Artifacts

Articles discussing various monuments, artifacts and other archaeological mysteries.

The Georgia Guidestones

The Georgia Guidestones is a rather unique monument. It is unique in the sense that it is one of the only, if not the only, monument that was constructed during modern times, which is still a mystery to modern men.

The Antikythera Mechanism

The box contained 32 gears, accurately assembled in a box that reproduced the motion of the sun and moon against the background of fixed stars with a differential giving the relative position and the phases of the moon.

The Amber Room Mystery

Once in Russia, the Amber Room was further built upon and renovated. In its final form in 1763, the Amber Room spanned 55 meters and contained over six tons of amber.

The Mysteries of the Piri Reis Map of 1513

Considered to be one of the most beautiful, most interesting, most mysterious maps to have survived from the Great Age of Discoveries, [...]

The Voynich Manuscript

The Voynich Manuscript is a mysterious document that is kept in Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book Library. It is made up of 246 vellum pages of the original 262. The document is an unassuming 7 inches by 10 inches.

The Face on the Shroud

The software was able to accurately remove any distortion of the facial imprint as it laid over the body. Downing concludes the results are the most realistic depiction of what many consider to be Jesus Christ.

Italian Quests for Ethiopia’s Legends

Did Fascist Italy, with the blessing of the Vatican, attempt to locate and remove the Ark from St. Mary’s church in Axum, Ethiopia? There are no official records that confirm this. But Italian forces did seek Ethiopian national treasures and Italian soldiers did occupy Axum.

The Mysterious Nazca Lines

Warranting further investigation, it was revealed that these designs were simply made. It involved brushing the reddish pebbles and rocks from the desert floor, which would reveal the white colored sand underneath. Because of the lack of rainfall and dangerous winds, these drawings had remained unaltered and could very well be centuries old.

Secret Tomb of Genghis Khan

There are a few places that seem the likely locations of this secret tomb. One is Kherem (Wall Site), which is 200 miles from the capital and near his birth place

Ancient Library of Alexandria

The Library’s foundation was believed to have been set at or near the museum, absorbing Aristotle’s personal library into its structure in the third century BC. The size of this library is unknown.