Unexplained and mysterious artifacts of ancient civilizations. mysterious archeology
The world is full of strange and mysterious artifacts. Some are almost certainly hoaxes, while others involve real stories. In our review of 10 real-life artifacts, the origin of which scientists cannot explain even today...
1. Sumerian king list
During excavations in Iraq on the territory of ancient Sumer, a manuscript was found that lists all the kings of this state. The researchers initially thought that this was an ordinary historical document, but then it turned out that many of the kings are mythological characters. Some rulers who should have been included in the list were missing from it. Others were credited with incredibly long reigns or mythical events associated with them, such as the Sumerian version of the Great Flood and the exploits of Gilgamesh.
2. Codex Gigas (or "Devil's Bible")
The most famous is the ancient manuscript "Codex Gigas", better known as the "Devil's Bible". This book, made from 160 skins, can only be lifted by 2 people.
Legend has it that the Codex Gigas was written by a monk who, after being sentenced to death, according to which the monk was to be walled up alive, made a deal with the devil. With the help of the Devil, the monk wrote a book in one night (moreover, a self-portrait was written by the devil). Oddly enough, the handwriting in the book is surprisingly clear and uniform, as if it was actually written within a short period of time. However, scientists believe that such work would take from 5 years (if written without interruption) to 30 years. The manuscript contains seemingly incongruous texts: the complete Latin Vulgate Bible, the Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus, a collection of medical works by Hippocrates and Theophilus, the Chronicle of Bohemia by Cosma of Prague, the Etymological Encyclopedia by Isidore of Seville, exorcism rites, magic formulas, and an illustration of the heavenly cities.
3. Easter Island writing
Almost everyone knows about the famous statues of Easter Island, but there are other artifacts associated with this place, the mystery of which has not yet been solved. 24 wooden carved tablets were found that contain a system of symbols. These characters are called "rongorongo" and are considered to be an ancient proto-writing form. To date, they have not been able to decipher.
4. Göbekli Tepe, Türkiye
Typically, archaeologists argue that religion, the building of temples, and the development of complex rituals are a by-product of human settlement. This belief was shaken by the temple of Göbekli Tepe discovered on the plain of Urfa in southeastern Turkey. Its ruins may be the oldest organized place of worship known to man. The ruins of Göbekli Tepe date back to 9500 BC, meaning the temple was built 5000 years before Stonehenge.
5. Roman dodecahedrons, Roman Empire
In regions that were once in the sphere of influence of the Roman Empire - from Wales to the Mediterranean - small strange objects are found that have been called "dodecahedrons". They are hollow stone or bronze objects, 4-12 centimeters in diameter, with 12 flat pentagonal faces and holes of varying sizes on each side. Small handles protrude from every corner. 27 theories have been put forward as to what it is, but none of them have been proven.
6Fulachtai Fia, Ireland
Around 6,000 mysterious artifacts have been found in rivers and marshes across Ireland, which have come to be known as the Fulachtai Fia. In Britain, where they are also found, they are called "Burned Mounds".
Fulacht fiadh - a horseshoe-shaped mound of soil and stone, in the center of which a trough filled with water was dug. Fulachtai Fia are usually found alone, but sometimes in groups of 2-6. There is always a source of water nearby. Why they were built remains a mystery.
7. Big Zayatsky Labyrinth, Russia
Bolshoy Zayatsky Island, which is part of the Solovetsky archipelago in northern Russia, hides another mystery. Back in 3000 BC. not only villages and places of worship were built here, but also irrigation systems. But the most mysterious objects on the island are spiral labyrinths, the largest of which has a diameter of 24 meters. The structures are built from two rows of boulders overgrown with vegetation. What they were used for is unknown.
8. Witch bottles, Europe and the USA
In 2014, archaeologists excavating the site of an ancient battle in Nottinghamshire made a strange discovery: they found a 15cm "witch's bottle". Similar vessels were used in Europe and America for black witchcraft in the 1600s and 1700s. They were usually made of ceramic or glass. In total, about 200 such objects were found, and they often contained the remains of needles, nails, nails, hair, and even urine. Witch bottles are believed to have been used to protect the wearer from evil spells and the evil influence of witches.
9 Ubaid Lizard Figurines, Iraq
Strange figurines of Ubaid are found in Iraq. They depict lizard-like and snake-like people in various poses. All figurines have abnormally elongated heads and almond-shaped eyes. Many of these figurines are found in human burials and are therefore believed to mark some form of status.
10 Rat King
Several museums around the world contain strange once-living exhibits of a legendary beast from the Middle Ages called the Rat King. The rat king is formed when several rats intertwine or grow together with their tails. As a result, a kind of "nest" of rats appears, the muzzles of which are directed outward, and in the center a knot of tails. The largest of these artifacts contains 32 rats. Today, such mummified objects are found, but not a single living such anomaly has been found.
Mankind has always been interested in eternal questions about how many years our civilization has existed, are we alone in the Universe, and what happened before people appeared on Earth? Has anyone thought about how the age of important finds found in archaeological expeditions is determined?
Conventions in dating
There are several methods for determining the dating of historical artifacts that have come down to us, but none of them is accurate. And the radiocarbon method, which is considered the most reliable, has been found to determine the age only for the last two thousand years.
Therefore, many experts argue that the dating known to us is more than conditional, and the scientists of the world have found themselves in a real impasse due to the inability to accurately establish a clear chronology of human development. It is not excluded that the historical facts known to all will have to be considered anew, rewriting many chapters of civilization, which seem to be unshakable truths.
Ignoring evidence that destroys the theory of human evolution
Modern scientists set the boundaries of human evolution in the last few millennia, and before that, according to authoritative researchers, it lasted an indefinite amount of time.
Surprisingly, science ignores recorded archaeological artifacts that do not fit into the history of the development of life on Earth, helping to take a skeptical look at the established theory of chronology.
Let's talk about the amazing finds found in various parts of our planet, causing shock not only for the layman, but also for well-known researchers who do not want to take them into account as not fitting into the established framework.
Man-made products embedded in rocks
Some of the most famous finds are man-made objects that were walled up in a stone monolith, which is several million years old. For example, strange artifacts were found in limestone and coal quarries at the end of the 19th century.
Then in the American press there was a small note about the found gold chain, literally soldered into the rock. According to the most modest assumptions of scientists, the age of the block exceeded 250 million years. And in a scientific journal, an article about a very strange find went almost unnoticed - two halves of a vessel like a modern vase, decorated with flowers, were discovered after an explosion in a quarry. Geologists, who carefully studied the rock in which the mysterious object was located, found that it was about 600 million years old.
Such unusual artifacts, unfortunately, are hushed up by scientists, because they threaten the theory of the origin of a person who could not live at that time. Discovered objects that violate generally accepted truths about evolution are much easier to ignore than to try to explain them from a scientific point of view.
Chandar plate
Unique artifacts appear quite often, but they are not always known to a wide range of the population. One of the latest sensations that surprised all scientists was a huge stone slab found in Bashkiria, called Chandarskaya, on the surface of which a map of the area was relief-drawn. There is no image of modern roads on it, but instead of them incomprehensible sites are carved, later recognized as airfields.
The age of the monolith weighing one ton was so striking that the find was announced as a gift from aliens who wanted to inhabit our planet. In any case, scientists have not received a clear explanation of how the relief outlines of the map of the region appeared on a block whose age is determined at 50 million years.
Denial of a highly developed pracivilization
Skeptics argued furiously with the scientists who defended the version of aliens, explaining all the strange finds with a single hypothesis - the existence of a highly developed civilization that died as a result of some kind of catastrophe, but left a real reminder of itself to the descendants. True, modern science strongly denies such assumptions, breaking the boundaries of the alleged human evolution, declaring such artifacts as fakes or referring to their manufacture by extraterrestrial civilizations.
On this occasion, the physicist and researcher V. Shemshuk even rightly spoke out, entering into a confrontation with modern science: “Many finds - historical artifacts confirming the existence of ancient civilizations, are declared hoaxes or relate to the activities of extraterrestrial beings.”
Strange underground passages
Archaeologists from all over the world have accumulated enough material that does not fit well with the concept of the development of life on Earth. Expeditions are known in Ecuador and Peru, who discovered an ancient labyrinth many kilometers deep underground.
The research of archaeologists was recognized as a real sensation, but at present access to the anomalous territory is prohibited by local authorities who do not want to share the most intimate with the whole world.
Secrets of the labyrinth, laid by highly developed technologies
The leaders of the group believe that they encountered a real one that has not been solved to this day. Having passed a huge network, scientists discovered a huge hall in which there were statues of animals made of real gold, including dinosaurs. In a huge cave resembling a library, ancient manuscripts were kept with the thinnest sheets of metal, on which unknown letters were engraved. In the center of the far room sat a strange figure with a helmet pulled over his eyes, and an unusual capsule with holes in it, resembling a telephone dial, hung around his neck.
It should be noted that there is no reliable evidence, except for the descriptions of archaeologists, and the expedition leaders refused to give the exact location of the labyrinth, worrying about its safety.
Unknown origin of the underground labyrinth
After such unusual confessions about the existence of an amazing underground world, other groups traveled to the area, but only Polish scientists managed to find it and get inside the strange labyrinth. Several boxes with exhibits were taken out, but in the spacious underground halls no golden sculptures and books written in a language unknown to science were found.
However, the main result of all underground research was the confirmation of the existence of a multi-kilometer labyrinth, laid with the help of high technologies, which could not have been applied several millennia ago. It is inexplicable, but true: no one can shed light on the origin of the underground passages, access to which is now closed.
The official "countdown" of the development of civilization is questionable
Few people know about the existence of "forbidden" archeology, the founder of which is M. Kremo. An American anthropologist and researcher has officially stated that, based on the data he has, civilization originated much earlier than official science says.
He mentions geologists during excavations in the Urals, which do not fit into the standard concepts of evolution. Unexplained artifacts were found at a depth of about 12 meters in soil layers, the age of which is set to range from 20 to 100 thousand years. Miniature strange spirals no larger than three millimeters were found in untouched soil layers, which was immediately recorded by the geological authorities in order to avoid further talk about falsification of objects.
Amazing composition of spirals
Ancient artifacts surprised with their composition: the spirals were made of copper, tungsten and molybdenum. The latter is used today to harden steel products, and its melting point is about 2600 degrees.
A logical question arises as to how our ancestors were able to process the smallest parts made in mass production, because they did not have the appropriate special equipment. Many scientists are inclined to believe that even today, with the use of high technologies, it is unrealistic to put the production of millimeter spirals on stream.
At the first glance at small details, an association arises with nanoparticles used in micro-equipment, and some of the developments of our scientists of this kind have not even been completed. It turns out that archaeological artifacts that do not fit into the history of the development of mankind are made at a production facility whose technical level is an order of magnitude higher than the modern one.
Was there a supercivilization?
The discoveries were made by many researchers who admitted that tungsten cannot independently take a spiral shape, and we are talking about molecular technologies that could not be used by our ancestors.
There is only one answer - the excavations of archaeologists once again stirred up talk that there was a super-civilization before us, possessing powerful knowledge and high technologies.
Newspapers do not write about these findings, and few people know about the research of scientists. However, "forbidden" archeology has plenty of evidence confirming that in prehistoric times superhumans (or aliens) lived on our planet, and the age of mankind is ten times older than it is considered today.
Elongated skulls
World science is afraid of sensations that will cast doubt on the immutable truths about the stages of evolution, trying to hush up inexplicable artifacts. However, some of them, such as elongated skulls, are becoming known.
In Antarctica, archaeologists have discovered human remains that have become a real surprise in the scientific world. On a continent thought to be uninhabited until the modern era, strange, elongated skulls have been found that are upending views of human history. Most likely, they belonged to a mysterious group of people who differed in physical parameters from ordinary members of the race.
Previously, the same skulls were found in Egypt and Peru, which confirms the version of contact between civilizations.
Shigir idol
At the end of the 19th century, an amazing archaeological monument was discovered near Yekaterinburg, made, according to scientists, in the Mesolithic era. as it was called by scientists, has no analogues in the whole world. The oldest wooden sculpture is well preserved due to the fact that it was in a peat bog, which protected it from decay.
Ancient artifacts of Guatemala
They found a giant head of a man with delicate features and eyes directed to the sky. The appearance of the monument, similar to a white man, was strikingly different from the representatives of the pre-Hispanic civilization.
It is believed that the head also had a body, but nothing can be known for sure, since the statue was used during the revolution as a target for shooting, and all features have been destroyed. The statue is not a fake, but questions about who created it and why remain unanswered for a long time.
A disc that can only be seen under a microscope
In Colombia, a disk made of durable material was discovered, the surface of which shocked all researchers. All the stages of the birth and birth of a person into the world were marked on it. It is inexplicable, but true: the images of the processes are drawn with pinpoint accuracy, they can only be seen under a microscope. The “genetic” disk is at least six thousand years old, and it is not clear how such a relief was applied without appropriate instruments.
The strange-looking human heads are different from the usual images, and researchers are wondering what species these people belong to. Archaeological artifacts that do not fit into history raise many questions. It is already clear that our ancestors, the authors of this disk, possessed perfect knowledge, which is evidenced by the application of microscopic drawings.
An aircraft with an unusual wing shape
Colombia is rich in amazing archaeological finds, and one of them, the most famous, was an airplane made of real gold. Its age is about a thousand years. Surprisingly, the shape of the wing of a strange object does not occur naturally in birds. It is not known where our ancestors took the special structure of the aircraft, which seemed very unusual to contemporaries.
Interesting artifacts kept in Colombian museums interested American designers who created the famous supersonic aircraft with the same delta wing as the find.
Ica province stones
Drawings on boulders found in the province of Peru contradict the theory of the origin of mankind. Their age could not be determined, but the first mention of them is known as early as the 15th century.
The volcanic rock, processed to smoothness, is covered with drawings in which people come into contact with dinosaurs, which, according to modern science, is simply impossible.
Shot through the skull of a Neanderthal
Stores archaeological artifacts that do not fit into the history of the development of modern mankind. And one of these incomprehensible objects is the skull of an ancient man with a hole from a weapon.
But who could have possessed a gun with gunpowder more than 35 thousand years ago, which was invented much later?
The version of M. Kremo, who spoke about the "forbidden" archeology
All of this kind does not fit into Darwin's coherent theory of evolution. The same one in his book provides convincing evidence that destroys modern ideas about the age of mankind. For more than eight years, the researcher has been discovering unique artifacts, having made his stunning conclusions.
In his opinion, all the finds indicate that the first civilizations originated about six million years ago and lived on Earth beings similar to people. However, scientists hush up all artifacts that contradict the official version.
It is argued that man appeared a hundred thousand years ago, and not earlier. “Only when I am presented with convincing data on how the DNA structure of monkeys changed so that humans eventually appeared, I will believe Darwin. But so far not a single scientist has done this, ”said the American archaeologist.
There is enough evidence in the world confirming the existence of highly developed civilizations before the advent of modern man. While these artifacts are carefully hidden, but I want to believe that soon the "forbidden" knowledge will be revealed to everyone and the true history of mankind will no longer be a secret.
Items trailing a bloody trail of death, mysterious illnesses and frightening stories have always attracted people who are attracted by evidence of the existence of inexplicable phenomena in our world. Throughout the history of mankind, there have been a huge number of artifacts that are considered cursed: spirits or other otherworldly entities lived in them, next to them people felt discomfort, someone's evil will and sudden illness, which could end in failure both for the owners of the item and for ordinary people. guests. We've rounded up 25 damn things you should know about.
The same mirror with silhouettes (this time - tourists)The house, surrounding buildings, and land around Myrtle Plantation is considered one of the most famous cursed places in the United States. The ghosts of black slaves have been seen there more than once. This farm is located in the town of St. Francisville, Louisiana. There are so many legends around the plantation that it would be enough for a series of horror films. The most famous story is about the cursed mirror. According to the story, one of the housewives, Sarah Woodruff, was poisoned by slaves. Sarah's two young daughters were also sacrificed with her. Because of the voodoo curse that the sorcerers cast on women, their souls were locked in a mirror. Visitors to the plantation say that handprints constantly appear on the mirror, and figures in old-fashioned dresses can regularly be seen in it.
The skull itself cannot be seen, so one can only guess what it looks like In the small village of Burton Agnes, there is a house built in the 17th century under Queen Elizabeth. According to history, three Griffith sisters lived in the estate. One of the sisters, Katherine Ann, went for a walk one day, where she was attacked by robbers. They took away the family ring and beat her half to death. Before her death, Catherine asked the sisters to leave her head within the walls of the estate. Even in death, she could watch over her family and guard the estate. Of course, the request was not fulfilled. Then strange things began to happen in the house: rustles, screams, things moved by themselves. When the head of the deceased was nevertheless transferred to the building, the devilry stopped. However, every time they tried to return the skull to the cemetery, he began to scream heart-rendingly.
Doll in her prison Thanks to the efforts of Hollywood, the Annabelle doll is one of the most famous cursed objects. It became a popular topic of urban legend after the publication of a book by the demonologist couple, Ed and Lorraine Warren (they became famous through the DeFeo investigation in Amityville). According to one version, the doll became the receptacle for the spirit of the deceased girl. On the other hand, a demon lives in it. The doll independently changes position, writes messages and can kill. Annabelle is now in a closed and sealed glass case at the Warren Occult Museum in Monroe, Connecticut.
Creepy picture and prints of children's hands on it The eerie canvas is the center of many urban legends. The painting was painted by American artist Bill Stonehen in 1972. Bill reportedly took a photograph of himself at the age of five for the painting. What caused the writing of a terrible composition is still unknown. "Hands" were almost immediately recognized as a cursed work of art. Several people died because of them. In 2000, "Hands resist him" were put up for sale and now wander from one owner to another. It is believed that a person who looks at the original for a long time goes crazy.
Miss Baker's dress is still terrifying In the middle of the 19th century, in 1849, a young and pretty lady from a respectable Pennsylvania family fell in love with an ordinary hard worker from a metallurgical plant. The girl's name was Anna Baker. The girl's father was against such a union, which cast a shadow on the presentability of the family. The wedding, for which the dress had already been bought, was canceled. Anna could not come to terms with her father's order and took a vow of celibacy, not giving her heart to anyone else. Miss Baker died in 1914, usually a maid. Since then, her wedding dress has been considered cursed. It's on display at the Baker home. Museum visitors report that the dress itself moves and brings misfortune to the beloved, who even dared to stand next to the window.
Blood and paint created a mystical horror coming from the canvas One of the most famous cursed paintings in the world. The history of its creation is shrouded in darkness; the owner found the painting in the attic. According to his grandmother, the author painted "The Suffering Man" by mixing the paint with his own blood. On the canvas, the artist captured his fears and sins. After the picture was finished, the author committed suicide. Sean Robin, owner of The Suffering Man, claims that next to the painting, everyone feels uncomfortable. At night, noises, voices and heavy breathing are heard near her.
Thomas chair nailed to the wall This chair has been considered cursed since the execution of Thomas Busby in 1702. Busby was a murderer and robber who operated in North Yorkshire in the UK. Thomas treasured this chair very much and even killed his father-in-law, who sat on the chair without the permission of the owner. According to legend, Busby drank poisoned wine while sitting on this piece of furniture. His last words were to curse anyone who uses the chair to face death. According to legend, the chair took many lives. Only four are officially recorded, which are directly related to the curse of the criminal. All of Busby's belongings are now on display at the Creekby Museum. Just in case, the chair is suspended from the ceiling.
The mask is like a living face. Better not come close In the Maori Museum in Wellington, New Zealand, there is a whole collection of cursed objects. Some of them are dangerous for children, others for the elderly. Still others can cause ailments for pregnant women and women with menstruation. These include Maori combat masks. Women of the tribe were forbidden to approach men who were going to war. In addition, pregnancy was considered among the Maori as a dangerous sacred act, which is dangerous for adult representatives of the stronger sex to know about. It is believed that the principles of warlike men remained with them even after death.
Cursed diamond in all its glory This diamond is one of the largest in the world. "Hope" (Hope) is estimated at 250 million dollars. Its bluish brilliance and size have attracted people since the stone was cut and shaped by an unknown jeweler (in the 17th century). Immediately, stories began to circulate around the jewelry, repeating the same thing: “Hope” is cursed and brings bad luck to anyone who wears it. It is believed that the curse has been on the jewel since the time when an English merchant pulled out a huge stone from the eye socket of an Indian statue of a deity. This sacrilege did not go unnoticed by higher powers. The merchant who took the stone was torn to pieces by a pack of dogs.
Funeral golden mask of a young pharaoh It is believed that everyone who participated in the opening of the tomb of the young pharaoh in 1923 fell victim to the curse. The warning was written on the walls of the tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Also, all things from the tomb are considered cursed, and in particular, the posthumous golden mask, which only a primary school student does not know.
Mummy Otzi, bringing misfortune The mummy of a man who lived 5,000 years ago was found in a glacier. The corpse was dubbed "Otzi". It is perfectly preserved (as well as mammoths in permafrost). The remains were discovered in the Otsalian Alps (hence the name) by two hikers on the border between Italy and France in 1991. It is unclear why Otzi is considered a cursed corpse, but since his discovery, at least seven people have died violent deaths under mysterious circumstances. All of them are in some way connected with the storage or transportation of the Iceman.
The damn doll really looks creepy This doll was given to a boy named Robert Otto. It was made from straw and cloth by a Haitian nanny. Although the black nurse did not stay long in the family, Robert became attached to her and then dragged the doll everywhere with him and even gave her his name. After some time, the guests of the house began to feel uncomfortable next to the doll. Many felt threatened and even evil by her. Family members also began to notice strange phenomena: Robert spoke to himself in different voices, objects moved independently. The doll was thrown into the attic, but she continued to bring misfortune to the family, even when Robert grew up and got married.
The remains of a car whose ghost is seen on the A-3 highway Accidents on the A-3 in the UK are not uncommon. But one day, a control panel at a police station in Surrey received a call that made people's hair stand on end: a frightened young lady told about a car rushing through cars, turning off a bridge and disappearing into the air, flashing headlights. The patrol did not find any trace of an accident near the road. What was the surprise of the policemen when the remains of a car with a decomposing corpse were found a little in the distance. An autopsy showed that the young man was six months before the events. Spiritualists claim that the car was cursed and now its ghost will travel along the roads of Surrey, bringing death to everyone who saw it.
Not only dolls can be cursed Of course, the number itself cannot be attributed to material objects, but it can easily be cursed. There is an urban legend about the Bulgarian number +359888888888. There are such “beautiful” numbers in any country, but they like to exaggerate around this. According to legend, the number appeared 10 years ago and during this time has changed three owners: the first died of cancer, the other two were shot dead. The phone operator that owned the number has suspended it and is currently out of service. However, the Internet claims that this number can call anywhere in the world. And the one who picks up the phone will soon die.
A wine cabinet sold for several tens of thousands of dollars just for the 'damned' label This wine box, referred to as the "Dybbuk box", would be an unremarkable trinket if it were not supposedly inhabited by a malevolent spirit from Jewish folklore. This spirit can not only do evil, but also suck out life. The box gained fame after being sold at an online auction. This story became the basis for the 2012 horror film The Box of Damnation. Everyone who had been the owner of the box for at least a little time complained of nightmares and strange illnesses.
A vase that should not be held in the hands of anyone This 15th century carved silver vase was created as a wedding gift for a Neapolitan bride. Unfortunately, the girl never went up to the altar: she was killed the night before the ceremony. This vase was found in the hands of the dead bride. Then she was given to the girl's family as property, but she did not stay anywhere for a long time: they used to say that the vase was cursed. The silver item became widely known in 1988, when an antiquarian found it with a note: "Beware ... This vase will bring you death!" After that, she was kidnapped, and a series of mysterious deaths followed, which stopped when the artifact was returned to the family.
Only a small part of the army of thousands of clay sculptures The importance of this archaeological discovery cannot be underestimated: a huge army of terracotta statues created for the posthumous protection of Emperor Qing Shi Huang. But for the farming family that unearthed the first clay soldiers in 1974, the find was a curse: the land was confiscated by the government, the houses were demolished, and hotels and souvenir shops were opened in their place. One of the discoverers committed suicide. All the rest ended up in poverty.
Some researchers believe that the reproductions were varnished, and therefore did not burn. The uniqueness of this object lies in the fact that not only the original is considered cursed, the painting “The Crying Boy” by Giovanni Bragolin. In 1985, the Sun newspaper (a British tabloid) published an article stating that in many houses where fires had occurred, a reproduction of this painting, or even just a photograph of it, was found. Moreover, the “boy” did not suffer at all from the flame and heat. After the publication, a legend appeared that the original canvas depicted an orphan whose house burned down.
Exposition of figurines in the museum Lemb, a small village on the island of Cyprus, became an important archaeological center when, in 1878, an ancient settlement was found there, and many female figurines were found on its territory. The dating of limestone artifacts is 3500 BC. According to the stories that surround the find, the four families who owned the figurines after the discovery were victims of accidents and unexplained deaths. The last representatives of one of them gave ancient figurines to the Edinburgh Royal Museum. The museum caretaker reportedly died a few months after the handover.
the inhospitable shores of the island of Pécs This island is a favorite haunt of cursed artifact and ghost hunters. The island is uninhabited, but tourists constantly come to it. Pecs is located on the Detroit River in Canadian territory. According to legend, the French-Canadian Laforet family built a manor on the island and lived in peace with local tribes in the middle of the 18th century. But in 1883, a local businessman named Hyrum Walker wanted to get his hands on the land. Laforet left, but in the end the mother of the family shouted: "No one can own the island!". Soon the Walkers built a luxurious estate on Pec, but mysteriously died one after another. Since then, no one has lived on the island. The summer residence in Newport, Rhode Island was a museum of various mystical artifacts that Oliver Bellecour collected from around the world. It was for them that this luxurious mansion was built at the end of the 19th century. The residence is considered one of the places with strong paranormal activity. All ghost hunters in the USA know about him. The dance hall is the hub of ghost activity. It is believed that no one can sit on chairs. Particularly impressionable visitors fainted next to the dining table. This huge, transparent stone was found, like many other large diamonds, in India. It recently turned 700 years old since it was cut. And all these years it has been considered cursed (however, it is not surprising: any treasure is an object of envy and desire). Over the centuries, that blood diamond has been responsible for many male deaths, even among the royal family of Britain. To avoid the curse, only women can wear the Kohinoor.
Mount Uluru is beautiful, but fraught with many dangers This sacred mountain, called Uluru by the natives, is a unique rock formation of monolithic sandstone in the middle of the plain. Australian shamans say that you can not even take a stone from the slopes of Ayers Rock. This will bring the wrath of the gods and a curse. Of course, tourists do not listen to the natives, considering this a stupid invention. However, many of those who took a piece of Uluru with them mail their souvenir back. In letters, they claim that after the trip, families of tourists are haunted by illness and misfortune.
The wall of Blarney Castle, where the stone is located This stone is built into the wall of the Irish Blarney Castle in the town of Cork. It is believed that kissing a stone is to attract good luck. But if you try to break off at least a piece and take it with you, then failure, financial difficulties, quarrels and even death await you. As in the case of Uluru, many "vandals" returned souvenirs to their homeland.
Facade of the hotel "Driskol"
This painting is located at the Driscoll Hotel in Austin, Texas. The painting depicts a cute girl of 4–5 years old, but the terrible events are connected with another child - a girl named Samantha Houston, the daughter of a former US senator. Her family was relaxing in the hotel, and Samantha was playing with a ball on the stairs. A tragedy happened - the baby fell off the steps and broke her neck. The hotel workers say that this painting is the fault. According to another version, the girl liked the picture so much that she began to live in it after her death. Everyone who is close to the Love Letters experiences dizziness, panic, and some are even lifted into the air by an unknown force.
“Mysticism, witchcraft, spirits - all this will attract people. After all, if there is something inexplicable and evil beyond the line, then there must be good. And where there is goodness, there is always a place for hope. Hope and faith that death is only the beginning.
Since the time of Darwin, science has more or less managed to fit into the logical framework and explain most of the evolutionary processes that have taken place on Earth. Archaeologists, biologists, and many other ... scientists agree and are sure that already 400 - 250 thousand years ago, the beginnings of the current society flourished on our planet.
But archeology, you know, is such an unpredictable science, no, no, and it throws up new finds that do not fit into the generally accepted model neatly folded by scientists. We present you the 15 most mysterious artifacts that made the scientific world think about the correctness of existing theories.
Spheres from Klerksdorp
According to rough estimates, these mysterious artifacts are about 3 billion years old. They are disc-shaped and spherical objects. Corrugated balls are of two types: one of bluish metal, monolithic, interspersed with white matter, the other, on the contrary, is hollow, and the cavity is filled with white spongy material. Nobody knows the exact number of spheres, since miners with the help of kmd still continue to extract them from a rock near the city of Klerksdorp, located in South Africa.
Drop Stones
In the mountains of Bayan-Kara-Ula, which are located in China, a unique find was made, the age of which is 10-12 thousand years. Drop stones, numbering in the hundreds, are like gramophone records. These are stone discs with a hole in the middle and a spiral engraving applied to the surface. Some scientists tend to believe that the disks serve as carriers of information about an extraterrestrial civilization.
Antikythera mechanism
In 1901, the Aegean Sea revealed to scientists the mystery of a sunken Roman ship. Among other surviving antiquities, a mysterious mechanical artifact was found, which was made about 2000 years ago. Scientists managed to recreate the most complex and innovative invention for that time. The Antikythera mechanism was used by the Romans for astronomical calculations. Interestingly, the differential gear used in it was invented only in the 16th century, and the skillfulness of miniature parts from which the amazing device was assembled is not inferior to the skill of watchmakers of the 18th century.
Unique stones were discovered in the Peruvian province of Ica by the surgeon Javier Cabrera. Ica stones are processed volcanic rock covered with engravings. But the whole mystery is that among the images there are dinosaurs (brontosaurs, pterosaurs and triceraptors). Perhaps, despite all the arguments of scientific anthropologists, the ancestors of modern man were already flourishing and engaged in creativity at the time when these giants roamed the earth?
Baghdad Battery
In 1936, a strange-looking vessel was found in Baghdad, sealed with a concrete plug. Inside the mysterious artifact was a metal rod. Subsequent experiments showed that the vessel performed the function of an ancient battery, since by filling a structure similar to the Baghdad battery with electrolyte available for that time, it is possible to get electricity of 1 V. Now you can argue who owns the title of the founder of the doctrine of electricity, because the Baghdad battery is 2000 years older than Alessandro Volta.
Ancient "spark plug"
In the mountains of Coso in California, an expedition that was looking for new minerals found a strange artifact, with its appearance and properties, it strongly resembles a “spark plug”. Despite the dilapidation, one can confidently distinguish a ceramic cylinder, inside of which there is a magnetized metal two-millimeter rod. And the cylinder itself is enclosed in a copper hexagon. The age of the mysterious find will surprise even the most inveterate skeptic - it is more than 500,000 years old!
Stone balls of Costa Rica
Three hundred stone balls scattered along the coast of Costa Rica vary both in age (from 200 BC to 1500 AD) and in size. However, scientists are still not clear how exactly the ancient people made them and for what purposes.
Planes, tanks and submarines of ancient Egypt
There is no doubt that the Egyptians built the pyramids, but could the same Egyptians have thought of constructing an airplane? Scientists have been asking this question since a mysterious artifact was discovered in one of the Egyptian caves in 1898. The shape of the device is similar to an airplane, and, given its initial speed, it could well fly. The fact that in the era of the New Kingdom the Egyptians knew such technical inventions as an airship, a helicopter and a submarine is told by a fresco on the ceiling of a temple located near Cairo.
Human palm print, 110 million years old
And this is not at all the age for humanity, if we take and add here such a mysterious artifact as a petrified finger from the Arctic part of Canada, which belongs to a person and has the same age. And the footprint found in Utah, and not just a foot, but shod in a sandal, is 300-600 million years old! You wonder, so when did humanity originate?
Metal pipes from Saint-Jean-de-Livet
The age of the rock from which the metal pipes were extracted is 65 million years, therefore, the artifact was made at the same time. Wow Iron Age. Another strange find was mined from a Scottish rock dating back to the lower Devonian period, that is, 360 - 408 million years ago. This mysterious artifact was a metal nail.
In 1844, the Englishman David Brewster reported that an iron nail had been found in a block of sandstone in one of the Scottish quarries. Its hat was so "grown" into the stone that it was not possible to suspect the falsification of the find, although the age of the sandstone, dating back to the Devonian period, is about 400 million years.
Already in our memory, in the second half of the twentieth century, a discovery was made, which scientists still cannot explain. Near the American town with the loud name of London, in the state of Texas, when splitting sandstone of the Ordovician period (Paleozoic, 500 million years ago), an iron hammer with the remains of a wooden handle was found. If we discard a person who did not exist at that time, it turns out that trilobites and dinosaurs smelted iron and used it for economic purposes. If we discard stupid mollusks, then we need to somehow explain the finds, for example, such as this one: in 1968, the French Druet and Salfati discovered in the quarries of Saint-Jean-de-Livet, in France, oval-shaped metal pipes, whose age, if dated by the Cretaceous layers, is 65 million years - the era of the last reptiles.
Or this one: in the middle of the 19th century, explosive work was carried out in Massachusetts, and a metal vessel was found among the fragments of stone blocks, which was torn in half by an explosive wave. It was a vase about 10 centimeters high, made of metal resembling zinc in color. The walls of the vessel were decorated with images of six flowers in the form of a bouquet. The rock, in which this outlandish vase was kept, belonged to the beginning of the Paleozoic (Cambrian), when life was barely born on earth - 600 million years ago.
Iron mug in the corner
It is not known what the scientist would say if, instead of the imprint of an ancient plant, in a coal block, he would find ... an iron mug. Would the coal seam be dated by humans from the Iron Age, or still, the Carboniferous, when there weren't even dinosaurs? And such an object was found, and until recently that mug was kept in one of the private museums in America, in South Missouri, although with the death of the owner, the trace of the scandalous object was lost, to the great, it should be noted, relief of pundits. However, the photograph remains.
The mug had the following document, signed by Frank Kenwood: “In 1912, when I was working at the municipal power plant in Thomas, Oklahoma, I came across a massive block of coal. It was too big and I had to smash it with a hammer. This iron mug fell out of a block, leaving behind a recess in the coal. An eyewitness of how I broke a block and how a mug fell out of it was an employee of the company named Jim Stoll. I managed to find out the origin of coal - it was mined in the mines of Wilburton, in Oklahoma. According to scientists, the coal mined in the mines of Oklahoma is 312 million years old, unless, of course, dating by a circle. Or did man live with trilobites - those shrimp of the past?
Foot on a trilobite
Fossilized trilobite. 300 million years ago!
Although there is a find that speaks precisely about this - a trilobite crushed by a shoe! The fossil was discovered by a passionate lover of shellfish, William Meister, who in 1968 examined the vicinity of Antelope Spring, in Utah. He split a piece of shale and saw the following picture (in the photo - a split stone).
One can see the imprint of the shoe of the right foot, under which there were two small trilobites. Scientists explain this by the play of nature, and are ready to believe in the discovery only if there is a whole chain of such traces. The meister is not a specialist, but a draftsman who searches for antiquities in his spare time, but his reasoning is sound: the imprint of the shoe was not found on the surface of hardened clay, but after splitting the piece: the chip fell along the imprint, along the border of the compaction caused by the pressure of the shoe. However, they do not want to talk to him: after all, man, according to evolutionary theory, did not live in the Cambrian period. There weren't even dinosaurs back then. Or... geochronology is false.
In 1922, American geologist John Reid conducted a search in the state of Nevada. Unexpectedly for himself, he found a clear imprint of the sole of the shoe on the stone. A photograph of this wonderful find is still preserved.
Also in 1922, an article by Dr. W. Ballou appeared in the New York Sunday American. He wrote: “Some time ago, the famous geologist John T. Reid, while searching for fossils, suddenly froze in embarrassment and surprise at the rock under his feet. There was what looked like a human print, but not of a bare foot, but of the sole of a shoe that had turned to stone. The forefoot is gone, but retains the contour of at least two-thirds of the outsole. A well-defined thread ran around the contour, which, as it turned out, attached the welt to the sole. This is how the fossil was found, which is today the biggest mystery for science, since it was found in a rock that is at least 5 million years old.
The geologist took the cut piece of rock to New York, where it was examined by several professors from the American Museum of Natural History and a geologist from Columbia University. Their conclusion was unequivocal: the rock is 200 million years old - the Mesozoic, the Triassic period. However, the imprint itself was recognized, both by these and by all other scientists, as a game of nature. Otherwise, one would have to admit that people in shoes sewn with thread lived with a number of dinosaurs.
Two mysterious cylinders
In 1993, Philip Reef was the owner of another amazing find. When tunneling in the mountains of California, two mysterious Cylinders were discovered, they resemble the so-called "cylinders of the Egyptian pharaohs."
But their properties are completely different from them. They consist half of platinum, half of an unknown metal. If they are heated, for example, to 50°C, then they retain this temperature for several hours, regardless of the ambient temperature. Then they cool almost instantly to air temperature. If an electric current is passed through them, they change color from silver to black, and then again acquire their original color. Undoubtedly, the cylinders contain other secrets that have yet to be discovered. According to radiocarbon analysis, the age of these artifacts is about 25 million years.
Mayan crystal skulls
According to the most common story, the "Skull of Destiny" was found in 1927 by the English explorer Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges among the Mayan ruins in Lubaantun (modern Belize).
Others claim that the scientist bought this object at Sotheby's in London in 1943. In any case, this rock crystal skull is so perfectly carved that it appears to be a priceless work of art.
So, if we consider the first hypothesis correct (according to which the skull is a Mayan creation), then a whole rain of questions falls upon us.
Scientists believe that the Skull of Destiny is, in some ways, technically impossible. Weighing almost 5 kg, and being a perfect copy of a female skull, it has a completeness that would not be possible without the use of more or less modern methods, methods that the Mayan culture owned and which we do not know about.
The skull is perfectly polished. Its jaw is a hinged part separate from the rest of the skull. It has long attracted (and probably will continue to do so to a somewhat lesser extent) specialists from various disciplines.
Mention should also be made of the relentless attribution by a group of esotericists of supernatural powers, such as telekinesis, the emission of an unusual fragrance, color changes. The existence of all these properties is difficult to prove.
The skull was subjected to various analyses. One of the inexplicable things is that, made of quartz glass, and therefore having a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale (a scale of hardness of minerals from 0 to 10), the skull could be carved without such hard cutting materials as ruby and diamond.
Studies of the skull, conducted by the American company Hewlett-Packard in the 1970s, determined that in order to achieve such perfection, it would have to be sanded for 300 years.
Could the Maya have deliberately designed this type of work, which was scheduled for completion in 3 centuries? We can only say with certainty that the Skull of Destiny is not the only one of its kind.
Several of these items have been found around the world and are made from other quartz-like materials. Among them is a whole jadeite skeleton found in the region of China/Mongolia, made on a smaller scale than a human, according to estimates, approx. in 3500-2200 BC.
There are doubts about the authenticity of many of these artifacts, but there is something that is certain: crystal skulls continue to delight daring scientists.
The legend of this chair dates back to when Thomas Busby was sentenced to death. Somehow, having quarreled with a counterfeiter, he greatly dispersed, hammering him to death with a hammer. Tom was sentenced to death at the trial in 1702 and granted his last wish. His last wish was a glass of whiskey, which he wanted to drink on his favorite bar stool. Having finished his whiskey, Tom said "Death will come quickly to the one who sits on my chair".
Thomas Busby was soon hanged. At that time, no one attached much importance to the words of a man doomed to death, but showing respect for the event, no one sat on this chair for 10 years. But one day a chimney sweep who worked nearby looked into the bar, there were no empty seats in the bar, except for Thomas Busby's favorite chair, and, under the astonished looks of the visitors, he sat down on this chair.
Having finished his whiskey, he paid and left the bar, he soon died falling off the roof. Word of this quickly spread around the area and the bar gained wide popularity, thanks to the cursed chair, which killed anyone who dared to sit on it. The current owner of the tavern, with the cursed chair, Anthony Earnshaw bought the bar in 1966, renaming it "Busby Chair" Two young pilots in 1967, having laughed at the old legend, sat down on the cursed chair. Then they quietly left. A few minutes passed and their car ran off the road and crashed into a tree! Both died on the spot.
In the same year, a British army sergeant insisted on sitting on the famous cursed chair. He died suddenly three days later! And before that, according to doctors, the sergeant had enviable health. A young builder in 1973 wanted to try his luck and sat down on a cursed chair ... three hours later he dies at a construction site, falling off the roof. After a few years, while cleaning the room, the cleaner trips and accidentally sits on the edge of the cursed chair. A few weeks passed and she was dying of brain cancer. Among the victims was a worker repairing a nearby roof in 1984, not believing in the curses, sat on a devil's chair ... that same evening the roof collapsed and the worker died. To protect people from the danger that the cursed chair carries, the owner of the bar removed it away from human eyes. But one evening, the hot food delivery man begged the owner to look at the legendary chair, and ... sat down on it. That same evening, he is hit by a truck that, for some unknown reason, drove onto the sidewalk off the road. Joseph Mainwing - Taylor - the vicar of the local church assured that the forces of evil were contained in the cursed chair, he repeatedly tried to consecrate it, but to no avail.
"Cursed chair" from Yorkshire (England) killed his 65th victim - a young American after she celebrated her 18th birthday, was torn apart by wild dogs. In 2009, with fellow students, Melissa Dolony celebrated her birthday in the Busby Bar. No one paid attention to how she ended up behind a rope enclosing a chair. The waiter who served the students noticed her next to the chair and rushed to her through the entire hall, shouting ... but it was too late. After the party, two blocks from the inn, she was bitten to death by stray dogs. “She was just an American who did not attach any importance to stories about all sorts of killer chairs, ghosts, mysticism - considering it all stupidity,” said her friend Gayla Ganby. We had a drink in honor of Melissa's eighteenth birthday. Most likely, alcohol gave her courage. She said she spat on Tom Busby and his chair. The next thing we all saw was Melissa laughing as she opened another bottle of beer while sitting on the damned chair.”
“All deaths were recognized as an accident,” said Nigel Staul, a famous historian from England who studied mystical objects, this legendary chair. “However, it is quite obvious to me that everyone who sat on a chair found his death under mystical circumstances. To understand this, you just need to delve into the details of the so-called accidents.
For example, the penultimate victim of the cursed chair was 37-year-old Ann Conelatter, an accountant from Trenton, New York, who was in Yorkshire on vacation. Leaving for England, she boasted to her friends that she would definitely sit on the devil's chair and, upon returning to America, would tell them about her feelings. The staff of the tavern, unfortunately, did not have time to prevent her from doing this, and her fate was sealed. 26 minutes passed after she sat on the chair, entered the hotel elevator, reached the sixth floor, the elevator cable broke, death was instantaneous.
Inn owner Tony Earnshaw was asked why he didn't destroy the cursed chair? But it was he who answered: “This chair was created by history, and I have no right to interfere in its course. And above all, I warn everyone of the danger. Well, if someone wants to tempt fate, well, that's their own business "
The cursed chair was donated to the local museum. The armchair was fixed on the wall, at a height of one and a half meters, next to it is a description of a detailed legend, with a list of victims and a warning about the gallows curse ...
