Others have pondered the possibility that the ancient carvings were a warning to future civilizations of an approaching (or possibly recently survived) worldwide disaster, through which the ancients had briefly retained technology from an earlier existence. Some have speculated an even more complicated hypothesis that the symbols are actually drawn upside-down and coded purposely for additional secrecy. Potholes, also filled with the carvings, found near the Inga are thought to have a connection to early civilizations' belief that the first mythical people arose from such shapes in the ground. Others have drawn connections to the laws of exogamy at the time. The series of symbols in this respect could therefore signal an ancient formula carved onto the Inga, possibly used for accessing a "door to the supernatural world," Salgado de Carvalho suggests. The concentric circles carved may be related to phallic imprints, while the spiral shapes might signify "transcosmological shifts or travel", likely due to shamanic trances/altered states of consciousness or otherwise ingested hallucinogens, while the "U" shapes could mean a uterus/vagina, rebirth or an entrance/door, according to Salgado de Carvalho. ( CC BY 2.0 )Ī closer evaluation of each symbol was the task of some ancient historians, such as author and researcher Roberto Salgado de Carvalho. Further groups found a remarkable similarity of the carvings of Inga to the aboriginal artwork found on Easter Island Another researcher, Austrian-born Ludwig Schwennhagen, studied Brazilian history in the early twentieth century and found strong connections in appearance from the Inga symbols to not only the Phoenicians but also the demotic writings (linked more closely to business or literary document-style writings) of the ancient Egyptians. Other researchers felt the symbols were related to ancient runes, and still more asserted their similarity in complexity and linear arrangement to a possible short piece of religious scripture. Ignatius Rolim, Professor of Greek and Latin Theology, argued the symbols were similar to ancient Phoenician carvings, and was among the first to argue this theory. Others are thought to be animals, fruits, weapons, human shapes, ancient (or imagined) aircraft or birds, or a crude “table of contents” of stories divided into sections with each symbol connected to the number of a chapter.
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