8. The Sanxingdui Jade
In the spring of 1929, a farmer in the quiet village of Sanxingdui in China’s Sichuan province was digging a well when he discovered a large stash of unique jade artifacts. They were unlike anything anyone had ever seen before, and Chinese archaeologists scoured the area for years, looking for more evidence of the lost people who had made these artifacts.
7. Ancient Solar Disc
It might be hard to imagine any ancient power rivaling the Roman Empire. Still, one such group from Romania had built an impressive group of fortresses in the first century BC. And gave Rome a run for its money, at least a little bit.
6. Gotland Stones
In Gotland, Sweden, 3600 prehistoric grooves were found scored into the surface of stones scattered throughout the island. Some were found directly imprinted into the limestone bedrock, and others were found on some 800 other stones.
5. Roswell Rock
Even though it happened over 70 years ago, the Roswell Incident continues to inspire fascination and speculation! As a refresher, in 1947, the US Air Force claimed to lose a balloon that crashed at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Since then, many Ufologists believe that an alien spacecraft, or several, had crash-landed in Roswell and that the military covered it up. More or less.
4. Romanian Giants
A group of mystical cave churches in Romania with ties to early Christianity is the site of previously unknown archaeological and cultural treasures. Used as a place of worship for thousands of years, the area has hundreds of legends and reports of paranormal occurrences.
3. Naupa Huaca, Peru
High up in the remote mountains lies a megalithic marvel! The sacred site of Naupa Huaca in Peru demonstrates incredible craftsmanship and engineering inside a mountain cave. There is an inverted v-shaped entrance carved into the mountainside, with a false door that goes nowhere. But it is large enough for someone to sit inside it comfortably.
2. Asun Obelisks
The city of Axum, Ethiopia, was once the epicenter of the powerful Axumite kingdom from 100 BC to the 12th century. The Obelisk of Axum is an enormous stele or obelisk that weighs 160 tonnes, ornamented with two false doors at the base and carved decorations on all sides that look like windows.
1. Cambodia’s Medieval Cities
In 2016 archaeologists revealed the discovery of previously undocumented cities hidden in the Cambodian jungle! Not far from the ancient temple city of Angkor Wat, lidar technology revealed multiple cities hiding in the jungle dating back to medieval times.
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