Sometimes unusual artifacts discovered deep underground, cast doubt on the usual hypotheses about the origin and development of human civilization.
Around such finds heated debate erupts about their origin and destination. Our selection contains just such - the most mysterious finds of archaeologists.
10. Por-Bajin (Clay House)
One of the most mysterious structures of antiquity was found in 1891, 30 km from the capital of Mongolia. The complex was built about 1300 years ago in the middle of a mountain lake. But archaeologists have no evidence that would explain the purpose of the Clay House or point to the civilization that built it.
9. Salzburg parallelepiped
A metal object weighing 785 g was found in Austria in 1885 in a piece of coal, whose age is from 25 to 67 million years. The perfectly correct shape does not suggest that the box is a fragment of a meteorite. Among fans of the theory of the extraterrestrial origin of mankind, the most popular version is the alien nature of the find.
8. Ural "spirals"
3 cm spirals are made of an alloy of copper, tungsten and molybdenum. Such products can be made only with a certain level of development of science and technology. At the same time, scientists estimate the age of spirals at 300 thousand years.
7. Antikythera mechanism
This artifact was discovered on the wreckage of a ship sunken off the coast of Greece. The age of the find is 2 thousand years. The mechanism contains 37 gears made of bronze, enclosed in a wooden case with a dial. Most likely, the mechanism was intended to calculate the motion of celestial bodies. Analogues to the device simply did not exist in ancient culture.
6. The Voynich manuscript
The mysterious manuscript is written in a language unknown to humanity and not deciphered. The manuscript was discovered during the analysis of the rubble in the basement of one of the Italian monasteries. The parchment on which the text is applied dates back to the 15th century. The most famous cryptologists and mystery lovers work on the decryption. But for now, the meaning of the Voynich manuscript remains a mystery.
5. Stone balls from Costa Rica
The purpose of these balls made of igneous sedimentary rocks remains a mystery. Perfectly shaped balls weigh up to 16 tons. It is not known who, when and with the help of which technologies gave the boulders the ideal shape.
4. Baltic anomaly
A stone anomaly discovered in 2011 at the very bottom of the Baltic Sea, according to a number of scientists, may be the remains of a crashed ancient spaceship. Although other scientists claim that the correct form of the anomaly may be the result of the movement of an ancient glacier.
3. Genetic disk
A disc with a diameter of 27 cm found in Colombia would be difficult to manufacture even with the use of modern technology, since the lead from which it is made has the highest strength and at the same time a layered structure. However, more scientists are struck by the process of fertilization of the egg and development of life depicted on the disc.
2. Figurine in a space suit
In the ancient Egyptian tomb in the area of Tel El Tabil, among the ritual figurines, one was discovered, not like any of the previously found. The creature with the head of the lizard is dressed in a suit resembling a spacesuit.
1. Bas-reliefs in the Hathor Temple (Dendera Lamp)
In 1969, during excavations in Egypt, images were found that surprisingly resemble modern electric lamps. A number of enthusiastic scientists even reconstructed mysterious fixtures using modern technologies.
