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Seeing modern devices in front of him and using the achievements of technology every day, a person often begins to think that he has known all the secrets of the Universe.
But, in fact, this is not so, the world is still full of mysteries that are not subject to the minds of people.
Reminders that humanity is not omnipotent are the most interesting archaeological finds, the origin of which is almost inexplicable.
Further in the article, you can find a list of the ten most unusual finds of archaeologists.
10 Acambaro figurines
This find is a small clay statuettes numbering more than 33 thousand. Many of them depict ancient people and dinosaurs.
The collection was assembled by Waldemar Julsrud (amateur archaeologist). Its first copies were found in 1945 during excavations in Mexico near the town of Acambaro.
But scientists classify them as “inappropriate artifacts”, their origin dates back to the 30s of the last century. The researchers found that the figurines were produced by local residents for sale. People drew ideas for their implementation from books, comics, films, etc.
9. Map of Piri-reisa
The find dates back to 1513. It is a geographical map of the world, created by a Turkish admiral, whose name it received.
It depicts parts of the western coast of Europe and Sulfur Africa, the coast of Brazil, the eastern part of South America. Also on it you can see the islands located in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Azores and Canaries.
The map was found in 1929, today it is stored in the library of one of the palaces in Istanbul. When compiling the map, the Turkish admiral relied on other maps, including those related to the era of Alexander the Great.
8. ancient troy
Troy was discovered by archaeologists almost by accident, its existence was considered a legend for many years. The city was located on the territory of modern Turkey, not far from Anatolia.
His search began in 1865, a scientist from England bought a field from a local resident and discovered a trench on it. In 1868, an archaeologist from Germany began to excavate in the same part of Turkey. After numerous searches, the ruins of Troy were found.
7. Geoglyphs of Nazca
Geoglyphs or Nazca lines are called geometric and figured patterns located in Peru on a plateau.
Today, archaeologists have found about 30 drawings depicting birds, flowers, spiders, a monkey, 700 geometric shapes and many lines and stripes that seem normal at first glance.
The climate on these lands is such that the geoglyphs were able to retain almost their original appearance. Since the drawings are huge, it was almost impossible to detect them from the ground; they were seen in the 20th century, flying over this area.
Most of the research concerning the Nazca lines belongs to the German archaeologist Maria Reich, in her opinion and the opinion of many other researchers, the geosections were created by the Nazca civilization, which inhabited the plateau until the 2nd century AD.
6. Antikythera mechanism
The mechanical object was found in 1901 on a sunken ship. It was discovered by a Greek diver near the coast of one of the islands in the Aegean Sea.
Researchers believe that the mechanism was created in 100 AD. To date, the device is stored in a museum located in Athens.
Scientists suggest that with its help people calculated the movement of celestial bodies, found out the date of astronomical events.
After conducting a modern analysis, the researchers suggested that the mechanism was used in the area located inside the latitude bands from 33,3 N.S. up to 37 N
5. Terracotta Army
Clay statues of warriors and their horses in the amount of approximately 8000 were buried with the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang in 210-209. BC.
The burial was found in 1974, it was discovered by local residents when they began to drill a well near Mount Lishan. The excavations were carried out in several stages.
Warriors and horses were made by more than one master, the weight of one horse was about 200 kg, the weight of a warrior was about 135 kg. The statues can be called a work of art, as the faces of the warriors are different from each other, each has its own expression. They were made by hand.
4. Gobekli Tepe
The temple complex is located on the territory of modern Turkey. The buildings are approximately 12000 years old. Scientists believe that they were erected in the 9th century BC.
Archaeologists knew about Göbekli Tepe already in the 1960s, but during this period the value of the discovery was not clear. Thorough excavations at the site of the find have been carried out since 1994.
When conducting research, scientists found that religious buildings were built for more than one millennium, carvings, sacred symbols, abstract pictograms and other images were found on many columns of the temple.
3. Diquis balls
Stone balls from Costa Rica were found in the 1930s, numbering at least 300, at the mouth of the Diquis River.
The largest finds weigh up to 16 tons and consist of sandstone, limestone and gabbro. Some specimens were transported to museums, only a few were left in the original place of discovery.
It is rather difficult to date the origin of the petrospheres, so there is a run-up in the dates of their creation from 200 BC to 1500 AD.
So far, scientists have also failed to unravel the specific origin of the Diquis balls. There is a theory that they are symbols of heavenly bodies.
2. Voynich manuscript
The Voynich manuscript, according to researchers, was written in the 15th century AD. in an unknown language. Scientists have not been able to decipher it.
There are suggestions that the manuscript was written in an artificially created language or encrypted using an unknown method.
The book was named after Wilfred Voynich, who bought it in 1912. Today, the manuscript is kept in the Rare Book Library at Yale University.
The book consists of six different sections, it contains illustrations depicting plants that could not be identified, written on parchment.
1. Sacsayhuaman
The ancient citadel is located in Peru. The building dates back to 900-1200. AD The complex consists of walls and internal buildings, many of which served a religious function.
The peculiarity of Sacsayhuaman is that the stones of each building fit very tightly to each other, which indicates the accuracy of the architecture of the ancient Incas.