification of this region during the 3rd millennium BCE may have reduced the water
supply enough to cause the people to eventually scatter to nearby flourishing civilizations.
It is believed that the population of Harappa once reached over five million.
It is also known that they were the founders of many once new techniques in carnelian products,
seal carving and the purification of copper, bronze, lead, and tin.
The cities were recognized for their planning, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems,
water supply systems, and clusters of large non-residential buildings.
Despite its ancient origins, the city wasn’t spoken of until the 1800s when the ruins of
Harappa were described in 1842 in a narrative by Charles Masson.
It spoke of an ancient city extending about 25 miles.
This was ignored for nearly 100 years.
It wasn’t until the 1910s that attention was paid to the area.
By 1931, much of Mohenjo-Daro had been excavated, but they were never able to finish.
In the 2010s, floods had ruined much of the discoveries.
Although much has been gathered from the cities, to this date, no one knows what happened to
its residents nor how long it sat uninhabited, waiting to be rediscovered in the 1800s.
#1 Catalhöyük If Indus is old, Catalhöyük is even older.
The settlement took its prominence from 7500 BC to 5700 BC in southern Anatolia (later
known as Asia Minor).
Çatalhöyük is overlooking the present-day city of Konya in Turkey.
The site was first excavated in 1958, but the leader was soon banned from the country
due an incident known as the Dorak Affair.
Despite having no leader, excavation revealed 18 layers of buildings from various eras in
history.
The earliest from 7500 BC.
From then, the layers showed the progression of technology over the next couple of thousand
years.
The site wasn’t investigated again until 1993, when Cambridge was let in.
It is said that these investigations are among the most ambitious excavation projects currently
in progress.
Çatalhöyük was made entirely of domestic buildings.
There were a few extravagant buildings, but no one knows what they were for.
Maybe for religious purposes, or for the rich people of the town.
About 10,000 people or more lived there.
The settlement was very much a community, as they traded, married, and communicated
with their neighbors alone.
There were no streets or footpaths, as the residents lived more like bees, in one large
dwelling, using rooftops to travel.
The dead were buried under the floors rather than far away graves.
It is believed that the residents had little distinction as far as class or gender was
concerned, and that they lived as equals.
Since the city was left untouched and undocumented for likely ten thousand years, it would be
nearly impossible to know exactly where the residents went.
What happened to them?
Did they go extinct because of their close knit group?
Or perhaps they simply migrated elsewhere, blending in with the indigenous people there.
The possibilities are endless!!

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