10 Most Mysterious Recent Archaeological Discoveries |
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From California crop circles to an ancient city hiding under the ground, here are ten mysterious and highly unexpected discoveries!
Subscribe to Talltanic: http://goo.gl/wgfvrr Watch Our MOST Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPhVZExcGXg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBfU-z1G0fw 10: Yoda in the Woods Let's start the video with something absolutely shocking! A woman made an extremely unexpected discovery when she found a strange creature that looked a lot like Yoda from Star Wars skulking around her home. 9: Crop Circles in California Do aliens create crop circles? Are they truly responsible for this strange phenomenon? I mean, what other than an alien ship could come down and craft a geometrically perfect shape in a field overnight? 8: Mada’in Salih Mada’in Salih is one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in the world. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site that according to UNESCO themselves is the first property ever to be inscribed in Saudi Arabia. 7: Pufferfish Builders We already had one bogus crop circle on the list, but it's time to bring the subject back already. Only, these crop circles have been appearing in the water off the coast of Australia, not in fields. They also aren't crop circles at all, but strange ringed patterns in the sand that scientist have been confused over ever since the 1990s when they were first found off the coast of Japan. 6: Unexpected Alien Planet There's nothing more mysterious or unexpected than finding a new planet. Two veteran NASA missions whose goal it is to find new planets have recently discovered a world the size of Neptune circling a young star not far from us. 5: The Mystery of Genghis Khan One of the greatest archaeological mysteries of all time is the location of Genghis Khan’s burial place. it's believed that when the tomb is found, it will contain a ridiculous amount of treasure. And yet nobody has ever found it. According to legend, after the great king died, he was to be buried in secret. 4: The Amazon Sistine Chapel Let's move on to something that has actually been discovered, not just a total mystery! Although, this newest discovery in Colombia is even more mysterious than the lost tomb of Genghis Khan. 3: New Sarcophagi Everyone loves a good sarcophagus find. There's nothing better than when researchers dig up even more mummies and tombs. And while you expect this kind of thing to happen in Egypt, a brand-new collection of sarcophagi has been found in Turkey. 2: Ancient Cambodian City Everyone knows about Angkor Wat. It's the most impressive temple complex in the world and the biggest tourist attraction in Cambodia. It was also once the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled Southeast Asia from the 9th century to the 15th century. 1: ORCs ORCs are not what you think. It’s actually an acronym for “odd radio circles.” They were first detected by scientists in September of 2019. An ORC is a strange cloud of radio emission hanging in space like a ghostly smoke ring. #mysteriousdiscoveries #recentdiscoveries #archaeologicaldiscoveries #talltanic |