Seeing modern devices in front of him and using technological advances daily, a person often begins to think that he has learned 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 impossible to explain.
Further in the article you can find a list of the ten most unusual finds of archaeologists.
10. Figures of Akambaro
This find is a small clay figurines of more than 33 thousand. Many of them depict ancient people and dinosaurs.
The collection was compiled by Waldemar Ulsrud (amateur archaeologist). Its first specimens were found in 1945 during excavations in Mexico near the town of Akambaro.
But scientists attribute them to "inappropriate artifacts", their origin dates back to the 30s of the last century. Researchers found that the figures were made by locals for sale. People drew ideas for their embodiment from books, comics, movies, etc.
9. Map of Piri Reis
The find dates back to 1513. It is a geographical map of the world, created by the Turkish admiral, whose name she 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 for many years was considered a legend. 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 found a trench on it. In 1868, an archaeologist from Germany began excavating in the same part of Turkey. After numerous searches, the ruins of Troy were found.
7. Nazca Geoglyphs
Geoglyphs or Nazca lines are geometric and figured patterns located in Peru on a plateau.
Today, archaeologists found about 30 drawings depicting birds, flowers, spiders, a monkey, 700 geometric shapes and many seemingly ordinary lines and stripes.
The climate on these lands is such that geoglyphs were able to maintain almost their original appearance. Since the drawings are huge, it was almost impossible to find them from the ground, they were seen in the 20th century, flying over this area.
Most of the research relating to the Nazca lines belongs to the German archaeologist Maria Reiche, in her opinion and the opinion of many other researchers, the geo-sections were created by the Nazca civilization, which inhabited the plateau until the 2nd century AD.
6. Antikythera mechanism
A mechanical object was found in 1901 on a sunken ship. He was discovered by a Greek diver near the shores of one of the islands in the Aegean.
Researchers believe that the mechanism was created in 100 A.D. To date, the device is stored in a museum located in Athens.
Scientists suggest that with its help people made calculations of the motion 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 up to 37 N
5. Terracotta Army
Clay statues of warriors and their horses in the amount of approximately 8,000 were buried with the Chinese emperor Qin Shihuangdi 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. 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 warrior about 135 kg. The statues can be called a work of art, since the faces of the soldiers differ from each other, each has its own expression. They were made by hand.
4. Gebekli Tepe
The temple complex is located in modern Turkey. The age of the buildings is approximately 12,000 years. Scientists believe that they were erected in the 9th century BC.
Archaeologists knew about Gebekli Tepe already in the 1960s, but during this period the value of the discovery was unclear. Thorough excavations at the find have been conducted since 1994.
When conducting research, scientists found that religious buildings were built more than one millennium, carvings, sacred symbols, abstract pictograms and other images were found on many columns of the temple.
3. Dickvis Balls
Stone balls of Costa Rica were found in the 1930s in an amount of at least 300 at the mouth of the Dikvis River.
The largest finds have a weight of up to 16 tons; they consist of sandstone, limestone and gabbro. Some copies were transported to museums, only a few were left at the original location.
It’s not easy to date the origin of the petrospheres, so there is a run-up of dates of their creation from 200 BC to 1500 AD
Scientists have also failed to solve the specific origin of the Dikvis balls. There is a theory that they are symbols of celestial bodies.
2. The Voynich manuscript
The Voynich manuscript, according to researchers, was written in the 15th century A.D. in an unknown language. Scientists failed to decrypt it.
There are suggestions that the manuscript was written in an artificially created language or encrypted using an unknown technique.
The book was named after Wilfred Voynich, who bought it in 1912. Today, the manuscript is stored in the library of rare books at Yale University.
The book consists of six different sections, it contains illustrations that depict plants that could not be identified, written on parchment.
1. Sacsayhuaman
The ancient citadel is located in Peru. The building dates from 900-1200. AD The complex consists of walls and internal buildings, many of which performed a religious function.
The peculiarity of Sacsayhuaman is that the stones of each structure are very close to each other, which indicates the accuracy of the architecture of the ancient Incas.