The history of our planet is full of surprising
mysteries. There have been countless discoveries of “things” that question our
beliefs, society and capabilities. Even though archaeologists and scientists
are working hard to figure everything out, till now we know very little about
our past. Here we bring you some of the most unexplainable discoveries on
Earth.
The Longyou Caves
The Longyou Caves are a series of large artificial
caverns located at Phoenix Hill, China. This is one of the most mysterious
place on Earth. It is believed that these caves are at least 2000 years old.
These caves are one of the greatest structures ever excavated by man.
Researchers and Archaeologists have been baffled by the size and precision of
the caves. Archaeologists, engineers, architects and geologists from around the
world have tried to figure out the answer of why and how these caves were built,
but logical explanation is offered by any one of them.
The underground city of Derinkuyu
This underground city is an ancient multi-level
underground city in Turkey. The highest depth of this city is approximately 200
feet. It is large enough to have sheltered as many as 20,000 people together
with their livestock and food stores. Ever since it’s discovery this city has
challenged the views and theories of archaeologists and engineers. No one has
any logical explanation why and how it was built. While some says it was
created to protect its inhabitants from climate change, extreme temperatures or
even war, there are others who believe that its purpose is far more mysterious.
Giant Stone Spheres
These giant round rock could be the oldest stone
sphere made by human hands. They were first discovered in South America in the
1930’s by workers who were clearing jungle to make way for a plantation of
bananas. This spheres range in size from a few centimetres to over 2 metres in
diameter, and weigh up to 15 tons. This sphere proves the existence of an
advanced lost civilization dating back more than 1,500 years ago. No one have
any idea that why these giant stone spheres are made for.
Two Billion Year Old Nuclear Reactor
The nuclear reactors were discovered in 1972 in Africa,
its sounds like a myth that an ancient nuclear reactor that was churning away 2
billion years ago. Scientists have scratched their heads trying to understand
how it is possible that these nuclear reactors developed in Gabon two billion
years ago. It’s no joke parts of an African uranium deposit spontaneously
underwent nuclear fission for two billion years. According to scientists, this
mysterious “natural” nuclear reactor had the ability to produce modest energy.
The Bosnian Pyramids
According to researchers around the world and the
Head of Anthropology at the American University in Bosnia-Herzegovina Dr. Semir
Osmanagić, Ph.D. The Bosnian Pyramids located near the town of Visoko,
northwest of Sarajevo are the oldest man-made Pyramids that have been discovered
on our Planet. The Pyramid of the Sun, with its 220 meters height, exceeds the
Great Pyramid of Egypt, which measures 147 meters (height). But what we find
mind-blowing is the fact that the Pyramid’s orientation to the North is
accurate with an error of 0 degrees, 0 minutes and 12 seconds.
The Baghdad Battery
The Baghdad Battery or Parthian Battery is a 2000
years old set of three artifacts which were found together: a ceramic pot, a
tube of one metal, and a rod of another. While some researchers refer to the
object as a battery, the origin and purpose of the object remains unclear.
Huge Dinosaur Eggs in Chechnya.
A team of explorers have accidentally find something
what they say is the largest batch of fossilized dinosaur eggs in a mountainous
area of Chechnya. There is 40 or so eggs and is believed to date back
some 60 million years. Some researchers believe they were laid by plant eating
dinosaurs. The team of geographers stumbled up on the eggs as
they were studying two uncharted waterfalls. About "90 percent"
Chechen scientists are certain of their find.
The Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera mechanism is a 2,000- year-old
ancient analogue computer and orrery found in Greece which was used to predict
astronomical positions and eclipses for cylindrical and astrological purposes,
as well as the Olympiads, the cycles of the ancient Olympic Games. Some of us
takes these artifacts as inspiration. Some of us remain unaware of the
mysteries which our past holds. This is scientific evidence of millions of
years of evolution and prosperity. The view of some of us on these discoveries
as accomplishments of humanity working together in long past circumstances,
Where others believe that advanced life forms or extraterrestrial beings helps
us for these accomplishments.
Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines are a series of large ancient
geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru. The largest figures are up to
1,200 feet long. These lines and figures can be seen only with the aid of
flight and partially visible from the nearby hills. Scholars believe the Nazca
Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 500 BC to 500 AD. The figures
vary in complexity. Hundreds are simple lines and geometric shapes; more than
70 are zoomorphic designs of animals, such as birds, fish, llamas, jaguars, and
monkeys, or human figures. Other designs include phytomorphic shapes, such as
trees and flowers. Archaeologists, ethnologists, and anthropologists have
studied the ancient Nazca culture to try to determine the purpose of the lines
and figures. One hypothesis is that the Nazca people created them to be seen by
their gods in the sky. Some believes a purpose related to astronomy and
cosmology: the lines were intended to act as a kind of observatory, to point to
the places on the distant horizon where the sun and other celestial bodies rose
or set in the solstices. Other theories were that the geometric lines could
indicate the flow of water, irrigation schemes or be a part of rituals to
"summon" water. The spiders, birds and plants may be fertility
symbols. It has also been theorized that the lines could act as an astronomical
calendar.
Easter Island
Easter Island covers roughly 64 square miles in the
South Pacific Ocean, and is located some 2,300 miles from Chile’s west coast.
Known as Rapa Nui to its earliest inhabitants, the island was christened
Paaseiland, or Easter Island, by Dutch explorers in honor of the day of their
arrival in 1722. It was annexed by Chile in the late 19th century and now
maintains an economy based largely on tourism. Easter Island’s most dramatic
claim to fame is an array of almost 900 giant stone figures that date back many
centuries. The statues reveal their creators to be master craftsmen and
engineers, and are distinctive among other stone sculptures found in Polynesian
cultures. There has been much speculation about the exact purpose of the
statues, the role they played in the ancient civilization of Easter Island and
the way they may have been constructed and transported.
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