11 Recently Unearthed Archaeological Mysteries That Will Baffle You

Time has a great way of taking us back to history. With new discoveries of old civilizations and things, archaeologists are doing some great work of digging deep into the mysteries of the earth. If history and civilization interests you, here are eleven mysteries that will make you envy the job of an archaeologist, because they are finding some great work

1. Lost civilization discovered in the Honduran rain forest

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The plush green Honduran rain forest had a hidden lost civilization which was recently unearthed by the researchers. There is still no news about which civilization resided on the location.

2. A new species of genus Homo was found in South Africa

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In 2013, Homo Naledi, a new species of the genus Homo was discovered in South Africa. It was in 2015 that an official announcement was made by Lee Berger ¡ª a paleoanthropologist at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa ¡ª that remains of 15 individuals were unearthed at an underground cave system in Johannesburg. They were then named Homo Naledi.

3. Two hidden chambers were found in Tutankhamen¡¯s tomb

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Two secret chambers were detected in the Egyptian pharaoh¡¯s tomb. Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves is of the view that the chambers might contain the remains of his mother Queen Nefertiti. A team from the Polytechnic University of Turin will now further investigate and find out what lies within.

4. A wealthy grave of a rich warrior was discovered in Greece

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A male warrior's grave was discovered in Greece, one that was covered with jewellery, beads, combs and an ivory sword in Greece. The grave remained untouched and around 1,500 objects were found with it.

5. The discovery of Spanish galleon San Jose

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The remains of the sunken ship were discovered by the Columbian Navy in 2015. Launched in 1698, the galleon sunk in 1708 while carrying gold, silver and emeralds worth about $1 billion!

6. Dolmen tombstones were discovered in Israel

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Archaeologists were stunned after dolmen (stone tombs roughly resembling a table) was discovered in Israel. There were drawings engraved inside the dolmen that caught their attention furthermore. With weight of around 50 tons, this is the first dolmen with art discovered in the Middle East.

7. Hundreds of circles in the ground were found in Amazon rain forest

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These circles are called geoglyphs and they extend to roughly around 13,000 kilometers. The open spaces were covered by trees, however after deforestation the geoglyphs caught the eyes of the archaeologists. Till date, the utility and purpose of the geoglyphs puzzle the scientists.

8. Scratched stone in Denmark could be the earliest maps of history

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A mysterious stone was unearthed in Denmark. Archaeologists are speculating that the stone could be one of the earliest maps of the world. The stone is filled with rows of lines and deep shading.

9. A 50,000-year-old needle was found in a Siberian cave

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An old needle was found in Denisova cave in Siberia, which is said to be 50,000 years old! The needle was crafted from the bone of an ancient bird and it can still sew!

10. Viking army discovered in England

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Archaeologists found a Vikings site in Lincolnshire in England. The site was home to thousands of Vikings warriors, their wives and children. The site had thousands of metal finds and several hundreds of coins. The treasure on the site also had spindles, needles and fishing weights.

11. 50,000-year-old archaeological remains discovered in Narmada Valley

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Shridhar Vakankar Archaeological Research Institute unearthed 350 archaeological remains at Narmada valley in Madhya Pradesh. The site is said to be 50,000 years old, however not much is revealed about the site and the exploration is still underway.