May 25, 2012

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Search for the Third Buddha of Bamiyan

Gap left by one destroyed Buddha courtesy of Mr. Afghanistan

The two giant Buddhas in Afghanistan were truly unmatched. However, according to at least one contemporary witness account, they were not alone.

The Sudarium of Oviedo

The Sudarium of Oviedo

Using a method called Polarized Image Overlay Technique, scientists have matched more than 100 bloodstain locations on the Sudarium with identical bloodstain sources on the Shroud.

The Mystery of the Burke & Hare Murder Dolls

Drawing of the two killers

The story of the Burke and Hare Murder Dolls starts with a series of murders committed in Edinburgh, Scotland that occurred in the late 1820s.

The Holy Grail

Holygraila

In the past 50 years or so, scholars have been reading through the New Testament and trying to pinpoint the background of the drinking vessel Jesus of Nazareth used during the Last Supper. Various ideas have been proposed as to the use and composition of this Holy Grail.

Rongorongo

Rongorongo script on a wooden artifact.

When it came time for the island’s delegation to sign, the Spaniards were bemused to find that the islanders signed it in a confusing script that seemed to consist of small pictures representing humans and plants and animals.

The Coso Artifact

The Coso Artifact

Proponents for the Coso Artifact as an out of place artifact say that the material in which it was discovered is too old to have held such an item. Estimates put the material at around 500,000 years old.