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    Default Knights Templar Tunnels found in Acre

    Some archaeologists have used LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology to find old tunnels built by the Knights Templar in Acre. The tunnels are reportedly about 800 years old and date from the time the Templar’s controlled this port city.

    Quote Archaeologists Uncover 800-Year-Old ‘Treasure Tunnels’ Of The Knights Templar Under Israeli City
    By Natasha IshakPublished October 28, 2019

    "During the Crusades, the Knights Templar battle for God, gold, and glory. Somewhere in the modern city of Acre lies their command center, and possibly their treasure."


    Wikimedia CommonsResearchers found a new network of secret tunnels buried underneath the Israeli city of Acre.

    The story of the Knights Templar — Catholic warrior monks known as the “crusading soldiers of God” — is the stuff of legends and continues to be studied today. Most recently, researchers uncovered a new network of hidden tunnels buried beneath a city in Israel, believed to have been built by the Knights Templar as a passageway to their treasure tower.

    Years of excavations have unearthed historical relics left by the Knights Templar order, which was disbanded by Pope Clement V in 1312 following conflicts between France’s King Philip IV and the crusading monks.

    As part of a new documentary series by National Geographic called Lost Cities, archaeologist and show host Albert Lin and his team utilize light detection and ranging technology known as LiDAR.

    This innovative tool allows researchers to detect hidden artifacts underneath the Earth’s surface through aerial scanning to produce accurate 3D maps.

    According to IFL Science, Lin’s team scanned an area in the port of Acre, where the Knights Templar’s fortress headquarters stood some 800 years ago. The LiDAR survey found a sprawling network of tunnels, and what appears to be a guardhouse, buried underneath today’s modern city of Acre.


    Archaeologist Albert Lin traveled to Acre in Israel to uncover new artifacts of the Knights Templar.

    Researchers believe these tunnels may have connected the Knights Templar’s fortress with the city’s port, allowing the Templars to carry treasure safely to their treasure tower.

    “These warrior monks are the stuff of legend, and so is their gold,” Lin said in the documentary. “During the Crusades, the Knights Templar battle for God, gold, and glory. Somewhere in the modern city of Acre lies their command center, and possibly their treasure.”

    The city of Acre was once controlled by the Knights Templar for about 100 years after they lost their headquarters in Jerusalem to the Muslim ruler Saladin in 1187. Following the recent discovery, researchers suspect that the Templars’ gold could still be buried somewhere in these underground tunnels.

    The Knights Templar monks were trained as skilled fighters with the objective of protecting and advancing Christianity through the means of warfare. The order also successfully raised a tremendous amount of funds to fuel the Crusades.

    Uncovering the lost treasure belonging to a religious order of soldier monks from the time of the Third Crusade is an appealing prospect, no doubt. But researchers have not found any evidence to confirm the existence of gold belonging to the Knights Templar in the city of Acre. Thus, plans to excavate the newly discovered tunnels have yet to be made.


    Wikimedia CommonsAcre was controlled by the Knights Templar for about 100 years during the 12th century.

    Following the fall of Jerusalem into the hands of Saladin, the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt, Pope Gregory VIII called upon Europe’s three Christian monarchs — the rulers of France, Germany, and England — to conduct another crusade to take back the Holy Land.

    The first major battle of the campaign was at Acre, located on Jerusalem’s coast. Although the Third Crusade was unsuccessful, it did result in a treaty deal granting safe passage for Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land.

    LiDAR technology has been proven to significantly improve methods of scouting hidden artifacts without the need for archaeologists to conduct excavations.

    A separate team of researchers in Cambodia recently uncovered a lost city of the Khmer Empire using LiDAR technology. The ancient site was located deep in the mountainous Cambodian jungles where landmines still covered the fields, making it impossible for archaeologists to have conducted examinations of the site physically.

    With LiDAR-driven discoveries popping up around the world, we’re sure to uncover more hidden treasures buried underneath the Earth’s surface — even though those treasures might not all be made of gold.
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    Default Re: Knights Templar Tunnels found in Acre

    Interesting vid, so many thing's still to be found ha?

    Now just for fun:
    From the vid.
    Quote This is where the Templar's actually hung out in here?
    No, No, this is not the Templar, that's go.
    They then walk off through some door's,
    which to my fun mind reminds me of
    'Dr Who's Tardis'
    Cue Tardis activation sounds


    Even the words go with that mind set of 'Dr Who's Tardis'
    'No, No, this is not the Templar, that's go.'
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    Default Re: Knights Templar Tunnels found in Acre

    It is interesting that this was also in the news today:

    Archaeologists discover secret Aztec tunnel adorned with carvings and paintings under bustling street in Mexico that was built by Emperor Montezuma 600 years ago

    https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world...Qpa?li=AAgfIYZ

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    Default Re: Knights Templar Tunnels found in Acre

    I'd like to see that technology over our oceans.

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    Default Re: Knights Templar Tunnels found in Acre

    Although these crusades were based in protection for pilgrims, I would not agree the Templars were Catholics, which is why there is no such thing any more.

    Since early arrival in Palestine, they became Johannites which are not "St. John Christians" because it is not Christian at all, since it basically discards Jesus. It would have revealed gnostic practice that never was Jewish or Christian but may have to live as a "crypto" of either. This would have melted the church if they couldn't control it by force.

    At Acre, they will probably look for gold or anything besides this.

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    Default Re: Knights Templar Tunnels found in Acre

    Quote Although these crusades were based in protection for pilgrims, I would not agree the Templars were Catholics
    I think if you look deep enough you will find, the Templar's actually had some Pagan rituals and behaviours, some quite distasteful.
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