12 STRANGE Archaeological Discoveries

humans have roam planet Earth for over 200,000 years we've always left a mark anywhere we go hi everyone Olivia from hindered thoughts here from long abandoned ghost towns - lucky artifact finds these are twelve strange archaeological discoveries number twelve Rd what's a better way to start this list than with the so called most complete early hominid specimen Rd this early cousin of ours lived over 4 million years ago yeah that's right somehow Hardy's bones survived 4 million years beating the previous record holder Lucy whose bones were only 3.2 million years old number 11 the grub owl men this man's remains were found in 1952 after being an earth from a peat bog near the village of Gravelle in Denmark scientists were able to date the remains to the late 3rd century BC after examining the wounds on his body they were also able to determine that he must have been part of a human sacrifice at this point you might be wondering how this body was preserved so well well it's 100% all natural vegan mummification at work the peat bogs provide perfect conditions for preservation of organs skin bones not so much a lot of so-called bog people are found with missing bones since the acidity of the water eats them away the oldest bog body found dates back to 8000 BC that's a long time to chill in a mossy wetland number 10 the dick we aspheres there are over 300 of these petrol spheres located in Costa Rica specifically in the regions of isla del caño and the de squeeze Delta a petrol sphere is just a fancy archaeological term used to describe any man-made object that spherical in shape and native stone they can be as large as six feet two meters in diameter and can weigh up to a staggering 15 tons it's believed that these spheres were made sometime between 500 and 1500 AD the truth is no one's come up with solid reasoning for them researchers suspect the spheres were placed near houses of chiefs and important people in the community which would make sense I think number 9 desert kites the Bedouin locals call these the works of the old men and they can be found in the deserts of the Middle East such as in Jordan Syria and Saudi Arabia and these findings have nothing to do with early flight they were constructed by locals as a way to trap game animals by luring them into the dry stone walls that led to a confined space where they would eventually be slaughtered number 8 the cave of Altamira cave paintings are nothing new literally there are thousands of years old in 1879 a little eight-year-old girl was hiking with her father who was an amateur archaeologist you'll never guess what they found a cave entrance in the mountains of Spain that contains some drawings more than 35,000 years old the real cave was then closed to the public due to people disrupting the conditions however a replica was created for people to enjoy at the Deschutes Museum in Munich perhaps the most famous of the paintings found inside is the one of a bison it's pretty amazing to think that humanity has always been connected through art number 7 the tomb of philip ii of macedon you know it's always cool to have kids that will do better than you right but I don't think philip ii expected his son to be nicknamed Alexander the Great's and lead an empire that spanned continents even though philip ii is not as famous as his son if it wasn't for his unification of greek states and plans to create an empire Alexander the Great might have just been known as Xander the mediocre philip ii was also important enough to get assassinated ensuring that his story will never be forgotten where are we going with this a good question in 1977 a Greek archaeologists discovered the hidden tomb of philip ii for many years his findings were hotly debated who are we kidding there are archaeologists that are still fighting about it the debate has boiled down to this was philip ii buried in tomb 1 or tomb 2 when they finally decide on it I will be sure to update you all sanctions oi the sanction do we as it's known is the name of the archaeological site that was first discovered in 1929 when a farmer who was digging a well found a large stash of jade relics for generations archaeologists try to find the main source of the artifacts but were unsuccessful until 1986 as accidental discoveries go this is a perfect example because even after 50 years of research and excavation it was construction workers who eventually found the main source of the relics the culture in the area had a completely different way of bronze making compared to the traditional ancient Chinese way this means that there were multiple independent cultures in ancient China findings like this challenge the official narrative that all Chinese civilizations started from the Yellow River Plains some scholars considered the bronze figures that were found to be more fascinating than the Terracotta Army in ziane because of the immense difference in artistic style and the amazing level of detail they possess number five passed him this ancient Greek city was once known as post Cydonia after the Greek god of the sea by the way you really don't know how weird that name is to pronounce until you've tried it go ahead just see how well you do it was built right on the coast of the tyranian Sea in magna graecia which is now known as southern Italy the city was conquered by the leucon ian's and then by the Romans who gave city its current name eventually it would be abandoned during the early Middle Ages but rediscovered during the 18th century number four the Antikythera mechanism this artifact was discovered and retrieved from the sunken Antikythera wreck that is located just off the Greek island with the same name the device has been dated to as far back as 205 BC and is often considered to be the world's first scientific calculator well that's a stretch to be honest but it was able to accurately measure the position of the Sun Moon and the planets and if you're a fan of the Olympic Games the Antikythera mechanism could also track their four-year cycle the mechanism was very advanced for its time and the technology behind it was somehow lost over the years it took about 1400 years for other scientists to create similar machines which makes you wonder what else have humans discovered and engineered that is completely lost to us now number three the Dead Sea Scrolls these manuscripts were found near the region of the Dead Sea in the cluster of caves known as the eleven Qumran caves they were discovered in the years nineteen forty-six 47 and 56 they're the estimated date of creation is around 408 C to 318 C 3 Bedouin Shepherd boys are credited with the discovery of the first seven Scrolls when one of them fell into one of the caves the Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of about 981 texts broken down the findings are as follows 40% where copies have already known Hebrew Scriptures 30% were newly found texts including the book of Jubilees the Book of Enoch and the book of Tobit the remaining scrolls were sectarian in nature meaning they spoke about the non religious rules and beliefs of some of the different sects of Judaism before this discovery the earliest Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible dated to the 10th century CE II the Dead Sea Scrolls gave scholars the opportunity to compare and contrast the change in tradition and how the Old Testament was perceived in the early periods of its existence number two the rosetta stone this giant stone tablet has three decrees asked into it on behalf of King Ptolemy v the decree is written in three different languages the top and middle portion both use a mixture of demotic script and hieroglyphic script while the last section at the bottom is written in ancient Greek that's Colonel but what is the significance of this artifact since we know the ancient Greek language somewhat well the rosetta stone was used to translate the ancient Egyptian language it was deciphered the missing link the story behind this stone spans centuries and at one point it was used as a construction material for a fortification it was by mere luck that the stone survived centuries without being completely destroyed a French soldier discovered it in 1799 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign and the British came to ruin Napoleon's fun after a decisive battle in 1801 the stone now belonged to the British since 1802 the rosetta stone has been on display at the British Museum in London at this point you might have figured out how the language learning software the rosetta stone got its name pretty cool number one Pompeii the tale of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii is a devastating one the city and its people would fall at the hands of Mount Vesuvius at its eruption blanketed everything the thick layer of ash was piled between 13 to 20 feet high and perfectly preserved the people in their final moments this occurrence took place way back in 79 AD and it wouldn't be until 1748 that Pompeii would be rediscovered by a Spanish military engineer archaeological discoveries aren't reserved for researchers only like in the case of the mysterious Bosnian sphere you never know what you might find even in your own backyard join me as we explore the most unusual things found in backyards on my channel hindered thoughts see you there

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Length: 9min 43sec (583 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 04 2017