10 More Unsolved Mysteries of the World

There is no doubt that some of our most popular lists are ones which revolve around
mystery and intrigue. Fortunately for us all, there is no end to the number of weird and
wonderful mysteries in the world, so we are now able to present our fourth list of
unsolved mysteries. So onwards to the world of the mysterious!
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The Grooved Spheres

Over the last few decades, miners in South Africa have been digging up mysterious metal
spheres. Origin unknown, these spheres measure approximately an inch or so in diameter,
and some are etched with three parallel grooves running around the equator. Two types of
spheres have been found: one is composed of a solid bluish metal with flecks of white;
the other is hollowed out and filled with a spongy white substance. The kicker is that the
rock in which they where found is Precambrian and dated to 2.8 billion years old! Who
made them and for what purpose is unknown.
9
The Dropa Stones

In 1938, an archaeological expedition led by Dr. Chi Pu Tei into the Baian-Kara-Ula
mountains of China made an astonishing discovery in some caves that had apparently
been occupied by some ancient culture. Buried in the dust of ages on the cave floor were
hundreds of stone disks. Measuring about nine inches in diameter, each had a circle cut
into the center and was etched with a spiral groove, making it look for all the world like
some ancient phonograph record some 10,000 to 12,000 years old. The spiral groove, it
turns out, is actually composed of tiny hieroglyphics that tell the incredible story of
spaceships from some distant world that crash-landed in the mountains. The ships were
piloted by people who called themselves the Dropa, and the remains of whose
descendants, possibly, were found in the cave.
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The Ica Stones

Beginning in the 1930s, the father of Dr. Javier Cabrera, Cultural Anthropologist for Ica,
Peru, discovered many hundreds of ceremonial burial stones in the tombs of the ancient
Incas. Dr. Cabrera, carrying on his fathers work, has collected more than 1,100 of these
andesite stones, which are estimated to be between 500 and 1,500 years old and have
become known collectively as the Ica Stones. The stones bear etchings, many of which
are sexually graphic (which was common to the culture), some picture idols and others
depict such practices as open-heart surgery and brain transplants. The most astonishing
etchings, however, clearly represent dinosaurs brontosaurs, triceratops (see photo),
stegosaurus and pterosaurs. While sceptics consider the Ica Stones a hoax, their
authenticity has neither been proved or disproved.
7
Giant Stone Balls of Costa Rica

Workmen hacking and burning their way through the dense jungle of Costa Rica to clear
an area for banana plantations in the 1930s stumbled upon some incredible objects:
dozens of stone balls, many of which were perfectly spherical. They varied in size from
as small as a tennis ball to an astonishing 8 feet in diameter and weighing 16 tons!
Although the great stone balls are clearly man-made, it is unknown who made them, for
what purpose and, most puzzling, how they achieved such spherical precision.
6
Oera Linda Book

The Oera Linda Book is a controversial Frisian manuscript covering historical,
mythological, and religious themes that first came to light in the 19th century. Themes
running through the Oera Linda Book include catastrophism, nationalism, matriarchy,
and mythology. The text alleges that Europe and other lands were, for most of their
history, ruled by a succession of folk-mothers presiding over a hierarchical order of
celibate priestesses dedicated to the goddess Frya, daughter of the supreme god Wr-alda
and Irtha, the earth mother. The claim is also made that this Frisian civilization possessed
an alphabet which was the ancestor of Greek and Phoenician alphabets. The current
manuscript carries a date of 1256. Internal claims suggest that it is a copy of older
manuscripts that, if genuine, would have been written by multiple people between 2194
BC and AD 803. [Source]



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Impossible Fossils

Fossils, as we learned in grade school, appear in rocks that were formed many thousands
of years ago. Yet there are a number of fossils that just dont make geological or
historical sense. A fossil of a human hand print for example, was found in limestone
estimated to be 110 million years old. What appears to be a fossilized human finger found
in the Canadian Arctic also dates back 100 to 110 million years ago. And what appears to
be the fossil of a human footprint, possibly wearing a sandal, was found near Delta, Utah
in a shale deposit estimated to be 300 million to 600 million years old.
4
Out-of-Place Metal Objects

Humans were not even around 65 million years ago, never mind people who could work
metal. So then how does science explain semi-ovoid metallic tubes dug out of 65-million-
year-old Cretaceous chalk in France? In 1885, a block of coal was broken open to find a
metal cube obviously worked by intelligent hands. In 1912, employees at an electric plant
broke apart a large chunk of coal out of which fell an iron pot! A nail was found
embedded in a sandstone block from the Mesozoic Era. And there are many, many more
such anomalies.
3
Ark Of The Covenant

The Ark is considered the greatest of all hidden treasures and its discovery would provide
indisputable truth that the Old Testament is hard fact. Its recovery remains the goal of
every modern archaeologist and adventurer. Its purpose was as a container for the ten
commandments given on stone tablets by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. According to
the book of Exodus, the Ark is made of shittim wood (similar to acacia) and gold-covered
inside and out. It was topped by a mercy seat comprising two cherubs also made of gold.
It was believed to have supernatural powers due to several events, including causing the
death of a man, who attempted to steady the Ark as the oxen hauling it stumbled,
bringing down the walls of Jericho in one battle, and showering misfortune on the
Philistines after they captured it in another. There are several speculations around the
final resting place of the Ark, and whilst it would take a shrewd operator to find it, it
would need a brave or even foolhardy person to open it!
2
Angel Hair

Angel Hair is a rare phenomenon that has so far defied explanation. It is made up of
silken threads that rain down on to the earth, but reach out to touch it and it will almost
certainly vanish before your eyes. It is a world wide phenomenon with the most regular
occurrences from North America, New Zealand, Australia, and western Europe. There is
no known proof for what causes this substance, or even what it is made up of.
Speculations are that it has come from Spiders or another type of silk-spinning insect, and
even UFOs as it has often been associated with UFO sightings. Because of its sensitive
nature, it has been difficult to collect, and to analyse as it is subject to contamination from
car exhaust fumes, and even human contact, which could skew the chemical results.
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Piri Reis map

The Piri Reis Map is a famous pre-modern world map created by 16th century Ottoman-
Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. The map shows part of the western coasts of
Europe and North Africa with reasonable accuracy, and the coast of Brazil is also easily
recognizable. Various Atlantic islands including the Azores and Canary Islands are
depicted, as is the mythical island of Antillia. The map is noteworthy for its depiction of a
southern landmass that some controversially claim is evidence for early awareness of the
existence of Antarctica. Some scholars claim this and other maps support a theory of
global exploration by a pre-classical undiscovered civilization. [Source]
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