Modern archeology is rather cool about many finds. The scientific community can be understood: how can you trust information about another artifact that supposedly connects people with aliens? Fortunately, there are special technologies that can distinguish the original from the fake. Nevertheless, a number of logically dubious archaeological finds easily pass any verification, including radiocarbon analysis - and this baffles scientists. Here are 10 of the most mysterious artifacts of the past, each of which has already managed to acquire a whole heap of speculation.
Piri Reis Map
The Piri Reis map is one of the most significant world maps ever found. Ottoman Admiral Piri Reis created the map in 1513 - and, apparently, parts of it could have been used by Christopher Columbus himself. The map was discovered in 1929 and became an international sensation.
Stone head of Padilla
This giant stone head, which was found by Dr. Oscar Padilla in 1950, has been almost forgotten by history. The researcher believed that the head belongs to the ancient Olmec culture, which flourished in 1400 and 400 BC. Unfortunately, Padilla was able to bring only a photograph of the find: returning to the site with a new expedition, the archaeologist found only the destroyed remains of the artifact.
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Baghdad battery
The batteries, found during excavations near Baghdad, consist of three parts - a ceramic pot, a metal tube and a metal rod. Scientists believe that the pot was filled with some kind of electrolyte solution that could generate electricity between metal inserts.
Giant stone balls of Costa Rica
In the 1930s, United Fruit Company workers discovered hundreds of stone spheres on one of the new banana plantations in Costa Rica. The balls ranged in size from huge to tiny, and were eventually recognized as stone sculptures from the dead Diquis culture.
Inca plane
The civilization of the Incas is often associated with some alien cultures - they say, the Indians themselves could never achieve such a level of development. Some confirmation of this dubious theory can, if desired, be found in the artifacts found. For example, these planes. In 1997, a couple of German designers created models of similar aircraft - and they flew.
Phaistos disc
The Phaistos disc was discovered in 1908 by the Italian archaeologist Pernier. The scientist found a clay disc in Crete and dated it to 1700 BC. The Phaistos disc is filled with strange characters that add up to 61 words. Generally speaking, most of the scientific community does not recognize Pernier's find as real, but no one can provide evidence of a forgery either.
Lizard People Al Ubayd
Were the first people on Earth reptiles? In the early 1900s, these lizard figurines were discovered in Iraq - the area was considered the residence of the ancient Sumerians. The figurines depict lizards as gods, and one of the sculptures depicts a lizard breastfeeding a human infant.
Kensington Runestone
In 1898, a Swedish immigrant discovered an ancient tablet in Minnesota - a man was simply cutting down trees on his property. Experts dated the artifact to 1362. It is believed that at that time there was not a single European in North America.
Mayan artifacts
The Mexican government has published, relatively recently, information about a shocking find in one of the pyramids. The images discovered by scientists show flying saucers, aliens, and the priests' contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. Naturally, all this can only be a gigantic hoax, however, the initial dating of the drawings suggests otherwise.
Enigmalite Williams
The find of amateur archaeologist John Williams still worries the international scientific community. In 1998, Williams discovered a strange rock that had a built-in electrical outlet, similar to modern designs. The easiest way would be to recognize the artifact as false - only radiocarbon analysis shows that the enigmalite is more than a thousand years old.