The Coso Artifact: A Spark Plug in Geode?
By Emilia Wellesley · Published May 6, 2026 · Updated May 13, 2026 The Coso Artifact entered popular memory as a riddle: a porcelain-and-metal cylinder pried out of what its discoverers called a half-million-year-old geode in the high desert above Owens Lake. The riddle was solved decades ago. Yet the case remains a useful teaching […]
The Baigong Pipes: Natural or Manufactured?
By Emilia Wellesley · Published May 6, 2026 · Updated May 13, 2026 What Are the Baigong Pipes? The Baigong Pipes are a cluster of rust-coloured tubular formations in the slopes and caves of Mount Baigong, about forty kilometres southwest of Delingha in the Qaidam Basin, Qinghai Province, China. Reported by the Chinese writer Bai […]
The London Hammer: A Prehistoric Tool
By Emilia Wellesley · Published May 5, 2026 · Updated May 13, 2026 What Is the London Hammer? The London Hammer is a small iron-headed hammer with a partly mineralized wooden handle, recovered as a loose surface find in 1936 near London, Texas, and later embedded in a chunk of calcareous concretion. It has become […]
The Dorchester Pot: A Victorian Era OOPArt
By Emilia Wellesley · Published May 5, 2026 · Updated May 13, 2026 What Is the Dorchester Pot? The Dorchester Pot is a small bell-shaped metallic vessel said to have been blasted out of Roxbury Puddingstone in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in the spring of 1852. Reported in Scientific American on June 5 of that year, it […]
The Saqqara Bird: Ancient Egyptian Aircraft
By Emilia Wellesley · Published May 5, 2026 · Updated May 13, 2026 What Is the Saqqara Bird? The Saqqara Bird is a small sycamore-wood object, roughly fourteen centimeters long, found in a tomb near Saqqara in 1898 and now held by the Egyptian Museum in Cairo as accession number JE 33109. Egyptologists classify it […]
The Piri Reis Map: Advanced Ancient Cartography
By Emilia Wellesley · Published May 4, 2026 · Updated May 13, 2026 Last reviewed: May 4, 2026. The Piri Reis Map, created in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis, stands as a significant artifact in the study of ancient cartography. This ancient document provides valuable information on the geographical knowledge during […]
The Dropa Stones: Extraterrestrial Origins?
By Emilia Wellesley · Published May 4, 2026 · Updated May 13, 2026 Last reviewed: May 4, 2026. Explore the complex narrative surrounding the Dropa Stones, delving into the conflicting theories and evidence regarding their origin and the implications for our understanding of human history and extraterrestrial engagement. Historical Context In 1938, a curious discovery […]
The Crystal Skulls: Mysteries of the Americas
By Emilia Wellesley · Published May 4, 2026 · Updated May 13, 2026 Last reviewed: May 4, 2026. Dive deep into the enigmatic world of crystal skulls, artifacts that have fascinated scholars, mystery enthusiasts, and the public alike. Often attributed to ancient Mesoamerican civilizations, their true origins and meanings remain subjects of debate and intrigue. […]